Jobs

From CNN:

The small city of East Point, Georgia, took steps to prevent chaos from breaking out Thursday, a day after more than 30,000 people unexpectedly turned out to pick up public housing applications.

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...People from all over the country were in the lines, hoping to get the applications.

And people had waited for hours, even days, in line for the applications. Candice Dixon -- who has three children and is 37 weeks pregnant -- said she had been in line since Monday.

Seriously, you should watch the video at CNN's website or below. 30,000 people from as far as New York and Chicago clamoring for an application for Section 8 housing assistance for which they could very well be waiting more than 10 years.

I know, it sounds harsh. But the reality is anything that Congress touches that it is not equipped for ends up worse than before. “Solving unemployment” is definitely something which Congress (and the rest of the federal government) is not equipped to do. Yet they are trying to do just that with the recent $13 billion HIRE bill that passed the House last week 217-201.

Yes, the unemployment rate is at 9.7%. (And really, the number is much worse considering that the “official” number only measures those who are seeking unemployment benefits and not those whose benefits have either run out or aren’t taking them.) Yes, people need jobs. But is this something that Congress or the federal government should handle? No.