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Where Have You Gone…US Jobs?

By February 12th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Categories: Finding Work, Personal Perspectives

“Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?  Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” – “Mrs. Robinson” written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel.

“Where have you gone U.S. jobs?  Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”  – “U.S. Jobs” written by Tim L. Bosse.

11.6 million unemployed Americans.  The number of job losses have cast a very dark and somber mood on Americans.  What can the country do to reverse the curve?  Is the pending stimulus package going to save America?  The answer to that question is long, complicated and speculative.  It’s a fact when jobs are created, it does move the economic engine forward.  We need to save and create new jobs to kick start the economy.  The stimulus package is intended to create jobs in construction, technology, education and healthcare. I believe the government should work with the private sector and develop a Jobs Creation Program.

The government can lend capital responsibly to small and large enterprise companies so they can invest in developing their services and products.  IBM was once thought of as an organization where you could have a job for life.  Let’s make that a reality in America.  Whether you’re 18 years old or 100, let’s create the opportunities and put our skilled talented labor pool to work.  Ford Motor Corp. used to have a slogan that said, “Quality is Job 1.”  My slogan will be “Creating Employment Opportunities is Job 1.“  The Government (Federal, State and Local) must put down their political swords and work together in a cooperative manner to create public and private sector jobs.  Look at the words I just used….Public, Private, and Cooperative.  We can do this America because we are smart and have great resolve.  Let’s assess state by state, industry by industry, and develop short and long term job creation plans.  Short term will help lay the foundation and long term will secure the future. 

Let’s Act!

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2 Comments »

  1. It is really hard to get a job right now and I am very happy that some one is trying to help. Great post.

    Comment by John — August 11, 2009 @ 2:09 pm

  2. I think that the stimulus package have helped a lot in restoring the economy. right now we can see some improvements in the economy. right now we can see some improvements in the eco-:.

    Comment by Archie Hill — May 1, 2010 @ 8:42 am

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