It’s because THE MEDIA does not understand it.
It’s not a ‘paradox’ at all, it is just common sense.
If you had a tax rate of 0% what would you get- nothing.
If you had a tax rate of 100% what would you get- ALSO NOTHING! (who would bother to work if it was all taxed away?)
So some where in the middle is the optimal point of that curve. We are WAY PAST the optimal point and into the diminishing returns downward slope of the curve.
Government does not create jobs.
They can create an ‘atmosphere’ conducive to creating jobs.
WE THE PEOPLE create jobs, if the atmosphere is correct for doing so.
Obama is making sure that doesn’t happen...
And might I add...CUT SPENDING TOO!!!!.