How Do We Create More Jobs In The U.S.?

Job creation...
CSPAN asked 'What Would You Do To Create More Jobs In The U.S.?'

So, I'm thinking, "what do we want most?" Green energy creation on a steep incline of innovation. That's what I'd like to see. Oh yeah, and jobs. So, to begin with, you create a search Commitee designed to gather, vet, and fund green companies with Stimulus money. We would use the defination of green companies/green jobs loosely and fund on a sliding scale based on a combination of several factors including things like the # of jobs created by the money given.

But we want to concentrate on growing the United States Green Industrial Revolution. So, if there will exist any green element of the venture included in the cost of its doing business, there should be grants available for that venture. Larger funding for potential small business/non-profit works would be available for those who promise to work in good faith to be as green as possible.

Corporate greed. Now that has to be dealt with. Howz about we attempt to encourage proper Executive Compensation levels? What say any company that agrees to put a ceiling on compensation levels for their executives, should have access to low interest loans through the Fed. Low interest loans in general would solve alot of problems and the government could make money on the money. If a company agrees to reinvest profits (those available over a certain percentage) back in the company and literally create more jobs, they'd get to the front of the line. I guess basically, we should finacially encourage proper Executive Compensation.

If money is what our business sector listens to, let's talk money with them. Make jobs, get money. Create a green product with a green company, get money. Give raises to those at the lowest levels of your company, get money (for corporations over 100 people or something). Maybe we'd start to foster civil behavior by corporations.

What do YOU think we should do?

Second Thoughts on the Auto Industry

Our Auto Industry, in all reality, is the true child of America's Democratic Capitalistic (in a good way) Industrial Revolution, This is not a happy child. This child has been abused and molested and encouraged to follow the wrong path.

We would put a real child in foster care and try to heal them. But there are those who would recommend throwing away the decrepit buildings and facturies along with the CEOs and employees all in one.

Our American Auto Industry, as opposed to our banking industry, is more than an industry, it is the embodiment of American ingenuity and spirit of accomplishment. Putting men and women on those lines working on those cars used to be a proud profession. If any money, unlike that in the banking industry, was to be given to the auto industry, or "loaned" to them, it could be done in that spirit of growth and gleaming leadership in the world.

I don't have the exact answers, but an incentive program would not be difficult to achieve and I'm not so sure we can depend, or should depend, on the current leaders of that industry to come up with that plan. If I went to a bank for a loan, well, if I went to what we used to think was a bank for say a small business loan, I'm pretty sure the bank wouldn't let me dictate the terms of that loan. Why do we want the auto industry to come up with the terms of this loan?. We do it. We ask our government to form it and insist on investement specifically in updates and factury repair while the development departments are working on the new designs. We start now, on an unprecidented edict for innovation and change. We reinvent the industry and don't stop until we are considered the best in the world, again. We spend our money where we need it spent, out of a responsibility to family and a commitment to communities, and save our working families supporting that industry.

Save the auto workers, save the world.

Auto Industry Dream

Kay, let's focus on the auto industry, shall we?

Just a thought. One of our contributors had this crazy dream last night that he went to Detroit and talked to the guys on the line. This was their idea:

Why don't we ONLY give the auto industry money IF they present plans for a new car. One that would radically change the world's concept of power usage. That is in terms of how humans get around in their daily life. First of them to step up, gets the most money. And less and less for each company in order as they come up with plans they probably just have to dust off. They can keep their CEOs, but they will have a specific amount of time to come out with the prototype or those same executives lose their jobs. Then, a certain amount of time for testing, or they lose their jobs. Then a certain amount of time to get to assembly line or they lose their jobs. I betcha we'd have a radical world changing international lead in innovation overnight. And we'd make money on the deal.

Thoughts?