The BRUINGTON Experience

At what point in American history did the government take on the responsibility of job creation? Was it in part when Social Security was signed into law, or was it more subtle, slowly leaking into campaign speeches and political agendas as a way to get elected?

I don’t claim to be the best or the brightest, but it seems like common sense to me – the governments role should not be job creation. As I understand the principles in which this country was founded, the government is a necessary evil to protect certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I interpret that to mean protecting our nation from war, foreign invaders and terrorism.

Last week President Obama delivered a speech about his “jobs plan” to a joint session of Congress. As always, he used that platform to promote other elements of his agenda, namely the debt crisis. Ironically, his jobs bill (which he repeatedly insisted Congress should, “pass right away”) adds nearly half a Trillion dollars to the rapidly mounting federal deficit! He claims that he has a plan to fully fund this bill, but those details are forthcoming.

What I find even more interesting is this presidents abuse of his office to further his own agenda. I say abuse because there are so many other things I feel the President should concern himself with. It’s one thing to give a speech like he just did, then go back to presidenting; not Obama, he’s traveling out to various swing states to promote his bill which is just now before Congress for review and debate. That’s funny, he even mentioned in his speech the 14 month gap between now and the next election to emphasize the need to act (on this legislation) now. Wait? Where are you headed, sir?

The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter to the President if the bill passes or not. To the public, he’s making an effort to strengthen a crippled economy with a other grandiose “stimulus” plan (although he doesn’t call it that). If it passes, great. If not, he blames it on the failure of Congress to see his vision and continues to campaign for reelection.

Let’s try something different for a change. Cut all the unnecessary, duplicative and wasteful government programs. Reform the justice system which (because of frivolous lawsuits) is suffocating most of our economy. Bring our troops home and have them help deport the illegal aliens that have also drained our precious, limited resources. Or are these issues that aren’t important until post-2012?

“Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.”