Democrats and Jobs

The Post says the Democrats aren't sure what to do about jobs. If I may suggest, go read the post on The American Street about losing manufacturing jobs. Wage insurance suggested here would fill one of the gaps. Retraining programs would fill another, to get people back up to their old wages quicker. Improvements in education funding across the board would ensure we keep ahead of the curve. And we could pay for all of this by rolling back the tax cuts to the richest 2 percent.

I think Jonathan Weisman is working with blinders on. He's only looking at it from the corporate side, rather than from the overarching policy side.

Democrats Ponder What to Do About Jobs (washingtonpost.com): "Democrats Ponder What to Do About Jobs

By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 19, 2004; Page A01

Democratic presidential candidates have made the loss of U.S. jobs to international competition the centerpiece of their campaigns, but even some of the candidates' economic advisers acknowledge that remedies offered -- such as closing tax loopholes on overseas income and offering tax breaks for domestic hiring -- would probably do little to staunch the bleeding.