We all hear about how the government is doing everything possible to get the economy moving and they are to create jobs, however, the question remains about where the money has gone that has already been appropriated to get the economy jump started.  It appears that most of the money has gone to repay cronies and the unions.

If you look at the record it appears that the government is doing more things to prohibit recovery rather than encouraging it.  Every day congress is cranking out more restrictions that businesses must adhere to if they want to be in compliance with the laws.

Businesses are not hiring because of the uncertainly of the future.  Have you noticed that the majority of businesses that are hiring are those that have received waivers from Obama Care?  Again, most of these are going to Cronies and the unions!

I am going to identify several areas that make me wonder about why the Obama administration seems to be doing things that are prohibiting the economic recovery.

The Gibson Guitar Company Being Attacked by the DOJ:

The Department of Justice has basically shut down the Gibson Guitar Company in what appears to be an extreme abuse of power.

In August the Department of Justice raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Memphis and Nashville, alleging a violation of the so-called Lacey Act, a law which bans the importation of certain kinds of wildlife, plants and wood.  It appears that the DOJ says that Gibson has been using wood that is unlawful to import but according to my research they could use this wood if it was more fully processed.

The DOJ agents recommended that Gibson should relocate to Madagascar.  This contradicts what the Administration has been saying in its effort to help small businesses. 

Doesn’t everybody condemn manufacturers that are relocating to other countries?

The Persecution of Boeing by The NLRB For Opening a Plant In South Carolina:

It is almost inconceivable that the U.S. government would even think about dictating where a business can locate their  manufacturing plant; especially one that plans to hire thousands of people.  Yet this is what the Obama Administration and the NLRB are trying to do!

This is something that you would expect to hear about in Russia but not the United States!

The NLRB has done everything possible to deter Boeing from following their original plan.  It amazes me that Boeing hasn’t changed their minds and moved the business out of the United States!

The EPA And The Drilling Ban in The Gulf of Mexico:

There have been reports that the Gulf area has lost over 70,000 jobs because of the drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico.

Even after the courts ruled against the restrictive actions by the EPA; they continued taking restrictive actions to prevent any more drilling in the Gulf.  This has caused most of the deep drilling rigs to leave and locate where they can work.

It is my understanding that some approvals for permits are now dribbling out of the EPA but this is too little too late!.

The problem is that most of the deep well drilling rigs have pulled out of the Gulf and it may take five (5) to ten (10) years before they return.   This has caused a major blow against the U.S. economy and its recovery!

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The EPA Closed Texas Oil Facilities in Texas:

Luminant, a Texas Oil Facility announced on the first of September 2011 that they had to close their facility to meet new EPA requirements.  They are laying off over 500 people while they install equipment to meet the new requirements.

These are just a few examples of some of the things going on across America.

If the politicians are serious about economic recovery and creating jobs they need to take immediate action that encourages business people to take action but the present Administration is taking actions that discourage most businesses from moving forward.

 WL Reidhead