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Obama Proposes Expanding Acquisition Workforce | February 4, 2010
Largest-ever Federal Payroll to Hit 2.15 Million | February 3, 2010
Briefing by OMB Director Peter Orszag and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer | February 2, 2010
Uncle Sam Wants You | February 2, 2010
Maryland Job Growth Limited to Healthcare and Fed Jobs | January 30, 2010
For Feds, More Get 6 Figure Salaries | January 2, 2010
New Jobless Claims Filed in December Soar in Maryland | January 30, 2010
Will the President’s Budget Freeze Affect Hiring in 2010? | January 28, 2010
Kathryn Troutman’s Analysis of President Obama’s “Jobs Speech” | January 28, 2010
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Tax Benefits for Job Seekers | January 27, 2010
Federal Job Search Gets an Overhaul | January 27, 2010
District Unemployment Reached 12.1 Percent in December | January 23, 2010
Unemployment to Be High in in U.S. Cities Through 2013 | January 20, 2010
Uncle Sam’s Payroll | January 9, 2010
Results of Polls on Job Satisfaction | January 6, 2010
Best and Worst Jobs for 2010 | January 5, 2010
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A Lost Decade for U.S. Economy” | January 2, 2010
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KATHRYN TROUTMAN’S ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S “JOBS” SPEECH
How Good is the Job News?
Last evening, I listened closely to President Obama’s speech for new ideas about jobs for Americans that would give us all hope.
I heard about clean energy jobs, something President Obama discussed during the election, but it was not clear where the jobs would be coming from, or even what jobs might be.
I also heard about ideas for small businesses getting help in the form of tax breaks and SBA loans so they could hire more people. I listened closely to this topic because of my recent difficult experience with it. I am the president of a small business, and two weeks ago I got an SBA loan to grow the business and hire more staff. BUT, it took me one year to get the SBA loan, and collateral I had to put down was disproportionately huge — four times the amount of the loan. Basically, the SBA and the small community bank could take over everything I own if anything ever happens to me or to my business. Very few small business owners have this amount of collateral to support a business loan. So, I was understandably skeptical about Obama’s ideas regarding the SBA loans as a way to create more jobs.
Needless to say, I did not come away from the speech with much positive news to share with you.
This morning I took a new approach. I decided to look past the political rhetoric and examine the actions actually being taken right now to generate more jobs for Americans. So, I read the transcript of last night’s speech to compare Obama’s NEW JOB IDEAS with the NEW AND PROPOSED BILLS that will support those ideas.
This is what I found out:
PASSED BILL (2009):
Recovery Act (passed) to create Construction Jobs
This bill has been passed last year and is in action.
BILLS PASSED RECENTLY OR WILL PASS:
New GI Bill and Military Family Bill for more Military Family / Vet Services Jobs
This bill has passed, and these jobs will begin to appear very soon.
New Education Bill to create more Education Jobs
This bill will probably pass and will create more education / teaching jobs.
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