Q: Dr. Hurd, I wonder why you think it's a good idea to drastically cut the pay of members of Congress, as you suggested in a recent article? This is an interesting point. I agree that government officials are public servants, in theory hired to act in the best interests of the country. The lifelong perks and benefits of officials and state employees should be cut and only a reasonable salary should remain in place, in my opinion. However, over the years I have heard many similar complaints that doctors are also "public servants" and shouldn't be paid so much. In reality this pay cut is presently occurring in medicine and I first hand hear of doctors discouraging their children to enter the medical profession because the long hours, and debts incurred are no longer rewarded commensurately. The same argument that only "selfless" individuals will be drawn into a field that is demanding but pays little has been made about doctors as well. You can point out that the difference between medicine and public office is that doctors still operate somewhat within the private sector, and government is in the public realm, which is paid for by taxes, but I still ask myself the question stated above, "Who will want to take on this job without adequate financial benefit commensurate to the time involved?"  True enough that we have not been attracting the best to office, but isn't that a function of choice of the American people that would continue even in light of a pay cut?

Jobs growth is now, for the first time in American history, zero. Not a single new job was created in the American economy in the last month.

Most people are understandably upset. But how upset is Obama? And how upset should people with his ideology really be?

Zero growth is a good thing for socialists. This means the actualization of two things they cherish: Equalization and dependence on government handouts.

Q: Dr. Hurd, I know you're very critical of Obama and Republicans as well. What do you favor as policies going forward?

A: The overriding goal is to privatize the economy as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.

I would start by cutting spending. 

The economy is in the tank, and it will keep tanking. Republicans are unable to do anything about it, and Obama is unwilling because his ideology of socialism comes first.