It comes to know surprise to discover Obama promoting his defunct jobs bill. I mean hey, the Senate and House passed on it and now he is hoping that Congress will take a second look and "do the right thing." Obama has been in office since 2009 and is still trying to resuscitate this economy. The unemployment rates are still staggering and he promised us CHANGE!
I am sorry but I have heard this all before. The country has a major deficient hanging over us and Congress is just suppose to say "yes" and pass this $447 billion dollar jobs bill. Is this Obama's take on resuscitating our economy and rebuilding our faith in him. The Republicans said he is a one term President. If you were going to make change and help this economy like you promised if you were elected, why now set up this bill to get people working? Shouldn't this have been your first priority like you promised.
Don't misunderstand me, we need to get people back to work but I am tired of these political games of more promises. Obama is voicing out to all middle class workers of putting people back to work and gaining employment. Well that is all fine and dandy but who is going to pay for this? When is this finally going to happen?
Then you have our Vice President shouting FEAR into the public that without this bill being passed, crime of rape and murder will increase. I think that is taking it to the extreme, I mean the economy has been in turmoil since 2007 and there were no job bills presented or passed until now. The Democrats like to put fear into the American people. They are now putting the blame and pressure on Congress to get this bill passed. Biden mentions taxpayers would be tax modestly and that taxpayers would not object. I object, more taxes taken out of my paycheck and this bill does that work. My message to Joe Biden "please don't speak for me."
They mention the wealthy will be taxed but why do the middle class, like myself always pay more takes than these millionaires they speak about. I for one am tired of the promises, speeches, and talking. Just get it done, rebuild this country and get America back to work like you promised us CHANGE in 2009. Obama says "no games, no politics, no delays." I say stop talking and help this country like you promised and prove yourself to not be a one-term President.
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ReplyDeleteComment on Obama's lack of job creation
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I was pretty clueless when it came to the process of getting legislation passed in Congress. I didn’t realize the amount of time and work it took to get laws passed and that it had to be approved by two chambers. This government course has opened my eyes to how our government works, what the function and duty of each branch of government is and our civil duties as constituents. A good example of trying to get legislation passed and failing is in the blog posted by Payal Vora regarding the lack of job creation by the Obama administration and titled Obama's Plea to Congress....Get this Past.
I went online and looked for more information on how Obama has tried to create jobs. I believe that the blog lacked information regarding the job creation bill that Obama has tried to pass through the Senate. It’s not that Obama isn’t trying to get jobs created for the American people; the problem is that lawmakers don’t agree with his way of creating jobs and therefore, last month, blocked his job act. The original job act named, American Jobs Act¸ would’ve cost $447 billion dollars. Then, Democrats broke the job act into pieces and it is currently being debated in the Senate. This job act includes $50 billion to improve roads, airports, transit and rail. Obama has proposed that it would be paid by taxing the wealthy 0.7 percent surtax on modified gross incomes above $1 million a year.
A couple of good points, I think, to Obama’s original job act, American Jobs Act, was an extension of unemployment benefits for the five million Americans that are currently unemployed. This measure was good in that all the money would be put back into the economy because the unemployed will spend all of the money. He also included plan to invest $50 billion into improving our highways, transit, rail, and aviation, which would in turn help put hundreds of thousands of construction workers back to work. I found this information at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act. It also states the way Obama planned to pay for the job act: “Fully paid for as Part of the President’s Long-Term Deficit Reduction Plan.” He “will call on the Joint Committee to come up with additional deficit reduction necessary to pay for the Act and still meet its deficit target.
Thanks to Payal for choosing to post a blog regarding the job bill. I think it is good for us to know how lawmakers and the President are trying to change our lives and how they plan to pay for the different bills they want to pass through Congress.