Creating Jobs by Government

How can Government create jobs?

President Obama spoke at White House jobs summit, on Thursday, about trying to create new jobs.

"I'm confident that people like you -- who built thriving businesses or revolutionized industries or brought cities and communities together and changed the way we look at the world and innovated and created new products -- that you can come up with some additional good ideas on how to create jobs," he said.

"I need everybody here to bring their 'A game' here today," Obama added, challenging the participants to come up with "fresh perspectives" and "new ideas."

They don't need any new ideas to create jobs. Just undo what they did. No more wasteful government spending and cut taxes. It is always wrong to think that government should create new jobs to grow the economy. First of all, it is not the government's job to create new jobs and, secondly, the government never works more efficiently than the private sector.

The government will "create" jobs by taking money from the private sector and assigning jobs that may or may not be profitable. Although the government is able to create jobs, these jobs do not necessarily stimulate the economy. Free market and cometition is what will stimulate the economy. In the private sector, only those who can make more profit are able to afford hiring new employees. People will invest in good companies with the potential for making profit. This is how the economy grows and it is not "fresh perspectives" nor "new ideas" from President Obama. When the government takes our money to create new jobs, they are also taking away opportunities for investors and company owners to create more profitable jobs and to hire new employees.

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