Very high unemployment rates all over the United States have
been a major issue ever since Obama became President in 2008. Although a number
of jobs have been created throughout the nation, there is still a noticeably
high unemployment rate. In June 2012, Texas was reported to have an
unemployment rate of 7.0%. Although other states are worse off, such as
California with a 10.7% unemployment rate, Texas still needs to some major help
to reduce this large percentage of people not working (http://www.bls.gov/lau/). The problem
however is that Obama does not offer any explicit examples on how to solve this
huge problem. President Obama talks about how something needs to be done – as if
Americans could not figure that one out on their own – but does not offer
actual examples of steps that need to be taken.
Although it is easier said than done to bring down the
unemployment rate, Texas still needs help, and since Obama does not seem to be
helping that much, Governor Perry needs to step in. Perry needs to help Texans
find jobs to reduce the number of people unemployed, which will in turn help
our Texas economy. One big problem with our economy in Texas is the huge budget
deficit. Perhaps Governor Perry should create a board that specifically addresses
the budget deficit and works to make the budget shortfall lower. This would not
only give more people jobs, but could also potentially help the Texas economy.
Additionally, the unemployment rate in Texas has doubled
under Rick Perry. This illustrates that even though President Obama does not
seem to have any bright ideas as to reduce the unemployment rate, Governor
Perry does not seem to be doing that much better. If Governor Perry does not
want all Texans to despise him by the end of his turn, he really needs to look
deep into the eyes of Texas and come up with a plan as to help all the
unemployed. I am no political expert; in fact, I am sadly probably one of the
least educated when it comes to politics, however, I believe others would agree
with me in that Governor Perry needs to come up with some plan to help our
Texas economy and bring down the unemployment percentage.
"I have written way too much and so I will only list here the most important and most obvious reason why unemployment is so high in the U.S., outsourcing. Why would a company stay in the U.S. and lose money to high wage, benefit demands from unions, and strict regulations when they can simply move their factories to a low cost zone such as China or Mexico and pay a fraction of the cost that they would pay in the U.S. There aren't many ways for Governor Perry, President Obama, or Mitt Romney to lower unemployment if the number of jobs in the U.S. are decreasing gradually due to outsourcing. The only thing possible is to spend more money to create jobs such as high way projects and construction of public facilities or to give tax cuts to businesses that hire American workers. Obama can't spend more money because of opposition from Congress and Romney and Perry wont do it because of their Republican nature. Of course they all can give tax cuts to corporations hiring Americans, but are these companies going to save more money from these tax cuts offered or from outsourcing to a much cheaper labor force?"
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