Letter: Look to job creation instead of focusing on spending

Published: Sunday, June 3 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., center, accompanied by fellow members of Congressm participate in an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, to voice opposition to potential cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefits as the deficit supercommittee looks for ways to reduce government spending in all areas.

J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press

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With all the focus on government spending, people forget that there are two factors that contribute to the federal deficit. There has been a loss in revenue to the federal government because taxpayers have become benefit collectors. That is why the focus on private-sector job creation should be the most important priority in the election. We do much more to help the deficit if we turn benefit collectors into taxpayers than we will with just a simple focus on spending.

Ben Hunt

West Haven

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The Real Maverick

Orem, UT

"There has been a loss in revenue to the federal government because taxpayers have become benefit collectors."

Who other than Fox and AM Radio has said this? What credible economist has ever said this?

Lets look at facts More..

10:32 a.m. June 3, 2012
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Esquire

Springville, UT

Investments take money. That is a principle that Republicans don't seem to get.

7:49 a.m. June 3, 2012
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ugottabkidn

Sandy, UT

Ben is trying to play both sides with this letter but when working class Americans don't spend and the wealthy are stashing their profits in Swiss bank accounts then the result is no recovery. It is not the fault of unemployed Americans. Invest More..

10:39 a.m. June 3, 2012
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