On a recent Sunday morning political roundtable show, a panelist noted that the nation’s biggest problem was its debt. No one disagreed. I guess that’s the conventional wisdom. I would argue that our continuing high unemployment problem is the most pressing issue we face, and it’s an issue with a human face.
Even though unemployment continues to be a problem that is taking a devastating personal and economic toll, you wouldn’t know it listening to the major parties. They’ve both bought into the idea that debt is paramount and eliminating it trumps everything else. Meanwhile, the suffering continues and we head for a double-dip recession.
The goal of alleviating human suffering is a worthy one to be sure. Why is it that we seem more intent on doing it in foreign countries using bombs and planes than doing it at home, with jobs that support families?
Stuart Carlson is an award-winning political cartoonist. His work is nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. Read more >>
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013Tags: hillary, jobs, obama, scandals, unemployment
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