The first issue I would like to address is the growth rate of our economy. It has substantially decreased over the last year by 1.4 percent. We must work to increase consumer spending. There are a couple of ways to do so. First we can do as Congressman Doom suggests and raise the minimum wage. Doing so has advantages as well as disadvantages; by raising the minimum wage it will assist the poor and trigger higher consumption expenditures. Raising the minimum wage will increase productivity in our workforce. Congressmen Doom addressed his concern of jobs going overseas. I am aware that raising the minimum wage may push workers out of the job market and businesses may replace workforce with technology.
Tax cutes will also help to trigger the economy to grow. There are numerous methods of stimulation. First we can cut taxes on businesses. We can create tax cuts on capital expenditures