Oregon’s Unemployment Is A Serious Issue: Can Cuts Bring Money Back In
By Sara Fernandez on December 15, 2010, 12:13 pm
Overall the unemployment rate at 10.6 percent signals the fact economic recovery is in the process since the lowest numbers appear when that’s actually happening. University of Oregon economist, Tim Duy and econmist, Bill Conerly say it’s too early to get excited about Oregon’s unemployment rate lowering just yet since it can take several years to recover, but all of this is a sign that things are looking up in spite of the discouraging number.
Not Going For Obama’s Tax Cut Deal
Oregon congressmen won’t fall into the “trap” they believe has been set by Senate Republicans over tax cuts as a result of compromising on the unemployment 2010 extension with President Obama. Three Oregon representatives aren’t going for President Obama’s tax cuts deal that were a condition set by Republicans in order to agree on the 2010 unemployment extension and they’re speaking up.
Better Economy
When Pam Silbernagel of the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments addressed members of the Willamette Valley regional session, she asked who in the room thought Oregon’s economy would be better in three years. After looking around at representatives for Oregon’s higher education facilities, entrepreneurs, and state representatives, a majority of the room raised their hands high.
Fiscal Decline
Until Oregon’s politicians get serious about cutting 10,000 public employee jobs, freezing wages (including step increases), forcing public employees to pay for a portion of their healthcare insurance and eliminating the “defined benefits” retirement plan (PERS), Oregon state government’s fiscal decline will continue unabated. Until Oregon’s politicians get serious about a tax structure that discourages the attraction, growth and retention of business, Oregon’s economic decline will continue. Until Oregon’s politicians begin to care more about people and less about spotted owls, salmon and public employee unions, Oregon will continue to trail the nation in terms of unemployment and income per capita. Until Oregon’s politicians begin to demand accountability along with expenditures, Oregonians will see the continuing decline of school performance and increase in wasted boondoggles similar to the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network (OWIN) and Portland’s famed water bureau billing system.
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No more theft of the productive Americans…shut down the ponzi schemes known as social security and unemployment benefits. These are nothing other than government corruption and fraud. They should be shut down and any remaining funds should be dispersed in lump sums just like any other ponzi scheme.
UUUUUHHHHH…..Donald….O.K…..social security is a ponzi scheme, that’s a given, but donny…unemployment benefits a ponzi scheme????….your reachin’ on that one essay