Tomorrow the Department of Labor will release the monthly jobs report for May. While I am hoping to be surprised that we get news that massive job creation got underway in May, I'm not going to get my hopes up. I'm not getting my hopes up because economic growth is being restrained. It is being restrained because there is still too much uncertainty in the economy. And greater uncertainty in the economy means less job creation in the economy. Uncertainty exists because of the threat posed to job creators by the taxes, the mandates and the government takeover of private industry. Uncertainty exists because of the 24-month spending binge of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Job creators see the future tax increases that will be needed if we continue spending money we don't have to the tune of approximately 40 cents out of every dollar. Uncertainty exists because of the Obama administration's decision that restricts exploration for and the production of American energy both on land and from deepwater sources. That's why the House of Representatives has spent the first 5 months of the 112th Congress passing legislation to rid the economy of this uncertainty and create private sector jobs. The House has passed legislation to repeal the government takeover of health care.…
Francisco Canseco: “Tomorrow the Department of Labor will release the monthly jobs report for May. While I am hoping to be surprised that we…”
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