Best dem response to weak jobs report: create jobs

[franzia99]

Work program, public investment projects, revise international trade agreements to bring jobs back here, and provide funding for people who have good ideas to start businesses (edited to include this idea that no_hypocrisy suggested).

It's a crazy idea, I know, that politicians actually try to solve a problem instead of figuring out how to spin it, but it just might work.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I'd also include beating republicans at their own game: create small businesses.

Instead of waiting to be hired, help unemployed start their own businesses with proper training, e.g., business plan, financing, marketing, etc. A lot of businesses can be run at home, online, etc.

[franzia99]

3. Agree. I think funding is especially key. Our banking oligopoly isn't good at allocating capital.

That's what happens whenever you get an oligopoly. They sell lousy products at artificially high prices. If we broke them up more good ideas would get funding.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. If a collective could be organized to fund new small businesses, we could

sidestep the banks altogether.

[lonestarnot]

8. But they sure are good at sitting on piles of money and taking peoples' homes.

[franzia99]

9. They've acquired way too much political power and have been allowed to act with impunity

[Kat45]

10. It's all well and good to help the unemployed start their own businesses BUT

not every unemployed person CAN start a business. Many of us can't provide a product or service people would want to buy, nor do we have ideas for new businesses. Another factor is how will those who do start businesses get health insurance.

[franzia99]

11. I agree. Those wih good business plans would start them and create jobs for those who don't.

[liberal N proud]

2. Meanwhile the Republicans want to cut more taxes for the rich

and sell it as a jobs bill.

[franzia99]

4. I agree. The republican plan is pure shit. Tax cuts for the wealthy won't create jobs.

No serious economist thinks so.

[The Wielding Truth]

5. It cuts revenue. If we keep cutting revenue of course the country will fail.

[franzia99]

7. Agreed. The better bet would be to collect the tax money and use it to fund programs that'll

improve the economy.

[The Wielding Truth]

18. Yep. Simple, huh? Yet, it's a fight with the RW.

[demwing]

12. Here's an idea

Create a Domestic Corp of Engineers to fix our roads, dams, levees, schools and hospitals. Create the department as a branch of the US Military, because its success would have a direct impact on our domestic security. In this way, offer the same health care and GI benefits that any soldier would get. Plus, instead of being seen as a "welfare jobs" project, its a "defense of our homeland" project.

Start it up with an Executive Order, have it running in a month-6 months.

By the time the election come around unemployment will be down around 5%, and the economy will be percolating like a coffee part on steroids.

[franzia99]

13. Army corp of engineers/FDR?

[demwing]

15. If Obama wants a lasting legacy

that goes beyond his being the first African American POTUS, that goes beyond catching Bin Laden, that goes beyond setting us on the course to Health Care Reform, that goes beyond saving the Auto Industry, he can start a new Domestic Corp program, and fix the economy. He'll be a hero on the level of FDR.

[franzia99]

17. Amen to that.

[demwing]

14. Follow up - when all the roads are paved

all the schools have roofs that don't leak, all the levees are reinforced, all the dams and bridges are safe, then start upgrading the whole fucking country with broadband communication networks.

Full access to information in every state - an educated citizenry is a safer citizenry.

[TheKentuckian]

16. We need to be doing "boring" stuff like dealing with the collapsing sewer and water systems

near the top of the list.

If we can't manage at least water and sewage we're fucked and that stuff has pretty much all hit lifespan.

The most basic things are falling apart.

[demwing]

19. Exactly, I believe that 100%

but after the basic are taken care of, keep the Domestic Corp employed with improving our high technology infrastructure. Have the funds come out if the black hole that is the military budget...

[Scuba]

20. K&R

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