Government+and+Business

Everybody recognizes that the current relationship between Government and Business is not healthy, but few are creating a genuine solution to this problem. How can businesses get back to business and do what they need to do, instead of lobbying for ways to get out of doing what's right?

Government should be as small as possible—while still doing what it needs to do. In America, the primary purpose of government is to let individuals pursue their freedoms—without infringing on the rights of others.

One of the purposes of government is to protect the people from corporate abuses. Shaping the economy has never been a purpose of government. The government only steps in when it's concerned that businesses aren't adequately doing what's necessary for the health of the nation. When employees are laid off and can't find comparable jobs elsewhere, they feel that they have been wronged by businesses. Strictly speaking, in most cases they haven't been wronged by a business that found the need to cut costs through layoffs.

When voters are faced with serious problems, like unemployment, low wages, environmental damage, etc., they demand action, and government officials do what they can to energize businesses to take action. Nevertheless, it's up to the businesses to solve the problems themselves.

It's understandable the individuals will focus on their personal interests and businesses will do likewise. It's understandable that many of today's problems stem from the conflict between individuals and businesses.

Now more than ever, we need to eliminate those problems by thinking differently. There are definitely Win-Win solutions out there, as forward-thinking companies are already demonstrating.

If businesses can figure out ways to create good-paying jobs while doing less damage than before to the environment, and in general helping society rather than hurting it, then government wouldn't have to deal with those issues, and businesses wouldn't have to lobby for the government to leave them alone.

Donald Trump says that, as President of the United States, he will make America great again, with clear references to the American economy. Yet, in the past, he's said that it's not the government's job to control businesses. Government should just step aside and businesses should be allowed to do what they do best. We largely agree with this statement. At America 2029, we'd like to see Mr. Trump work with his business partners to make America great. Businesses do indeed have the power to shape our nation. Whenever America was at its best, businesses were driving the nation forward and governments only had to watch out for wrongdoing, like discrimination and reckless, cancer-causing pollution.

Things are slowing down in America, and we need to get things going again. Most businesses are focusing on cost-cutting and survival, and growth has slowed down. Growth occurs largely at innovative companies like start-ups and Google. At times this can be very frustrating, but please, Mr. Trump, don't tell us that America is no longer great. That's just political rhetoric. America is great because we all have the freedom to fix the problems that we've created.

Note: As Donald Trump continues to make a mockery at the American political system, we have an updated statement: Bolstering Our Declining Democracy

No one can blame the current economic situation on a politician's actions or inaction. The changes—and abuses—which took place during the reign of the 19th century robber barons, as America moved from an agricultural society to an industrial society, are being echoed now during our transition from an industrial society to a knowledge-based society. Sadly, many of these changes are inevitable. Fortunately, the problems that they bring are only temporary. New opportunities for corporate wealth will lead to new jobs that will replace the old ones for those alert enough to discover them. In the process, America will become greater still!

We believe that most companies will develop their own "social consciousness" (with some guidance from government), reducing some of the pain. Ultimately, though, it's **//innovation//** that will make us great!

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