Unemployment recently has been a major problem in the United States. We have to get our abled workers back to work. Current information from the U.S. Department of Labor in October 2012 reports that the unemployment rate was at 7.9 percent. To help solve some of the problems with unemployment, we recommend that government provide tax cuts to small businesses. Small businesses are at a disadvantage competing against larger and more powerful businesses. Every penny earned is valuable in small business, to continue day-to-day operations. Providing a tax cut to small businesses will provide more money to invest back into the company. This creates the ability for higher production, which creates the need for more employees, therefore, creates jobs.…
As the world becomes increasingly more technology-dependent, it's even more necessary that to be successful, students must learn to be handy with technology. On top of being able to search through a variety of job listings that will spark interest the most, being good with technology is a sharp skill that can be listed to create strong resumes now that every job is involved in the use of technology. Although majority of students know word processing as second nature, knowing how to use specific softwares and technology can make an employer feel better about spending the extra money to hire instead of worrying about tightening the company’s budget even more. The reason behind this is because employers want to save not only money, but time as well, on someone already trained. In an article called, “Benefits of Technology in the Classroom,” by Janelle Cox, an education writer, states, “ Ed-tech in the classroom prepares students for their future and sets them up for this increasing digital economy” (Cox).…
R. Mark Rogers, 1998, Handbook of Key Economic Indicators, 2nd ed, New York, United States.…
Porter Stansberry explains why there are no jobs in America by clearing up or simplifying the American governments’ inability to stimulate their own country’s economy by mocking them. He tries to get to the point that the government continuously sucks every last dime out of the American entrepreneur, which in turn leaves the American economy all dried up. When the economy becomes all dried up every citizen is liable to suffer the consequences of a selfish and idiotic government.…
The Great Depression was one of the most severe economic situation that the world had ever seen. It all started during the late 1929 and lasted until 1939. There were many problems Great Depression but the major problems like Stock Market Crashes, Bank Failures but the most important was Unempolyment. The Great Depression began in the United States but it quickly turned into a world-wide economic problem. Everyone during this time was highly affected from the problems and situations.…
The costs of unemployment to the individual are not hard to imagine. When a person loses his or her job, there is often an immediate impact to that person's standard of living. Prior to the Great Recession, the average savings rate in the U.S. had been drifting down towards zero (and sometimes below), and there are anecdotal reports that the average person is only a few weeks away from serious financial trouble without a paying job. Even for those eligible for unemployment benefits and other forms of government assistance (like food assistance), it is often the case that these benefits replace 50% or less of their regular income. That means these people are consuming far less than usual.…
In a world that has only one constant factor, which is change, it is imperative as educators to provide an education for students that will provide them with a successful foundation for their future endeavors. In order to provide accurate material to students, we, as an educational community, need to gain an understanding for where the world and society is today, as well as the projected developments of the future. Whether the middle school students sitting in the classroom are college bound, or eager to enter the workforce upon high school graduation, all students are in need of technology education. Today, the projected job market is dominated by technology oriented positions and professional growth. An article from the U.S. News reports “As technology seemingly advances its way into every nook and cranny of our society, the job market for individuals with vat knowledge of it is ever expanding” (U.S. News, 2012). However, technology education cannot be efficiently reached if the educators are not given the resources to teach technology. By providing teachers with the knowledge to infuse their lessons with technology, students will be given a competitive edge when entering college, or a technological driven society.…
Since 2009, our unemployment rate has been steadily dropping. The Great Recession from 2007 to 2009 had a significant impact on the economy spiking the unemployment rate of the United States at a shocking ten percent. Thankfully, under the governing of President Obama we have managed to reduce that rate to under five percent. Nelson D. Schwartz at the New York Times suggested that the decrease has necessitated employers to increase their wages to entice new employees and retain current ones, but is that the wisest option for business owners? Do economists anticipate unemployment rates to continue to drop, causing this to be a necessity?…
Discrimination and racial profiling plays a huge part into unemployment. Although we have “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, and gender” (GSA) it still occurs every day. “There have been large studies that show the differences between racial pay” (Ritter & Taylor). People of different races could have the same skills and about the same education level and it seems that whites get paid more than most other group. When it comes to getting laid off data shows that blacks tend to lose their jobs first and they have the most difficult time to find employment and that is one of the reasons why they have the highest unemployment rate. (Rodgers, W.)…
Q-1. The budget deal of 2013 avoided the fiscal cliff through various avenues. It entailed retaining the income tax brackets from the Bush tax cuts permanently. The ideal budget deal would avoid tax increases and deep spending cuts. However, in the PBS interview the “Americans will either have to in the future bear higher taxes, middle-class Americans, or most people will see their services, safety nets, public investments in everything from sewers and infrastructure overall to education, all of that will be cut” (www.pbs.org). In the upcoming years this can become a hardship because unemployment…
The controversies about unemployment have been blamed on the government, how lazy the citizens of the United States are and immigration. The government has taken front seat for the blame of the failing economy; with high taxes, low paying jobs and government assistance at an all time high! The questions are: Has our government failed us as leaders? While or citizens of the United States are considered lazy, the high unemployment rate has caused the government to raise taxes , due to the high rise in government assistance and low income jobs. Immigration laws and the tax free freedoms of foreigners have also been under fire. Foreigners with years of free business ownership's, have been working long hours for fewer…
In the United States today, a huge social issue that Americans are facing is unemployment. Unemployment is so important today, because it has retaken its place in Americans’ minds as the country’s biggest social problem in the United States. According to brookings.edu, “The government's report that the economy added only 74,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate dipped to 6.7%, has left many feeling dispirited and confused ”(1). This quote is explaining that the Economy is creating more jobs for the people, but still the numbers are falling for people that have jobs today. When large numbers of people are unemployed, it has a widespread of social effects. If you can't physically feed your family, or pay your rent, you need help.…
The economists' argument goes like this: There are now millions of Americans who lost their jobs in the recession, often through no fault of their own, and they've now been out of work for years. Those workers have seen their skills atrophy, their networks fade, and many of them have dropped out of the workforce entirely, discouraged by their inability to find work. That, in turn, has weakened the total potential of the U.S. economy.…
Average weekly hours (declined /increased/ were unchanged), and average hourly earnings were (lower/ higher /unchanged) over the month.…
The wet snow has been falling for two continuous days now. A large three-story building, which has not been kept in good condition, is located at the outskirts of town in a run down neighborhood. No tracks are visible from the front window, either meaning that no one has visited the house, no one has left the house, or the snowfall is so thick that it covers any sign of tracks instantly. In this case, the family has not made any attempt to leave the house. Until the weather warms up somewhat, the family will be staying inside because they can not afford proper winter wear to survive the cold weather.…