This topic has been around since 1984. Do other countries play fair and should it be called free trade.
The President want us to export more goods. That's a great idea if the government would get out of the way and lower the tax and regulations that burden industry everyday.
"We'd like the government to back out of our business," says Linda Wyant, vice president of Safranek Enterprises Inc., a small woodworking equipment manufacturer in Atascadero, Calif.
Government regulations have cost the company time, money and employees, Wyant says.
She estimates that she spends about 16 hours a month submitting government paperwork and that the company had to cut its staff in half from 12 people to six.
""We'd like the government to back out of our business," says Linda Wyant, vice president of Safranek Enterprises Inc., a small woodworking equipment manufacturer in Atascadero, Calif. Government regulations have cost the company time, money and employees, Wyant says. She estimates that she spends about 16 hours a month submitting government paperwork and that the company had to cut its staff in half from 12 people to six."
- IndustryWeek : The Fight for a U.S. Industrial Policy (view on Google Sidewiki)
We need another bold executive like Reagan to effect this. Remember, he deregulated airlines right away, and ditched the 'Fairness Doctrine,' as well.
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ReplyDeleteWe need a leader, true. We also need an exit plan because I fear it is already too late