4 Million out of work still
December 3, 2011The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out for unemployment figures yesterday. Unemployed rate decreased to 8.6 across the country as applicants drop off the radar unable to find work or benefits exhausted. The BLS numbers show exactly what they want you to see, numbers. Private sector jobs increased by 140,000 while government jobs dropped 20,000.
In Nevada we are still hanging around 13.4% unemployed. Our numbers are bad and not improving as the state continues to set records in foreclosures, unemployment, homeless and . According to Three Squares, a food bank in Las Vegas, 1 in 6 families are unsure what they will eat tonight. Times are tough in the Silver State with elected officials finding every issue to talk about but still no solutions that are working.
In Congress, Dean Heller offered a bill to continue tax breaks of 2% for one more year and was voted down with only 20 members for it. Harry Reid offered a bill that would increase the rate of savings from 2% to 3.2% and he to did not receive enough votes to pass the measure.
The reason these bills did not pass, “Voters want reform, not more of the same.” Yes we are at the cross roads of time and need to decide right here, right now the path we travel in America. Will we continue down the trail that brought us to this braking point or will we elect individuals who are more concerned with fixing our nation regardless of party or re-election priorities.
With a 15 trillion-dollar national debt looming over the heads of every American we need Patriots to step up to serve honorably as was true of our Founding Fathers. They were not perfect souls, they were Patriots serving the needs of a new nation without fear of consequences for their efforts. Patriots step forward and be heard once again.
