U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, in a guest opinion column: 'The federal government’s spending addiction and rapid expansion of entitlement programs has made the cost of doing business unaffordable and decimated the will to work.'
Americans say they’re looking for work. This historic divide between job openings and job seekers highlights a problem at the root of our economic woes: lack of workforce participation. Alabamians’ skills, innovation, and determination have the potential to turn this trend around — but only if the government gets out of the way, curbs crushing inflation, and stops disincentivizing the work it will take to get America back on track.
This isn’t just an Alabama problem. It is a national issue that has been building over the past few years as the federal government spent unprecedented amounts of money on programs that encouraged Americans to stay home. This shift in our national attitude — away from individual success through hard work and toward a social welfare state — has had disastrous effects on our economy.on enhanced COVID unemployment benefits for more than a year, even as businesses across the country reopened.
America’s innovative companies are eager to reinvest in our communities. I saw this during my recent trip to Mobile and hear this almost daily from people across Alabama. The federal government should do everything it can to get out of their way and encourage that growth. There’s nothing our country can’t achieve when we put in the work.
Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, and HELP Committees. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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