Reply #5: The jobs bill must pass ... [View All]

[RoyGBiv]

Completely agreed.

With Bernanke denying he has options, then agreeing he does have options but doesn't think he should use them, then once again denying that the options exist, we're left with a legislative solution as our only recourse. Bernanke is apparently having a rationalization problem and is just mucking up the works at the moment.

Ten percent unemployment for the next decade is not acceptable.

The jobs bill is a stimulus bill, but I hope the powers-that-be never, ever call it that, and I don't even care if the wonks on the right side of aisle are then able to invoke their inherent dishonesty to claim that stimulus packages don't work because this is a by-god emergency, and there are more important things right now. We can deal with how the Republicans will try to frame it as a matter of politics later. This is one of those things that, when it comes to selling it, presentation will unfortunately be far more important than substance, even if the substance is good.