Government does not create jobs;
the role of government is to create
an environment that is conducive
to entrprenuership and to provide
the tools and the resources necessary
to grow the economy. For example,
we need to apply rules much like
those of the Telecommunications Act
of 1937, which dealt with the issue of
bringing telephones to rural areas. In
the same way we need to pursue today's
issues of bringing broadband/high-speed
internet and wireless connectivity to our
region of Ohio as they are no longer
choices but necessities for jobs and
economic development. Other solutions
include assistance to small business
startups, venture capital startups,
reducing regulatory burden, and reforming
the legal system so that American
businesses and workers can remain competitive.
