Job Creation
Also as we know, job creation is now foremost in people's minds. This is the dominating issue at the moment and barring something utterly horrendous, it will remain so.
Republicans are calling for a removal of business taxes and using the old trickle down notion. Democrats are calling for government assistance, a new, new deal of sorts.
Democrats are calling for newly repaid bank tarp funds to be used for job creation, while Republicans want that money used to pay down the debt.
One might suspect that elections in 2010 and beyond will hinge on the success or failure of job creation activity. Its hard to imagine but a Republican presidential candidate in 2012 will be dragging out Ronald Reagan once again. Palin is already on it.
We can critique this till the cows come home as we will. But its important to recall that the public is itchy and woozy.
McClatchy: Afghanistan was Tuesday. Now, what to do about jobs?
Attendees called for everything from lower corporate taxes to trade protection to government loans for smaller firms.Reuters: Obama vows to tackle jobs challenge head-on
...jobless rate could peak at 11 percent or higher next year as the economy grows at a pace that's insufficient to reduce the disquieting jobless numbers significantly.
To help pay for the jobs bill, Pelosi suggested a tax on financial transactions.

