A recent article by Rep. Jim McDermont stated that Obamacare did not hurt the creation of jobs in America ("If given a chance, health care law will jump start economy," Sept. 4). The same week I read an article that stated that pre-Obamacare the economy averaged 67,500 new jobs each month. Following the passage of Obamacare, the economy averaged 6,500 new jobs — a 90 percent reduction. The facts speak for themselves. There is a direct cause and effect relationship with Obamacare and the stifling of job creation.
McDermont also stated that FDR's deficit spending in the '30s reduced the unemployment rate by 10 percent. What he did not mention was that under FDR's policies, unemployment had risen to 24 percent and decreased to 14 percent and then rose back up to previous levels. By comparison, in the final year of Calvin Coolidge's presidency when he stressed low taxes and limited government, unemployment was only 4 percent. FDR managed to extend the depression for over a decade, and Barack Obama will do the same by following the same FDR policies if he is reelected.
Gordon Christiansen
Orem