I have been wondering about all of those jobs that President-Elect Obama says that he and his team are gonna create. Who is gonna get those jobs? I don't know about your town, but everywhere I turn I see construction. A building going up or a new mall or store opening. If the economy is in such dire straights, why am I seeing such things. So if we are gonna create 2.5 million infastruction jobs, are they "all" gonna be in construction type projects? Repairs to old buildings and bridges, new structures, and so on. If that is the case, Americans will not prosper from these infastructure changes. Mexico will.
Just like we, the taxpayers, have let congress open the wallet and give money to the banks without any kinda return, they are gonna open the vault and start throwing money at the infastructure. Not one job was created out of the $350million that has already been spent. Not one job has been saved. But saving the jobs of auto workers is a problem? Democrate or Republican, these are the dumbest buch of assholes I have ever seen. Greed at its finest. Let's remember who does that kinda work the cheapest? Illegals, that's who. We have heard over and over about why Mexicans cross the border, to get a good paying job. The problem is, a good paying job for them is $5 an hour. There are no jobs in Mexico because their government doesn't care about them. And they don't care about each other or they would stand up and get rid of the crap and elect a government that creates a prosperious society that has good jobs. For the average American $5 an hour is at the poverty level. And if you are a construction company that hires illegals, how much profit are you gonna make paying those wages? Let's not forget that "GREED" is a major product of Capitalism. The last few months have proven how much greed plays apart in this country. If you think we had a problem with illegals before, just wait till the construction boom of 2009 starts.
President Obama should begin his term by making sure that those jobs go to hard working American citizens, not someone who has crossed the border to steal a job. How does he do that and not ailenate the Hispanic community? He can't. Just like most ethnic groups, they are gonna side with their own first. Unfortunatly those that cross illegally look at America as a place to work and support their family without thinking of who they are affecting. It's not the American dream they are after, it is the American green. Again greed at it's finest. People do not seem to care about the consequences of their actions. If they cared about this country they would do like the rest of their honest hard-working country-men and get in line. Greed makes men do many things, some stranger than others.
There are some area's that have been hit by the economy and those jobs won't be replaced by any infastructure upgrades. Information technology, banking, and other high-education jobs. Fixing cracks in buildings and bridges will not create jobs in all sectors. Mostly in construction, mostly blue-collar. Landscaping, construction, painting, day-laborers. I can't see some guy that was a numbers crucher for CitiBank taking a job at $10 an hour with a masters in accounting.
My fear is we will go thru the summer and beyond fighting another war, but this one will be at our own border. If the economic strife of today is hurting Americans like it is, how is it affecting the people of a corrupt government like Mexico? There needs to be some legislation that states the jobs must be going to American citizens. Not sure how something like that can pass, but we need to make sure that this is truly an "America First" kinda project.
Ok Mr. Vice President. Since you have been tagged as the man to help the middle class, let's make sure that's who gets these jobs....
AMERICA FIRST... Make it mean something again.