Obamamerica part 1

[RIJIMMY]

Spence, A 100% quote directly from Reich's blog

But if there aren’t enough skilled professionals to do the jobs involving new technologies, the stimulus will just increase the wages of the professionals who already have the right skills rather than generate many new jobs in these fields. And if construction jobs go mainly to white males who already dominate the construction trades, many people who need jobs the most — women, minorities, and the poor and long-term unemployed — will be shut out.

What to do? There’s no easy solution to either dilemma…

People can be trained relatively quickly for these sorts of jobs, as well as many infrastructure j0bs generated by the stimulus — installing new pipes for water and sewage systems, repairing and upgrading equipment, basic construction — but contractors have to be nudged both to provide the training and to do the hiring.

I’d suggest that all contracts entered into with stimulus funds require contractors to provide at least 20 percent of jobs to the long-term unemployed and to people with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. And at least 2 percent of project funds should be allocated to such training. In addition, advantage should be taken of buildings trades apprenticeships — wich must be fully available to women and minorities.


So I guess I missed that this ecomnomic dilema we are in is due to a lack of unskilled workers. That WAS NOT a cause of this problem.50% of my team was layed off a month ago, very talented, educated, hard working people. SO our stimulus $ should go to train people?
This current economy is putting BILLIONS ion he hands of democrat administration and democrat congress. They are drooling at the opportunity to throw BILLIONS at the people that put them in power, NOT the people that keep this country moving.
Treating people differently due the color of their skin IS RACISM!
QUOTE - And if construction jobs go mainly to white males who already dominate the construction trades, many people who need jobs the most — women, minorities, and the poor and long-term unemployed — will be shut out.