GOP Leader Boehner: Five Steps President Obama Can Take To Help Our Economy Create Jobs

This recommendation should be done immediately but we are not holding our breath:

Ask for – and Accept – the Resignations of Secretary Geithner and Larry Summers, the Head of the National Economic Council

What are the chances of the President doing any of the suggestions by GOP Leader Boehner gave in his speech today? We say slim to none. Read Boehner's recommendations and ask yourself why Democrats are not listening and are willing to continue their spending spree. They talk a good talk about cutting and then go pass more bills that spend more of our tax dollars -- the latest one to teachers which is too late in the fall to save teacher positions. Not to mention a school district who uses the money to retain teachers this year has just delayed the inevitable.  What do they do next year to retain teachers -- get another handout from Obama?

How long before Obama interrupts his vacation to reply?

Five Steps President Obama Can Take To Help Our Economy Create Jobs
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Washington (Aug 24)

Today, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) delivered a speech detailing five steps Republicans believe President Obama must immediately take to help small businesses create jobs and put an end to the economic uncertainty that is hamstringing the nation’s economic growth. The five steps outlined by Boehner:

1. Stop Job-Killing Tax Hikes on Families and Small Businesses. “Boehner to Obama: Don't raise taxes. … The Minority Leader called on Obama to work with his party to stop the coming tax hike scheduled to take place in January, when Bush-era tax breaks expire.” (The Hill) “Among other challenges he issued the president, Boehner said ‘President Obama should announce he will not carry out his plan to impose job-killing tax hikes on families and small businesses.’” (ABC News) “Boehner said that proposal puts the government ‘in the position of picking winners and losers and pitting taxpayer against taxpayer.’ ‘Raising taxes on families and small businesses during a recession is a recipe for disaster - both for our economy and for the deficit,’ he said.” (CBS News)

2. Veto Job-Killing ‘Lame Duck’ Legislation. “The Ohio Republican recommended that Obama pledge to veto any ‘job killing’ legislation passed by Congress during a lame-duck session, including any cap-and-trade energy legislation or ‘card check’ bills.” (Roll Call) “‘President Obama should announce that he will veto any job-killing bills sent to his desk by a lame-duck Congress — including ‘card check,’ a national energy tax, and any other tax increases on families and small businesses,’ he said.” (McClatchy Newspapers)

3. Call on Congressional Democrats to Stop Obstructing Efforts to Repeal Harmful ObamaCare ‘1099 Mandate.’ “Boehner also said the president should, as he put it, ‘call on Democratic Leaders in Congress to stop obstructing Republicans' attempts to repeal the new health care law's job-killing '1099 mandate.’” (Chicago Tribune) “‘What is the point of making employers and entrepreneurs spend $17 billion to send all this paperwork to Washington, where it’s going to cost about $10 billion to log it in and file it away?’ Boehner asked.” (Roll Call)

4. Cut Spending To Create Jobs. “Boehner Calls on Obama to Commit to ‘Aggressive Spending Reduction.’” (Roll Call) “[Boehner] called on the Obama Administration to send Congress an aggressive spending reduction package. ‘I'm not afraid to tell you there's no money left,’ Boehner said. ‘In fact, we're broke.’” (TIME)

5. Ask for – and Accept – the Resignations of Secretary Geithner and Larry Summers, the Head of the National Economic Council. “Boehner: Obama must fire entire economic team. Saying Washington is hampered by ‘endless spending sprees, entangled tax structures and bureaucracy run amok,’ the top House Republican on Tuesday … said the president must break with the economic team that, 19 months into his tenure, has failed to lower the unemployment rate…” (The Washington Times) “Boehner pointed to the resignation of Christina Romer as chair of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, who announced her decision to step down shortly after Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, resigned. ‘We have been told that the president's economic team is ‘exhausted’ -- already, his budget director and his chief economist have moved on or are about to. Clearly, they see the writing on the wall, and the president should too,’ Boehner said.” (ABC News)

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