To accept this argument for why there might not be growth in employment is to accept the premise that the government can create wealth and prosperity. All government is good at is taking money from the productive and giving it to the unproductive. What has caused the reluctance to invest in new jobs with the trillions sitting on the sidelines, is fear of government mandates and higher taxes.

-- Geoffreybramhall, Debt crisis: Hiring freezes possible

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