Obama and his administration have been fighting to pass their jobs bill for a long time now. Just this week Obama sent his proposed $447 million jobs bill to congress. Senate rejected this bill earlier this week, which was not much of a surprise to Obama supporters, seeing as how the Senate has rejected many of Obama’s past plans.
Obama has been insisting that the congressional Republicans have been rejecting and rejecting his bills without offering any of their own plans or ideas. As of Thursday, the Senate Republicans presented their own jobs bill. Republicans criticize that Obama’s proposed plan is just a quick fix that relies heavily on increased government spending which they believe only stifles growth. Their plan, however, would limit the scope of government intervention, and promote growth and business power, which would increase jobs.
In response, Democrats called the Republicans efforts merely a wish list, and a statement of their theology of government and economics, not an actual plan that upon enforcement would increase jobs. Republicans claim that they are not trying to force Congress to pass their legislation they just wish to open up negotiations with Democrats. Their plan entails repealing the 2009 federal health-care law, initiating a balanced budget amendment to the constitution, dropping tax rates at corporate and individual levels and giving corporations tax breaks. While, on the other hand, Democrats believe the wealthy should be taxed more, and government should stay involved in business to try and help stimulate job growth.
To me, this just seems to be another proposal that will not get approved by either party. I feel like this is just a waste of time, while thousands are still jobless, nothing is really getting accomplished in trying to lower the unemployment rates, just a lot of arguing, proposing and shooting down.
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