[net-gold] EMPLOYMENT : UNEMPLOYMENT : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: President Obama on the American Jobs Act: Let's Be Ambitious
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- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:39:01 -0400 (EDT)
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President Obama on the American Jobs Act: Let's Be Ambitious
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President Obama on the American Jobs Act: Let's Be Ambitious
White House Blog
Posted by Colleen Curtis
September 09, 2011 at 03:42 PM EDT
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/09/
president-obama-american-jobs-act-lets-be-ambitious
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http://tinyurl.com/3l92uhp
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President Obama today said that he is "an eternal optimist" who believes
in America, and in our democracy and that Congress will do the right
thing, and pass the American Jobs Act,
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Speaking to students at the University of Richmond, the President
discussed why the actions he laid out last night in a joint address to
Congress need to be taken quickly:
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It will create more jobs for construction workers. More jobs for
teachers. More jobs for veterans. More jobs for young people. More jobs
for the long-term unemployed. It will provide a tax break to companies if
they hire new workers. It will cut payroll taxes in half for every small
business owner and every working American. It will jumpstart an economy
that has stalled, and it will give companies the confidence that, if they
hire new workers and they invest in their businesses, then there are going
to be customers there who can afford to actually buy the things theyre
selling.
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Passing this jobs bill will put people to work rebuilding our crumbling
roads and our crumbling bridges. And it will also help us rebuild our
schools. I just -- in the back, I was taking some photos with folks who
had helped out to organize this event, and there was a young lady who is a
teacher. And she said, I heard your speech last night. I really
appreciate it. Im teaching eighth grade English, and I teach in a
trailer. We shouldnt have people teaching in trailers. We shouldnt have
kids learning in trailers. They should have classrooms with Internet and
science labs.
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Youve got aging bridges on I-95 -- need to replace them. Youve got
schools... that need to be upgraded. There are millions of unemployed
construction workers across America ready to put on their tool belt and
get dirty. I dont know about you -- I dont want the newest airports, the
fastest railroads, to be built in China. I want them to build -- I want
them to be built right here in the Unites States of America.
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He also discussed how the American Jobs Act can help us return to the days
when America was a world leader in educating our children:
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I dont want any of our kids to study in sub-par schools. I want all our
kids to study in great schools. So theres work to be done; there are
workers ready to do it. Lets pass this jobs bill right away.
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Passing this jobs bill will put thousands of teachers in Virginia and
across America back to work when we need them most. This is a new age.
Everybody here knows that. If you want a good job, a good career, if we
want America to succeed, then weve got to have the best-trained, most
highly skilled workers in the world. Youve got places like South Korea
that are adding teachers to prepare their kids for a global economy. Were
laying off our teachers in droves. Its unfair to our kids. It undermines
their future; it undermines our future. It has to stop. Lets pass this
bill and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.
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The American Jobs Act: Fueling Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Posted by Aneesh Chopra and Tom Kalil
September 09, 2011 at 04:30 PM EDT
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/09/
american-jobs-act-fueling-innovation-and-entrepreneurship
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http://tinyurl.com/3vezjwm
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President Obama just unveiled the American Jobs Act, an ambitious plan to
create jobs across the country and put more money in the pockets of
American workers and businesses all without adding a dime to the deficit.
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The Presidents jobs plan, specifically crafted to garner quick bipartisan
support, also promises to dramatically accelerate the pace of American
innovation and the success of U.S. entrepreneurs, who have historically
been responsible for virtually all new job growth across the country.
Here are five highlights:
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1 .Boosting access to capital for high-growth companies: Americas most
innovative companies need equity capital to grow and hire faster. As part
of the Presidents Startup America initiative, the Administration will work
to unlock this capital through smart regulatory changes that are
consistent with investor protection. This means reducing the
disproportionately high costs that smaller companies face when going
public, as well as raising the cap on mini public offerings (Regulation A)
from $5 million to $50 million. It also means responsibly allowing
startups to raise money through crowdfunding gathering many small-dollar
investments that add up to as much as $1 million. Right now,
entrepreneurs like these bakers and these gadget-makers are already using
crowdfunding platforms to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in pure
donations imagine the possibilities if these small-dollar donors became
investors with a stake in the venture. Steve Case, chairman of the
Startup America Partnership, noted after he joined the First Lady as a
guest at the President's speech, that "High-growth entrepreneurial
businesses have been responsible for nearly all of the net jobs created in
the last three decades so policies that make it easier for entrepreneurs
to start and expand companies must be at the epicenter of any jobs effort.
While Republicans and Democrats don't seem to agree on much these days,
they do agree that entrepreneurs hold the key to a bright economic future.
Therefore, I hope both parties will put politics and partisanship aside,
and work together to ensure the success of the next generation of great
American companies."
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2. Turning job-seekers into job-creators: Through innovative use of
Federal unemployment insurance funds, all 50 states will have the
flexibility to support long-term unemployed workers who create their own
jobs by starting their own companies. A few states already have these
self-employment assistance (SEA) programs, many of which have been
remarkably successful. For example, SEA allowed two unemployed software
developers to co-found a new mobile advertising company in 2009 and today
that company has raised $6.5 million in venture capital, employs 28
workers, and plans to hire many more.
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3. Unleashing innovation in wireless high-speed Internet: Bipartisan,
job-creating legislation will speed deployment of high-speed wireless
Internet service to at least 98% of Americans, including those in remote
rural communities like the students using online learning tools who met
the President on his trip to Marquette, Michigan. By freeing up spectrum
through private-sector incentive auctions, this plan will also reduce the
deficit while creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for
public safety, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission.
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4. Modernizing more than 35,000 schools: Investing $25 billion in K-12
school infrastructure will put thousands of construction workers back on
the jobwith new science labs and Internet-ready classrooms a priority, in
keeping with the Presidents Educate to Innovate campaign to make American
students the worlds best in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM).
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5. Making government services transparent to job creators: The President
has directed both his CIO and CTO to launch BusinessUSA within 90 days.
This one-stop online platform will provide access to information about the
full range of government programs and services businesses need to compete
globally and it will represent the next major accomplishment of the Open
Government Initiative.
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The Presidents jobs plan includes plenty of other important initiatives to
fuel innovation and entrepreneurship, including $1 billion to support
NextGen air traffic modernization, a new National Infrastructure Bank, and
skills-based training for low-income youth and adults to help them enter
the innovation economy. It will put Americans back to work in the near
term, while further strengthening our long-term foundation for growth. We
believe Congress should come together in response to the Presidents call
to action, and Pass this bill right away.
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If you would like to find out more about the American Jobs Act, you can
watch a special enhanced version of the speech, featuring charts and other
relevant information here.
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Aneesh Chopra is U.S. Chief Technology Officer.
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Tom Kalil is Deputy Director for Policy at OSTP.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com
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