Lets weigh in and have a debate without the blind partisanship. Our country needs help and it doesn't matter to me who is right.
Read an interesting editorial this AM about Obama's stimulus package. He wants to create/save 3-4million jobs. There is a difference between saving and creating, but that aside, there are 800,000+ new government jobs proposed. Not sure if thats necessarily a good thing since I have seen 'government workers' first hand. Here is an exerpt of the editorial to start the debate:
"...If the president-elect is correct, the remaining 20% will be government jobs, or 800,000 jobs. What if the economy turns around and job losses slow? Under the Obama stimulus plan, those government jobs might still total 800,000 and the rest (of the jobs promised) may come from the “saved” jobs.
And Now, a Word About Government Jobs
Have you been to the post office lately or the DMV? How do you feel about waiting in bumper to bumper traffic for 40 minutes and finally getting to the source? Ever been held up by a road crew with a guy jack hammering and six crew members standing around sipping coffee? Have you ever sat in line waiting for one bank teller to help you wondering while three others over there are just chatting with each other?
What America needs is productivity. We need jobs that come as a result of free enterprise, free markets and capitalism, not free money. I happened to jot down the following quote as Obama spoke about the economy last week at George Mason University. Toward the end of his speech, he said, “We need to put money into the pockets of Americans.” What does Obama mean when he aims to “put money into the pockets”? Shouldn’t we focus on creating opportunity for Americans to earn money, start and grow businesses, build equity in homes, work, earn, live? There are ways better ways to build a solid economic foundation rather than sponsoring an unmotivated, unproductive work force that has little incentive to create and innovate.
