The quotation for today, on the other side of the break, highlights the fact that the United States -- mainly due to wrongheaded Republican economic policies over the past 30-plus years -- has fallen far behind other first- and second-world nations in investing in its infrastructure, manufacturing, education, job skills and alternative energy.
"Dissent in the Jobs Council." Editorial. The New York Times 22 January, 2012: online edition.
Related information:
President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Richard Trumka’s Response to the Report of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Kitchen Table Economics
“Without timely action by government on a large scale, solutions will continue to elude us as a nation.”
Richard TrumkaRichard Trumka, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., is a member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
"Dissent in the Jobs Council." Editorial. The New York Times 22 January, 2012: online edition.
Related information:
President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Richard Trumka’s Response to the Report of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Kitchen Table Economics
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