Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Stimulus needed for youth

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With the economy in the dumps and unemployment at a 16-year high (as of June), one would anticipate that the current administration would devote an inordinate amount of time toward rectifying this situation before distracting itself with other, self-proclaimed, urgent needs. Where's the logic of requiring every American to be covered under a health insurance plan if millions don't even have the employment needed to afford compliance with such an enlightened mandate?

The Obama administration should have obligated a certain amount of the stimulus money toward youth employment opportunities for this summer. This would have created jobs for those who only need the temporary employment for two or three months before returning to school, thus keeping them out of competition with those looking for whatever job they can find to support their family.

Hiking the trails in the national forest adjacent to my community, I encounter many in desperate need of rehabilitation. If the Forest Service had the additional funds to hire three to five youths for the summer, most of these trails could have been improved. The youth would have had jobs and those looking to support their families would have had less competition.

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Lawrence Growney

Twin Falls