Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Let's Keep our Eye on the Ball
12:58 PM | 
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Luke Messer for Congress
An old friend of mine used to say: "the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." In baseball, they say it a slightly different way: "keep your eye on the ball."
Either way, the lesson is the same. In challenging times, you need to stay focused on what really matters.
Everywhere I go, folks have the same priority - jobs. They want to see us get the American economy going. Yet, they are amazed by the disconnect in Washington DC. We've seen some token efforts in recent days. But, for months and months, Washington's liberal leadership has virtually ignored jobs and the economy. Instead, they remain focused on bailouts, a healthcare takeover and other philosophy-driven efforts to grow the size of government and re-shape America in the image of Europe's Socialist Democracies.
In contrast, President Ronald Reagan's response during the 1980's was to enact broad-based tax cuts and limit the size of government. These actions resulted in a booming economy and the greatest economic expansion in the history of mankind. We should observe these lessons from our past and enact policies similar to that of President Reagan.
The path to an economic comeback is lower federal government spending, tax cuts and putting jobs first. If you agree, we hope you join our team.
Best regards,
Luke Messer
P.S. To learn more about the campaign, volunteer or contribute securely online, check out http://www.lukemesser.com/.
Either way, the lesson is the same. In challenging times, you need to stay focused on what really matters.
Everywhere I go, folks have the same priority - jobs. They want to see us get the American economy going. Yet, they are amazed by the disconnect in Washington DC. We've seen some token efforts in recent days. But, for months and months, Washington's liberal leadership has virtually ignored jobs and the economy. Instead, they remain focused on bailouts, a healthcare takeover and other philosophy-driven efforts to grow the size of government and re-shape America in the image of Europe's Socialist Democracies.That is bad for America. People are experiencing tremendous economic difficulties that cannot and should not be ignored. According to a recent federal report, nine months after Congress approved its $787 billion dollar so-called stimulus bill, the rolls of the unemployed have grown by millions and, by any measure, more jobs have been lost than created. Since the stimulus bill was enacted in February, nearly three million Americans have lost their jobs and the percentage of people who are without work has risen to 10 percent. The bottom line is we now have a much higher national debt and fewer jobs.
To jumpstart our economy, we need to stop the runaway growth of government, cut taxes and put jobs first.
Last week, we released a plan called "Jobs First, Jobs Now" that would help promote small business job growth. The plan includes: enacting broad-based tax cuts, an end to corporate bail outs, incentives for cheaper energy, controlling spending, using unspent stimulus dollars to pay down national debt, the creation of a district-wide jobs advisory council and restructuring the congressional office staff to hire a full-time professional devoted to utilizing the more than 340 federal economic development programs to help 5th District local elected leaders and businesses create jobs. (Click here to see a copy of the plan.)
If we learn from the past, we can improve America's future. Prior to today's crisis, our country faced two major economic downturns during the last century: the Great Depression and the recession of the late 1970's and early 1980's. The government response to the Great Depression was to increase government at a rate unseen in our country's history. Most historians agree that this expansion likely prolonged the crisis and actually made things worse.
In contrast, President Ronald Reagan's response during the 1980's was to enact broad-based tax cuts and limit the size of government. These actions resulted in a booming economy and the greatest economic expansion in the history of mankind. We should observe these lessons from our past and enact policies similar to that of President Reagan.
The path to an economic comeback is lower federal government spending, tax cuts and putting jobs first. If you agree, we hope you join our team.
Best regards,
Luke Messer
P.S. To learn more about the campaign, volunteer or contribute securely online, check out http://www.lukemesser.com/.
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