The President’s aggressive liberal agenda, reckless spending and the growing anger, uncertainty and fear it has created may be a gift in disguise. Americans are realizing that liberal policies and programs sound good but don’t work. You can’t keep printing and borrowing more money without eventually paying the bill. With the additional funds required to fund the “nanny state” programs Democrats want to raise, business entrepreneurs know the grim tax reaper is waiting if and when they do succeed.
Last year, Americans voted for anyone but Bush; now, more and more Americans are “mad as hell” and want anyone but Obama. With mid-term elections on the horizon, the heat is on. Many Democrats are turning to retirement rather than face the voters’ rath. If Scott Brown even comes close to winning the election for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, it will prove that even more Americans are seeing the light.
People want jobs, but punishing the people who create private-sector jobs with higher taxes and oppressive regulations kills economic growth. FDR’s New Deal was a raw deal that kept unemployment well over ten percent for over a decade. Reagan was right: “Government doesn't fix the problem, government IS the problem.”
Don’t confuse my focus on looming problems with pessimism about America’s future. Optimists are realists who face problems. They’ve overcome adversity in the past, and they have confidence that they can do it again. Just as America turned from Carter to Reagan when inflation skyrocketed and our economy struggled, I’m optimistic that America will return to the principles and freedoms that made her great.
Join the chorus of voices calling for an end to their stimulus packages, wasteful spending and budget-busting healthcare plan. Let Washington know that we don’t want more government entitlements, when we can’t afford the ones we have. Tell them to stop propping up losing entities “too big to fail.” Let failing companies, states, counties and cities go bankrupt and restructure to find a way to survive on their own. It’s time to once again reward innovation, service, and achievement instead of punishing the very people who can create economic vitality and the jobs America needs!
Terry Paulson
Terry Paulson, PhD is a psychologist, award-winning professional speaker, author of
The Optimism Advantage: 50 Simple Truths to Transform Your Attitudes and Actions into Results, and long-time columnist for the Ventura County Star.
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