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Commentary: Job creation and natural resources

Posted by: Maven on February 22, 2010 at 6:44 am

From the Fresno Bee, this commentary by Paul H. Betancourt:

“The president is running around telling people that job creation is important. Excellent. He has highlighted the importance of small businesses in creating new jobs. Again, excellent.

An unspoken root of the issue of job creation is the question: How do we use our natural resources? Here the natural resource in question is water. In the Pacific Northwest it used to be timber. In other places across the country, there are other resources in question.

Creation of wealth and jobs

We don’t create wealth as individuals or as a nation by trading paper like Wall Street bankers. We create wealth by producing things or providing services. Some of that “producing things” comes from utilizing natural resources.

That very idea of utilizing natural resources has come under suspicion and criticism for a generation now in our country. … “

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February 22, 2010 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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