Despite what we have been told by our “business friendly,” anti-union politicians lately, businesses, large or small, do not create jobs.

Businesses exist to make money. They sell a product or service to make a profit. Employee wages cut into that profit, therefore businesses pay the lowest wages and hire the fewest workers possible.

Only when increased demand for product or services requires it, do businesses hire more workers.

Demand creates jobs. Consumers create demand. Consumers create demand, jobs and profit.

One does not need to be an outlet store manager to know that without customers there are no jobs; there is no profit.

When consumers have increased income, they spend more. The wealthy use excess money for speculation in the stock market, the commodities market, the real estate and the financial markets. Unless there is increased demand for a product or service, they have no incentive to invest in expanding business.

The governor’s agenda has been to cut state programs, jobs, wages and pensions; and to divert those savings to the business sector. The results have been reduced consumer spending and higher property taxes.

Rather than reducing the purchasing capacity of average earners, a more sensible course of action would be to focus on means to increase consumer buying power. That would be a business friendly thing to do.

Jonathan Robbins, Whitefield

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