No more regulations! The Tea Party mantra

Watching the news coverage of the 'exotic' animal escape in Zanesville, Ohio gives us a look into our future.  In the new economy, job killing regulations, like controlling ownership of dangerous animals, will be eliminated and the free market will reign.  The convicted felon who kept this animal menagerie should not be impeded in his quest to recreate the Wild Kingdom in his yard.  When this idiot decided to unleash his animals and blow his brains out, shouldn't his rights be protected?  I doubt that too many people in Zanesville would vote for less regulation when they woke up with a black bear munching on their pet Yorkie.  Yes, lets eliminate all the regulations that these tree huggers have slipped by us real Americans.  Oh wait, I hear something in the back yard.  I'll bet its nothing!  God Bless America.

How about a "Cities" Jobs Plan?

With every politician talking about jobs, I thought that maybe it would be a good idea to propose the "Cities Jobs Plan".  In traveling throughout the United States, I have a good opportunity to see a lot of places where cities can use an investment of new jobs that will have a lasting impact on the lives of most Americans.

I think the failure of the original Stimulus Bill was that the money was too light on infrastructure.  Another problem was that very little was done to address the huge housing bubble that caused much of the financial decline.  Its not to late, but we can't let another opportunity pass us by.

How about a revitalization of our cities.  Rebuilding streets, sidewalks, retaining walls, bridges and the like will put millions of people back on the employment rolls and provide our children with a legacy for decades to come.  On the housing front, lets assess housing in our cities and demolish dilapidated structures.  This would remove dangerous structures and make way for a rebound in the housing market.

With these two simple ideas, we can put millions of people to back to work and provide a ready market for new and improved housing.  This really isn't that hard.  We can put this together and start on the road to economic recovery immediately.

Jim Hunt