Republicans keep blaming Democrats for the jobs shortage, ignoring the facts that, although the Clinton Administration is also to blame, the primary causes of the job shortage stem from the Bush Regime, and Republicans continue to support outsourcing. Every American has a choice to make. Where do we want jobs to be created? Democrats want to create jobs here in the US, because that will benefit the American People. Republicans want to create jobs in China, or anywhere else where a government is willing to allow the exploitation of their citizens’ labor for slave wages, because that benefits greedy corporations and the richest 1% of Americans.
US President Barack Obama said on Saturday he wants to create tax incentives for businesses that innovate and create new jobs.
Americans hold up "I want to work" placards as they join a protest of several thousand people demanding jobs outside City Hall in Los Angeles in August 2010. US President Barack Obama has said he wants to create tax incentives for businesses that innovate and create new jobs.
"I want to give every business in America a tax break so they can write off the cost of all new equipment they buy next year," the president said in his weekly radio address. "That’s going to make it easier for folks to expand and hire new people."
The comments came after US government data showed the US economy shed 95,000 jobs in September just weeks ahead of key mid-term elections.
The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent from August.
Obama also said he wanted to make the research and experimentation tax credit permanent as job creation depended on promoting new ideas and technologies.
He also said he wanted to provide a tax cut for clean energy manufacturing in America.
But Obama criticized previsions in the US tax law that give billions of dollars in tax breaks to companies that create jobs and profits in other countries, saying: "I want to close these tax loopholes."… [emphasis added]
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A Crooks and Liars, I found a link to Obama’s video.
That should make it a clear choice. You can support Republicans, but unless you are very rich, buy lots of Vaseline for your nether region. You’ll need it. You can whine that the parties are the same and not vote or throw away your vote. That’s the same as supporting Republicans. You’ll need the same Vaseline. Or you can elect Democrats, even if you have to hold your nose to do it. Unless you are a criminal corporation or a member of the uber-rich, the only people Republicans truly represent, the Democratic plan for jobs or for ____________ is better for you than the Republican plan. Fill in the blank with whatever you want. The validity remains.
Vote!
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Teapublicans, US Chamber of Commerce & Roberts’ SCOTUS actually and truly love creating jobs … just NOT in the USA.
The above money-grubbing triumvirate of corporate-huggers has fully embraced long-ago GM President, Charles E. Wilson’s belief that “What’s good for General Motors is good for the USA.” (And I know those aren’t his exact words – but that’s what he meant.)
Nameless, I think the exact words were “…for America”. And you are spot-on.
Yeah, all those tax breaks business has gotten since Reagan has been a boon for creating jobs overseas, I just wonder why some democrat hasn’t really pushed that fact? I shake my head in shame when the likes of Pat Buchanan is more an economic nationalist than many democrats.
Well Beach, I have been for some time. So has Ed Schultz. Keith and Rachel at MS-NBC have. Union leaders have. And finally, Obama is.
Over at Common Dreams the more cynical and disillusioned are voting Green over Dems. I completely understand where thery’re coming form, but I commented at the “Teach Dems a Lesson Myth” article, “I share all your sentiments about the Dems, and also support the Green Party agenda. I also know this: Republicans would LOVE it if every progressive voted Green.”
Dave, that’s my point exactly. I love the Greens and support everything they believe in. I’d vote Green in a hot minute, if that vote did not make a Republican win more likely.
I love hearing the President speak. He’s so intelligent and speaks in plain English that everyone can understand. It took me a while after Bush, not to throw things at the TV. Good God, I am SO glad he’s gone.
Creating jobs here at home is what will pull us out of this recession. He’s making the right choices. Although some favor a payroll tax holiday, I don’t. That will take valuable $$ from Medicare/Medicaid and SS. People who keep preaching that don’t understand the consequences of what they are talking about.
Lisa, I don’t think a payroll tax holiday would include SS and Medicare. Those are ‘contributions’ not ‘taxes’.
I have many twisting arguments with the President… yet I couldn’t agree more with your post, TC! I too am encouraging all I know to vote. I’ll be polling on election day… but I sent my vote in on Friday. Good post, as usual! ta. 😯
I know you do, Gwen. I commend you for coming around. Democrats are not a perfect choice, just the best available.
I know this can be criticized as a very simplistic solution, but I wonder how many people who are so upset about job creation really practice what they preach? When you go to purchase an item, any item, do you look to see where it was manufactured; the US or China or do you simply look for the cheapest price? Do these who are so concerned about job creations really shop America?
Charles, I for one do. The problem is that most of the goods I buy, except for food, are no longer made in America.