Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Progressives’ plan for unemployment is not working

Friday’s unemployment numbers underscore the dire direction that the current “progressive” agenda is taking this country. A little over 431,000 new jobs — almost all of them census workers. Private sector jobs — 41,000.

More than 1 million Americans have become so disheartened about the job market that they have stopped looking for a job. Lucky for them the “progressives” will step in and extend unemployment benefits for another year.

The “financial reform” bill that is about to be passed will surely constrict credit lending to new businesses. The fabulous health care reform will put more pressure on local budgets and cause more layoffs. The uncertainty of how the bill will be applied is causing small businesses to freeze hiring.

While the “progressives” aren’t responsible for the massive oil spill in Louisiana, would that have happened if we were drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska? Heck no!

The result of driving these oil companies to drill so far out to sea? The implosion of the economies in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. But, no worries, bailouts are on the way!

When will common sense take hold? Can we stop the explosion of spending, damaging the business community and making environmental decisions that end up destroying the environment? Think, people, think.

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