do the math

The facts:

1. The best social program is gainful employment.
2. Government has a poor track record of creating jobs.
3. Over 70% of all jobs and over 50% of all non-government payroll in the U.S. are created by small business owners.
4. Taxation and regulation increase costs for employers, resulting in a loss of jobs.

Given these facts, please answer the following questions:

1. How should government remedy the unemployment problem?
2. Why doesn't government do these obvious remedies?
3. Why do people vote for those who make the unemployment problem worse?

update: having trouble answering these questions? texas provides some hints.