Obama goals about employment

by Sylvia_ Lejoy

President-elect Barack Obama has promised to put America back to work. He has even specified several ways to accomplish this. One way is by hiring people to fix the infrastructure. His detractors deride him and refuse to believe that this action will effect the economy one way or the other. The truth is that whether or not the economy is bad the infrastructure is and should have been attended to thirty years ago.
President-elect Obama has also suggested that we develop GREEN JOBS. His detractors have had plenty to say about that as well. They don't believe the climate is changing and therefore state these new industries aren't necessary. I've never had pneumonia and yet I bundle up when the temperature dips below freezing. It is called precaution. Seems some people don't remember the old adage, "A stitch in time saves nine."
Many people in this country are down to their last cent. They are nervous and depressed over this economy. Many have already exhausted their unemployment benefits and many are about to. Extending the benefit time is not unprecedented. It was done under GHWB. When you are in a hole stop digging. Even with the best intentions in the world Obama will not be able to put any of his projects in to action on January 20, 2009 12:01pm est.
Sylvia_Lovejoy