Steve Daines: Getting America Back to Work

June 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Steve Daines Campaign - Republican Steve Daines Political Views: As America`s unemployment rate stays stuck at the 9% level, one of my highest priorities is working toward policies that get Americans back to work. This country has a long history which proves that Government stimulus programs are not an effective way to create long lasting jobs. High paying jobs that last over the long term are generated by small, medium and large businesses as they expand and grow their businesses. The jobs generated by businesses are the ones that get people off of the unemployment lines, allow them to provide for their families, and away from needing government assistance

My beliefs regarding getting Americans back to work are based on my firsthand experience with both large companies and small businesses. I joined Proctor & Gamble after graduating from Montana State University and saw how a Fortune 500 company can make a difference in people?s lives when they are growing and hiring new employees. After 13 years at Procter & Gamble I worked in a small construction company that created jobs.  Three years later, I joined RightNow Technologies in Bozeman Montana. When I started in the year 2000, RightNow Technologies had less than 100 employees. Eleven years later RightNow Technologies has grown to over 1000 employees with high paying jobs. The company is the  largest commercial employer in Bozeman.

What I see happening now is that businesses need two things; less government regulation and incentives to take risk and grow. The politicians in Washington, who are looking to tax anything they can to cover their deficit spending habits are sending out mixed signals on this subject. This is a situation that needs to change in order to create the best possible environment for businesses and their hiring of new employees.

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Steve Daines is a fifth generation Montanan, and Vice President and General Manager of Asia-Pacific for Bozeman-based RightNow Technologies, is a candidate for Congress in Montana.