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It is better
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John Sumser

Reality
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John Gall

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A Republican Fantasy

(January 09, 2001) Here's the letter we're sending the day after the inauguration:

George W. Bush President, United States Of America 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC

January 22, 2001

Dear Mr. President,

Please accept our hopes that this morning finds you refreshed after an exciting evening of inaugural parties. You have certainly had an interesting journey. The work of building real momentum begins today.

After reviewing your proposed Cabinet, we are most excited by the extent to which your team shares our belief in the separation between government and industry. The government should never do what can be done more effectively in the private sector. More importantly, the government should never compete directly with private industry. It is clear from your initial decisions that this belief is a core principle in your administration.

We would like to suggest that you (or someone on your staff) take a moment to review and operation called "America's Job Bank" (AJB).

If you can believe this, the Department of Labor is funding a commercial advertising vehicle that competes directly with the rapidly emerging Job Board Industry. Not only does AJB directly compete for web traffic and commercial mind share, it does so by giving away services that innovative technology companies sell as the basis of their livelihoods. By delivering the service at no cost, AJB artificially depresses market pricing and stunts the growth of a powerfully important sector.

Ranked (by Alexa) as the 1750th most visited site on the web, AJB literally steals revenue and capacity from solid, investment based businesses. According to the website,

America's Job Bank is the biggest and busiest job market in cyberspace. Job seekers can post their resume where thousands of employers search every day, search for job openings automatically, and find their dream job fast. Employers can post job listings in the nation's largest online labor exchange, create customized job orders, and search resumes automatically to find the right people fast.

Mr. President, this is the language of a market competitor angling for even larger presence. In this capacity, the government is stifling innovation while directly and overtly competing with private industry. As you know, federal intervention in a dynamic and growing market is the surest single way to slow progress.

We urge you to make AJB an example of the sorts of block headed initiatives that you can terminate to add more funds for your proposed tax cuts. Please convert this embarrassment into an accomplishment by closing the operation and allowing the private sector to get on with doing its job.

Yours,

John Sumser,
Founder
interbiznet

- John Sumser

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