Card Check Is Already Costing Jobs

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 by Admin

The Heritage Foundation has released a new document arguing, in part, that uncertainty about the future of business conditions is causing firms to delay or forego hiring of working Americans.

Interesting conclusion:

While layoffs have increased, the larger factor increasing unemployment has been businesses cutting back on investment and entrepreneurs starting fewer companies. Consequently they have created fewer jobs. Increased federal spending will not spur the private-sector investment and risk-taking necessary to create jobs and reduce unemployment. Congress should instead reduce government spending to free up funds for private investment while committing to not passing any measures — such as card-check, cap and trade, or the health care mandates — that would make creating new jobs more expensive.

Many in the construction field are suffering greatly right now, and many employers are forced to reduce hours or cut back on employment.

These policy suggestions, particularly the suggestions of what not to do, certainly sound like the best bets for a healthy economy with job growth.

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