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As the number of unemployed continues to rise and riots erupt over cuts in services our President wants to allow illegals to stay in the country and compete for the few jobs available. Is he this stupid or is there something else afoot?
"Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already...
...The basis of a bill would include a path toward citizenship for the 10.8 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Citizenship would not be granted lightly, the White House said. Undocumented workers would need to register, pay taxes and pay a penalty for violating the law. Failure to comply might result in deportation."
LA Times
Finally, news that makes sense. If more snow and colder weather is a sure indication of global warming then I think it only logical that more layoffs would equal more job creation.
"The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers edged up in January as manufacturers stepped up job cuts, data showed on Tuesday, but probably not enough to alter views that the economy is on the brink of creating jobs."
Reuters
Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people.
The Cat: Oh, you can't help that. We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.
Alice: How do you know I'm mad?
The Cat: You must be. Or you wouldn't have come here.
Alice: And how do you know that you're mad?
The Cat: To begin with, a dog's not mad. You grant that?
Alice: I suppose so,
The Cat: Well, then, you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
"The economic crisis is causing the loss of many jobs and this calls for a huge sense of responsibility by everyone: entrepreneurs, workers, governing officials," the pope said after his weekly Angelus blessing.
"I think of some difficult situations in Italy, like, for example, Termini Imerese and Portovesme ... Do everything possible to protect and spur job growth, assuring dignified and adequate work to sustain families."
Reuters
I wish that I could find some other reporting on this comment besides that supplied by Reuters. Professional journalists are no better than us bloggers in this respect. They take a news feed and run with it seemingly without checking it for accuracy or trying to add any clarification. Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.
What I would like to know is exactly what the Pope expects? Does he believe that someone, whether it is business or the public sector, should create and fund work that is meaningless? Because if someone is paying somebody else to produce a product for which there is no market then someone is promoting pointless depletion of capital. And, since most governments are, for all intents and purposes, living on credit cards, this action would promote debt slavery for future generations. And if corporations are being asked to do this isn't the Pope essentially calling for a transfer of wealth from owners and investors to workers? For no profitable reason? Why should the workers reap the benefits of this largess at the expense of the owners and investors? Don't the owners and investors have needs and rights, too?
So I would like to know if the Pope has something specific in mind that I don't understand or if this comment was a knee jerk reaction of a European Socialist just looking to the government for the solution. I would like some follow up to this story instead of being left to hang.
But, I'm not going to hold my breath. This sort of reporting lends itself to the interest of those on the left that would love to see the Church side with the socialists. And, since the Church won't do that, leaving the impression that it has will have to suffice.
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