Thank you for all your help. You are what we need right now. Still, some points need made as to what will get us working. I hear all the rhetoric about funding the banking system, bailing out the auto industry, and getting people tax benefits. However, I don’t really see what that has to do with most people not having jobs. You can’t pay taxes if you’re not working. Therefore, I will give you, in this short note, real solutions that will get us all back to work. In reality, we’re not losing our homes because we’re in debt. We’re losing them because we’re not working. Here is what I would like to see and haven’t:
1. Remove any tax incentive for hiring foreign labor. If companies hire H1Bs or export the jobs to India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Mexico, etc., give them no tax benefit. Monies spent for these activities will still show on the balance sheet as profit. Businesses will have to pay the taxes on that money. Illegal aliens do not prevent any (or very few) of us from working. Legal aliens who work for $.25 on the dollar or less, or companies exporting jobs overseas prevents us from working. When someone will work for $.25 cents on the dollar employers don’t care that their quality of work is 25% of standard. They don’t look at it that way. Quality is not their concern.
2. Remove the insurance burden from businesses. I hear all the time providers and politicians complaining about Medicare and Medicaid. However, I rarely hear of recipients complaining. That says a lot to me. I worked for the Insurance industry for ten years. They have no willingness to cover anyone that produces a claim. It is also a sad, true fact that physicians and hospitals have no intention of helping the uninsured. They would rather see them die than see their profits reduced. An entity that has stockholders cares nothing for human life.
3. Offer tax incentives to businesses that allow telecommuting. This has the following benefits:
a. Green house gases are reduced since people no longer need to commute.
b. Fewer buildings are needed allowing for more green space.
c. Fewer sick days since parents don’t need to leave work for children.
d. Increased job performance since people are more comfortable with their surroundings.
e. Business expenses are lowered enabling the hiring of more people.
There are many more reasons, but too many to cover here. There are millions of jobs where people have no need to be in an office. In reality, if you don’t have to physically move a box, or paint a room, there is no reason to drive into an office.
That’s it Mr. President. Thank you for your time, and don’t let the opposition get you down.