Ummmm, excuse me, but not one line in this speech specifically addressed exactly how he would create jobs.....job growth is more than rhetoric.....if I missed it please show me.
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We should begin by raising the minimum wage. At a time when nine million Americans are out of work, let's at least help those who are still working. When I was Governor, I raised the minimum wage. It's now $6.75 an hour, compared to the federal minimum of $5.15. We're the richest nation in the world. We can do better!
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We should expand unemployment insurance to cover more low-wage and part-time workers. Less than 1 in 5 of them are covered today and I know we can do better!
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We need a national program to expand access to broadband in our inner cities and in rural America in order to allow those parts of America who have been left out of the new economy to participate in it.
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We must bridge the digital divide between young and old, white and black, and rich and poor. Expanding the broadband network provides new employment opportunities and stimulates demand for information technology creating more jobs in our vital high-tech industries.
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No economic plan can ignore the issue of health care. My plan will reduce the cost of health insurance to employers, take a contentious issue off the bargaining table, and permit more money to be used to compensate employees and create new jobs!
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We must re-examine our trade policies. In an era of globalization, multi-national corporations chase the lowest wages and the most permissive regulations. Fair trade is good for America and the world, but the playing field needs to be level. We can't allow some countries to subsidize exports, manipulate their currencies, or erect barriers to imports from the United States. |
