Jobs

I start with the premise that most people would rather have employment than an unemployment check. If this is the case, what is needed to provide employment? The obvious answer is a growing economy. Jobs are created by business both small and large and by risk takers starting new businesses. To expand the economy we need lower taxes on business, fewer regulations on business and an optimistic attitude about the future. For the past few years we have been doing just the opposite. Taxes have been raised, regulations increase and polls show that people are pessimistic about the future. A good place to start is in the energy business where incentives to grow could be increased and regulations decreased. A poll came out yesterday about how the people of North Dakota feel about their future and they were filled with optimism. The primary reason for this is the boom in the oil and gas industry which provides good paying jobs, good profits and lots of tax revenue for the state. This could be happening all across the country.