Dear Editor,
I write this letter in response to the Daily's criticism of the Republican Party in recent editorials. The Daily sees a divided GOP full of infighting and strong disagreement with an inability to stress a common goal. This is wrong. I have never seen so much potential for the Republican Party. We will certainly disagree with President Barack Obama when he is growing government to a level that threatens the capitalist foundation of our country. But we will also work to bring the nation together when the President is willing to listen to and include conservative, fiscally responsible guidelines in his legislative proposals.
I always hear how tax cuts have been tried before and how they are the cause of this economic crisis; these claims could not be more false. The cause of this crisis is a combination of vastly unregulated derivatives trading on Wall Street and a housing market artificially inflated by both Democrats and Republicans alike. The key to getting out of this mess is through job creation and growing the economy, not the government. Contrary to what the President argues, the government does not create jobs, the private sector does. The American economy grows when corporations and small business are allowed to expand; an increased taxation on business will only cut more jobs, not create them. A tax cut for businesses will lift a burden, allowing for economic expansion and thus job creation.
Instead of punishing those at the top with proposals for tax increases and salary caps, why not encourage growth of the nation as a whole? Republicans believe in a free market that will allow each individual to grow to their potential and allow the government to intervene only when necessary. I am proud to say that Republicans are united in their desire to see America succeed on the back of the spirit of individual responsibility and entrepreneurship, not by government dependency. I hope all Americans will reject the unprecedented growth in government currently proposed by Democratic leaders and join conservatives as we try to put this nation back on the path to prosperity.
Sincerely,
Daniel Hartman
Class of 2009
Former President, Tufts Republicans
