YOUR government at "work"?

Regular readers know that I am no "fan" of the mostly left leaning New York Times. So when an article appeared in this Sunday's business section entitled "A Sure but Elusive Cure, Economic Growth" it nearly blew me out of my socks (if I wore socks.) The author states that there are several "ways" of solving the National Debt..."reduce spending (ouch), raise taxes (yuck), let inflation run (gasp), or default (thud)." She goes on to say "we wouldn't need any of that if we could restore economic growth."

SURE, how do you do that when the government gets in the way of growth and success at every turn. We cannot compete with the rest of the world because of the ridiculous costs of doing business in America and the constraints we place upon ourselves that make us uncompetitive. What are those you ask? How about we are sitting on the world's greatest supply of coal and natural gas and a whole lot of our own oil and we can't use it because of federal regulations. Carbon credits? Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards? The crap the administration pulled with National Labor Relations board that kept Boeing from building a factory in South Carolina? What the HELL is wrong with this administration? We are operating with a blindfold on and one hand (at least) tied behind our back.

Once this KAbuki Theater of a debt ceiling deal is over, it is time to think about geting back in the game and instead of cutting spending and raising taxes how about doing what the NEW YORK TIMES suggests... increase our economic output. How are we going to do that? Tell the government to get out of the way.