Bush proposes job training and education programs.

US factories have lost 2.6 million jobs since George Bush took office in 2001. He proposes job training programs to close the gap. Will it be enough? Don't hold your breath. Here in Dallas, there are long lines at job fairs. The jobs being offered are for positions that are of far lower value than those that were lost here in the telecom and high-tech sectors over the last three years. And there aren't enough of them. Meanwhile, most of the job creation that is going on seems to be happening in Central America, Asia, and India. We need to turn the corner, but $500 million in training for Macjobs isn't going to cut it.

"President Bush (news - web sites) on Wednesday called for $500 million in new spending on education and job-training programs as he sought to highlight themes from his State of the Union address and tried to lift confidence in his handling of the economy."

via [Yahoo News]

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