Insurance Problem Solved, Now on to Jobs
By Wink
One thing that everybody seems to agree on is that we need universal health care in America. All Americans should have health coverage. Nobody should lose their house because they got sick.
We all agree, right? Right?
Okay, good. Now we can get on to a problem that really needs to be addressed.
There are too many people out of work.
There are too many people under-employed. (I don’t hate Wal-Mart and McDonalds, but those are not the type of jobs that can feed and clothe a whole family, let alone INSURE them).
Passing the stimulus package was a good start. Many of the programs will be for critically needed projects, like bridge and highway repair. Reliable streets and bridges are not just safer, they aide the business sector by avoiding interruptions and extra transportation costs.
Some stimulus money is designated for forward-thinking projects, like trying to make the U.S. into a leader in green technology.
The “Green” issue is taking hold world-wide. If anything, the U.S. is already a bit behind the curve. It is not too late, however, to take charge in this arena. If we do, other countries will come to us for our products and expertise. Jobs, jobs, jobs.
People are anxious though, and want the stimulus money to all be allotted NOW.
This is not a good idea. Of course the currently-jobless would prefer this, and I completely understand, but you can’t just fling the entire stimulus budget at this problem. Here is why:
- It would be inflationary, perhaps disastrously so.
- It is not a long term solution. If we spend it all now, what will there be to spend next year, and the year after that? The government doesn’t have unlimited resources (money).
- By spreading it out we can reserve some money to add to projects that prove to be effective, and stop funding ideas/projects that aren’t working.
A slow recovery is bound to be much more long-lasting, and deliver jobs that can remain viable well beyond the end of the stimulus funding.
PS: If you read all the way down to here, congratulations.
This can be boring stuff, but not to the unemployed….
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1Ike
wrote on 17 March 2010 at 12:39
It’s not as if we don’t have the talent to excel in green technology, it’s simply that we haven’t taken the initiative yet. Once we take green technology seriously and act to develop the technology, we could be a leader in green-ness within a decade.
The biggest problem I see is people want the instant solution. Ten years is half a generation and a president or two down the line. So, you know, pretty much forever.