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OpinionJuly 12, 2010

Only private enterprise can expand this economy. What inhibits private enterprise employment? Employers don't know what new regulations will face them, whether they will be required to provide specific health care benefits or if environmental requirements (such as tighter ozone limitations) will cause them to shut down...

Only private enterprise can expand this economy. What inhibits private enterprise employment?

Employers don't know what new regulations will face them, whether they will be required to provide specific health care benefits or if environmental requirements (such as tighter ozone limitations) will cause them to shut down.

Employers face drug use in the workplace. Hiring someone involves paying for unemployment, workman's comp and the employer portion of Social Security and Medicare. Threats of IRS audit and employee lawsuit are always lurking.

Government expansion of spending takes private dollars from the lending pool and makes capital generation more expensive. Corporate lobbyist influence for tax breaks and market manipulation put small businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

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Lower labor costs and reduced environmental restrictions overseas factor in to reduced employment. Reduced employment can also be attributable to computerization, robotics, and the internet.

Aware of these inhibitors, I will seek to undo government interference from Washington.

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LARRY BILL, 2543 Prairie View Trail, Jackson, MO 63755

Committee to Elect Lawrence David Bill for Congress, Daniel Ray Brown, Treasurer, 2543 Prairie View Trail, Jackson, MO 63755

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