Economy Not Great

According to the republican shills on tv, Lil' Georgie's insane economic policies have produced a great economy! They don't understand why the common man doesn't see this. They tell us that millions of jobs have been created and the economy is growing. Why don't we appreciate Georgie's efforts?

The poor and the working class have just been totally left out of this wonderful recovery. The minimum wage has not had lower buying power since 1979. Since working class wages are based on the minimum wage, this means their buying power is less than it has been in 27 years.

Where are the millions of new jobs? The only new jobs I see are minimum wage based jobs. This means they pay a wage that is slightly above the minimum. Certainly not the kind of job that could propell a person into the middle class. Where are the new high-paying middle-class jobs?

I'll tell you where they are. The jobs being added because of this "great economy" are being outsourced to India and a myriad other places that will allow their citizens to be abused. The middle class may have the most to lose in this economy. Their jobs are the ones being outsourced right now, and many are already only a couple of missed paychecks away from poverty.

Georgie has talked a little about the retraining of outsourced workers, but has supplied very little money or training. Where are the jobs to be retrained for? It's not computer jobs. Those are already being outsourced. Soon, there will be nothing left in this country but service jobs.

There is one group to whom this really is a great economy - the rich and super-rich. Georgie's rich buddies have done great.

It is time for democrats to act. They must not only appeal to their base, they must save their base. As Georgie's economy grows, so does poverty and hardship. Do the democrats have enough spine for the job? I hope so. There is no one else.