Unemployment in this country is far too high, that goes without saying. Republicans are constantly saying this is a "job killer" and that is a "job killer" but what have they brought to the table that is a "job creator"? So far as I've seen, absolutely nothing!
Corporations and businesses do not directly create jobs - a healthy economy, with people with discretionary income create jobs by increasing demand.
Following the fold, is my concept for a plan that would create jobs, raise revenues for the Federal, state and local governments, get our economy back on track AND rebuild this great country once again.
During the Great Depression, unemployment was high. In order to get people back to work and get the economy going again, FDR created the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps. Many of the highways and structures that we take for granted today can trace their roots directly back to the CCC.
What if we created something like that today and put them to work on rebuilding our aging and crumbling infrastructure?
Jobs would be created immediately for those going to work for the new CCC. They could be offered directly to the currently unemployed with a proviso that, if you do not accept the job without good cause, your unemployment benefits cease.
That would immediately begin to add revenues to the Federal government (through payroll taxes) and also aid state and local government coffers as well.
The economy would be stimulated as those infrastructure repair jobs would require materials to accomplish and the businesses that provide those materials would begin to hire people to meet demand. That would create more jobs and put even more revenues into federal, state and local governments. It would also move the economy further along.
The more people put back to work increases the amount of revenues into government coffers, gives more people the discretionary income needed to bring the economy back to "normal" and creates more jobs (as businesses hire more people to counter increased demand) AND this country's infrastrucutre (roads, bridges, rails, etc) would get a much needed makeover.
So, ask yourself, what is preventing this from happening? Everyone agrees we need to create jobs. Most agree that we need to bring in more revenue to balance our budget and most would agree that our infrastructure is sorely in need of repair. So why is such a simple concept so foreign to our leaders?
Let me know what you think and, if you agree with this concept, let your elected officials in the House and Senate know it.