Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal Q2 2014 | Page 13

It has been five years since the stimulus became law. This is not an anniversary that the Obama administration should be proud of. It’s been more than four and a half years since the recession ended and our economy still isn’t healthy. The red tape that kept so many projects from being shovel-ready is still there, and it just cut some of the red tape and let the private sector create jobs today. He could take out his pen and approve the Keystone XL pipeline. It makes no sense that he refuses to approve a project that his own State Department says will support 42,000 jobs – with no tax dollars. has gotten worse under the Obama administration. He could also work with Republicans to get rid of his medical device tax that’s putting thousands of American jobs at risk. Instead of spending $830 billion to not create jobs, the president could He could rein in his Environmental Protection Agency, and its irresponsible rules that are forcing power plants to close, and costing jobs all across coal country— including Wyoming. On the fifth anniversary of its stimulus law, the Obama administration should admit that its economic policies have failed and we cannot afford to continue down this same path. It’s time for Washington to stop wasting taxpayer dollars, and get serious about pro-growth policies that will help put Americans back to work. Park University at F. E. Warren AFB Serving ALL members of the Greater Cheyenne area – Civilian, Military, and Veteran Associates, Bachelors, & Masters Degree Programs – Fully Accredited Proud member of the Top “Military Friendly” university for the 6th straight year in 2014 ~ “G.I. Jobs” Regionally Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ~ www.ncahlc.org School of Business Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs ~ www.acbsp.org Telephone: [phone] / E-Mail: [email protected] / Web: www.park.edu/FEW Q1 2014 BUSINESS JOURNAL l PG 13