Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
If you're talking about Paul 'the economic genius with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics' Ryan's plan it's smoke and mirrors and even given that much leeway it still makes NO fiscal sense. This is their best plan? There's a reason they don't ever want to get into specifics on it when pressed on the topic. We're fucked.
I think the first thing that has to happen is for business to become comfortable doing business. Right now business is running scared, they are scared about unforseen costs in obamacare, over-regulation, onerous taxation, and being punished for success. When businesses are scared they stop hiring and they start cutting costs and employees.

Another reason is when we start cutting government spending those people need jobs in the private sector and the private sector has to be ready to hire them. That will only happen if business is comfortable.

When I'm talking about business here I'm talking about all business, but mostly small businesses which IIRC employ 75% of the workers in this country.