It is not true that there are no important differences between Democrats and Republicans. For example on education, health care, the environment, and the social safety net, Democrats are far and away the superior party, especially now that the Republican Party is dominated by the far right.
However, there is another level of policy where Democrats and Republicans inhabit the same territory. This includes such issues as big agribusiness, Big Oil, and "clean coal." Sadly, both parties are intimately involved in propping up a failed economic system. At this week's Democratic convention I heard more than one speaker praise our American profit system.
This praise, amidst so much uncertainty, hardship, and pain, is what is troubling Americans most, though they may not be able to articulate the problem. Why, four years after the economic panic of 2008, have the structural issues not been truly dealt with? This failure to address underlying economic weakness is the reason the economy is still not "robust."
I challenge us to look at the numbers. What are the numbers of jobs being created compared with the number needing to be created in order to get us back to where we were and even better? How can an economist be quoted by a leading news organization as saying we are not near to getting back to "full employment" conditions of 5-6% unemployment?
No matter who is elected President the economy will not recover until issues of essential fairness, including the absolute right to a job are addressed.
Romney and Obama: Closer Than You Think
Coming: The Successes and Failures of the Democratic Convention 2012
However, there is another level of policy where Democrats and Republicans inhabit the same territory. This includes such issues as big agribusiness, Big Oil, and "clean coal." Sadly, both parties are intimately involved in propping up a failed economic system. At this week's Democratic convention I heard more than one speaker praise our American profit system.
This praise, amidst so much uncertainty, hardship, and pain, is what is troubling Americans most, though they may not be able to articulate the problem. Why, four years after the economic panic of 2008, have the structural issues not been truly dealt with? This failure to address underlying economic weakness is the reason the economy is still not "robust."
I challenge us to look at the numbers. What are the numbers of jobs being created compared with the number needing to be created in order to get us back to where we were and even better? How can an economist be quoted by a leading news organization as saying we are not near to getting back to "full employment" conditions of 5-6% unemployment?
No matter who is elected President the economy will not recover until issues of essential fairness, including the absolute right to a job are addressed.
Romney and Obama: Closer Than You Think
Coming: The Successes and Failures of the Democratic Convention 2012
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