Posted by Paul Hamby on 11/03/09 12:30 AM [Newer: Missouri Campaign for Liberty Action items for 2010] [Older: Did RonPaul2008 presidential campaign change the race in NY23 Congressional Race?]

     The Canadian Government participated in the 2009 bailout of GM.  The Canadians spent 2 million tax dollars per union job at GM to 'save' those jobs.   Mexico really appreciates the USA and Canada saving GM since many of those jobs are headed to Mexico who spent 0 on bailing out GM.

   The US Government spent billions of tax dollars in the so-called stimulus bills to create jobs.  Their definition of jobs includes many that are short term construction jobs or seed money jobs that leave local and state governments responsible for long term funding of those jobs.  Government created jobs always come at the cost of private sector spending because government must take from taxpayers to give to the chosen group.

   Kansas Senator Brownback is touting a new animal research facility coming to Manhattan Kansas.  The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will deal with highly contagious diseases such as foot-and-mouth.  Brownback  said entrepreneurs working to turn the lab's discoveries into products for farmers and ranchers will want to set up shop in Kansas, creating jobs.  This will be the first time foot and mouth live virus will exist on the North American continent since 1929.  USDA plans to bring all these live viruses right to the heart of livestock country.   The risk?  Foot and Mouth disease is one of the most contagious viruses known.  In 2001, an outbreak of the airborne disease in England  devastated the livestock industry causing hundreds of thousands of animals to be killed and burned,  Buildings were burned and and some farmers committed suicide. The total cost of the catastrophe was estimated at $13 billion dollars.  The source of the live virus was a research facility similar to what the USDA is planning to put in Manhattan Kansas.  The cause of the outbreak was human error.  USDA says it will be safe to put this facility in Kansas.  Of course, Kansas is known for Tornadoes.  Think of a little girl, a house, a dog named TOTO and now a vial of live virus tumbling through the air.  Just last week, former Missouri Senator Jim Talent warned Missourians to be vigilant and prepared for agro-terrorism.  Please don't share the location of the new research facility or the truck routes to it with any potential terrorists.    Jobs for Kansas!  At what risk and cost?

   The recession is over!   3^rd quarter GDP numbers show that the US economy grew in the 3^rd quarter of 2009.  So by the dictionary definition, the recession is over.  Of course that increase in spending that caused the 3^rd quarter increase was fueled by government spending of stimulus dollars and cash for clunkers.  All of those stimulus dollars were borrowed money that you the taxpayer are now paying interest on.  Meanwhile the unemployment rate is still hovering near 10%. Consumers are being frugal and spending cash while borrowing less.  Nearly every economic recovery in history was created by private businesses hiring new workers.  The only exception was recession ended by War Time Spending. 

   The number one creator of jobs in America are small businesses.   When a small business creates a job, it is a win / win situation.  The worker must create value and profit for the company.  The worker benefits with a fair wage and the company benefits with a fair profit.   

   If Pelosi/Reid/Obama pass their Cap & Trade bill or Health Care Control Bill or if they raise taxes as they have clearly indicated they want to do, then they will squeeze small businesses to the point of not being able to hire more workers and expand.  The result:  This recession will be back in 2010 with a fury similar to the heat felt in the 1930's.  Please call your Congressman and Senators and tell them No Cap & Trade!  No Government controlled Health Care!  No New Taxes!

Paul Hamby

Maysville Missouri

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