Help me reply to the editorial today re: Jobs

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.thedailylight.com/articles/2010/07/18/opinion/doc4c429ad5f29a4325695870.txt

Our view: Jobs
Published: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:39 AM CDT
The most pressing issue facing America today is the need for job creation. It should be paramount on the list of challenges being addressed by our government officials.

The partisan bickering and finger pointing is growing tiresome. The Democrats want to borrow another $34 billion to extend jobless benefits to 2.5 million citizens that have been out of work for an extended period of time. The measure passed in the Democrat-controlled House but has stalled in the Senate, lacking the votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. President Barack Obama contends the bill will help stimulate the economy. The Republicans counter the measure will do little more than increase the national deficit.

With the national unemployment at 9.5 percent, additional jobless benefits will certainly help many families cover the cost of basis living necessities for a few more months.

It will not, however, solve the problem.

What they want — and need — is a job that will again allow self-sufficiency and means to provide for their family without the need for government intervention or assistance.

One thing needs to be clear on both sides of the political aisle, this is not a partisan problem, this is an American problem.

During past two years much of the legislative agenda has centered on health care reform, financial reform and energy reform as the Democratic majority has passed a number of bills.

With lines drawn in the sand down the middle of the political line dividing Democrats and Republicans, we know while these revolutionary reform bills were passed, it divided the nation in the process. It will be years before we know who was right and who was wrong.

In the meantime, millions of hard-working, tax-paying Americans continue in their quest to find a job with wages allowing them to provide for their family, make a difference in their community and live the American dream.

When America works, our nation shines at its brightest.

We are a nation of builders and innovators with a blue collar attitude of finding a way to get things done and make things happen because we are not afraid of a little hard work.

Right now, what Americans need more than anything else is a chance to do just that.

With the November mid-term election rapidly approaching, we sincerely hope this issue moves to the top of the Congressional agenda. If not, perhaps it’s time for them to walk a mile in our shoes.

[GoCubsGo]

1. Jog their memories a bit

Remind folks that when the GOP ran Congress, the gave tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, claiming they would use it to create jobs. But, in fact, we hemorrhaged jobs by the millions. Yet, they're wanting to repeat the same failed policies if given the chance to do so again. I guess they want us all unemployed.

[dkf]

2. Blaming the other guy doesn't create jobs.

While we know repubs don't have a clue how to create jobs we don't look like we do either. It may not take a party philosophy but an individual with vision and inspirational leadership who challenges the country to innovate.

Barack Obama doesn't have it. His dream was to create a cooperative government that serves the people but he doesn't have the imagination to ignite new ways of thinking. Al Gore did. Too bad he is all mucked up.

I don't really know of any other politicians that can do this. I sure hope it's not someone like Meg Whitman.

[Motown_Johnny]

3. Supply and Demand, not Supply and Investment

The Conservatives approach to job growth through investment is fundamentally flawed.

Increased demand is the only possible answer. Using government funds to increase demand is the only possible answer at this point.


Tell them to stop worrying about money for the large corporations and start worrying about kitchen table issues.

[Urban Prairie]

4. American workers can not compete, wage and benefit wise, on a global scale

No tax cuts, nor incentives to businesses that can operate and employ workers worldwide will stem the flow of outsourced and off-shored jobs that are not nailed down here by physical necessity. Being paid competitive peasant wages in the US would not be much better than remaining unemployed, due to the much higher cost of living here, than in India and China.

Corporate capitalists even get recognition and awards for their "contributions" to the global economy, for example:

http://www.outsourcing-awards.com/

Back when the Shrub was in office, one of the chairmen of his council of economic advisors, N. Gregory Mankiw, stated in an article that I read in Wired magazine, that outsourcing and off-shoring was good for the US economy, and the white collar workers who permanently lost their jobs as a result, needed to take the next step up and become "business consultants and idea/conceptual gurus" yeah, right..lol!!

He apparently still thinks that tax cuts will create jobs in the US:

http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/mankiw/files/Tax%20Cuts%20Might.pdf

[w8liftinglady]

5. I responded with returning real jobs to the US

A lot of folks here hate Lou Dobbs,but this is one good thing he did;
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/popups/exporting.america/content.html

and more info

http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/documents/102804offshoring.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/outsourcedebate.html

[Urban Prairie]

6. Sad to see Steelcase on that "Exporting America" list

I remember reading many years ago that their company, headquartered here in MI, was a very desirable business to be employed by.