At a time when almost one out of every ten Americans is now unemployed, progressives have the opportunity to take the lead on Job Creation policy. This Dispatch will address Job Creation policy options featured in Progressive State Network’s 2011 Blueprint for Economic Security. Now is the time for progressive to contrast the empty rhetoric of the right. After sweeping to power in many states, conservative efforts at job creation are nowhere to be seen, at the same time that they refuse to even consider the critical investments needed to help put Americans back to work and rebuild prosperity in our states.
Thankfully, progressives have a different vision to offer: a green economy that will put Americans back to work by creating good jobs at home, setting our nation on a path to energy independence, and marking a new era of American innovation, production, and leadership.
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