I'm generally not political or an activist, but the unemployment and underemployment crisis in our country is receiving short shrift in both Washington and the media. We as citizens need to make some noise and let the politicians know how critical this issue is to us. And, the closer we get to the 2010 elections, the more they'll listen.
Let's take a snapshot of where we are right now:
Unemployment: 10.2%
Underemployment: 17.5%
Jobs eliminated since 12/07: 7.3 million
Unemployed over 6 months: 35.76%
Additional jobs needed to absorb new workers: 27.6 %
Unemployment ages 16-19: 27.6%
Average jobs available per job seeker: 1 in 6
Jobs created/saved by US Stimulus Package: 640,329 (Target is 2.5-3.0 million created)
President Obama recently said we need "swift and bold action" to address this issue. We need Washington and the media to prioritze and accentuate what is really important to our country--regardless of party lines or petty in-fighting on less worthy issues.
Let the politicians know that unless they start addressing this crisis and propose bold action, during the next election their jobs will be elininated!
To find out the website and contact information of your representative in Congress, go to:
Write to your representative, and often. And, let's send a consistent message by ending each e-mail or letter with: "A job for me soon, or no job for you soon."
Best,
Mark
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