The obvious answer is to provide jobs, and not to pay workers for providing no work. All the time I have been on unemployment I wished that I could be doing something to earn the money the government was providing. There needs to be a return for every dollar invested in the workforce. There needs to be accountability. Please concentrate on putting people back to work. Just conducting a job search, and successfully filing for weekly unemployment benefits should not entitle anyone to a paycheck. There needs to be an exchange of effort, on the part of the recipient, to provide a product or service that will make a positive contribution to society. There needs to be an opportunity provided by the employer, to the workers, to use their previously acquired experience, skills, and education, and to gain new experience, skills, and education through on-the-job training.

Finding yourself on unemployment is one of the most miserable experiences in life. The best way for the government to improve that situation is to set a goal to create one new job for every job lost. Please focus on that goal in the future, and quit promoting the philosophy of providing something for nothing. It hurts the recipient, and it hurts everyone else. To appreciate anything, we humans need to earn what we get. That is what is best for our life as a whole (emotionally, physically, and spiritually).

Sincerely,

Steven J. Wells

Sites like Hulu, Boxee, and Netflix are already using this method of delivery for TV and Movies. As these sites gain popularity, this too would detract from the Internet experience as they become more popular and bandwidth is absorbed.

Everyone is afraid of the money it seems, but it takes money to make money. If we don’t do something about our Internet infrastructure, we are going to be left in the dust… Again. Currently, America is ranked in the middle when it comes to Internet connectivity vs. other countries. The sad thing about that fact is that we invented the Internet… Quite frankly, I am tired of losing ground to other countries when we live in the greatest one on earth. You can only lose so much before you are no longer the greatest.

I think part of it is just removing the stigma that Twitter and other sites are for X purpose. Businesses should be thinking of them as a resource. And if you were willing to pay for someone to gain certification for a computer product, or for someone to attend a class to learn to use Microsoft Office, then businesses should do the same for social networking too.

And if you’re looking for someone to teach this supposed class, then I guess I could post my number.

I found your blog from Paul Ogden’s Ogden on Politics. I’m enjoying the read so far.