Unemployment in America “America’s Most Wanted”

No matter what the mainstream media or divisions within the government try to portray, jobs are the number one target for American citizens at this time; Congresswoman Maxine Waters makes her rounds in urban communities bringing the issue straight to the streets with her job summits; AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka states that labor is moving away from the Democratic Party and building their own political structure, which will focus on working class America’s real concern, putting people back to work; President Obama’s bus tour to talk about his plan for jobs.

On the other hand we hear Tea party Republicans shifting the conversation on the debt ceiling, tax breaks for the rich, less government, cutting social security, and etc. Consequently I am saying they talk about anything, but the reality of putting Americans back to work and that is the #1 target for the people right now Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.

The Tea Party Republicans plan for job creation is cutting spending, tax breaks for the rich, and denouncing or criticizing anything President Barack Obama proposes. Well the American people have seen what trickled down economics has done for working America with the Bush tax cuts, no jobs and more money for the rich. We have witnessed what has happened with less spending in the government, fewer services for those in need and public employees on the bottom level with pay freezes and furloughs. We have witnessed their constant criticism of our President Barack Obama, without presenting reasonable legislation to put people back to work. The message to the Tea party is that trickle down economics does not work, so let our President Barack Obama do his job and put Americans back to work from the bottom up.

President Barack Obama has put together a Massive Jobs Plan to fix the infrastructure in America which he is presenting to the House of Representatives this September when they come off of break. At that time we can go in willing to compromise or stand with the 13. 9 million people that were recorded out of work in the month of July, the unknown amount of 99er’s out there who are still unemployed, African Americans unemployed which have been recorded closer to 20% unemployment than 10% unemployment, or the loan carrying students who just graduated from college trying to join the workforce. Pushing the jobs agenda and focusing on unemployment is not the priority of everyone in government which is why we have to pressure all government officials to make sure that when the deal is made for jobs, it is a deal that will put working Americans back to work for a living wage.

Many of the ills across the United States of America can be directly or indirectly connected to the massive unemployment numbers. Consider state and local government budgets, when people are not working that means less revenue for the government, which in turn means cuts in services. Next consider the survival of small businesses, when people are not working that means they are not spending, which in turn means a tougher economy for small businesses to sustain. Next consider foreclosures, when people are not working that means they don’t have money to pay their mortgage or rent, which in turn means they are eventually evicted, deflating the are home property values. Finally, consider the further separation between the middle class and rich, when people are not working this helps to create further division between the incomes of the middle class and rich. These are a few examples of why Americans placed unemployment as their main concern for the government.

We have a choice America. We can let the Tea Party Republicans or mainstream media change the conversation from jobs or talk about another one of their manufactured stories instead of talking about “America’s Most Wanted” concern which is Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Right now is the time for us to put a face on unemployment. Inform our Congressional Representatives and Senators on our position about the unemployment in our communities. Please don’t take it for granted that they understand because they may never have been unemployed or directly impacted by unemployment. These are the times where the American citizens are going to have to apply pressure to our good politician to unveil the potential in becoming great politicians. As America continues to engage in the conversation about unemployment and putting people back to work, when you begin to contribute in productive actions never forget that job you save may be your own. I have never been a fan of President Ronald Reagan, but I am a firm believer that even a broke clock can tell the right time twice in a day. In saying that I want to reference a quote “Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.” – Ronald Reagan