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'Green Jobs'

November 7, 2008

The Green Skeptic 

by Scott Edward Anderson

The president-elect has an ambitious offer for the upcoming 4 years.  He plans on creating several millions new 'green jobs' over the next ten years.  Some economists believe that rather than creating all the jobs in addition to the ones we have, some of them will be supplements to jobs already in place.  But can Mr. Obama really create that many jobs?

 

To be honest with everyone, I am a semi-skeptic of this claim... creating 5 million jobs focused on keeping the environment clean doesn't seem reasonable.  Not the green aspect of the jobs but the number.  America as it is, is in a recession; if Obama is trying to create a job program like President Roosevelt during the Great Depression, that's great.  But will it really work?  Obama's proposition should stimulate the economy by stabilizing banks and raising the money circulation.  Even better if this plan works, we will be out of the recession and defending the environment at the same time.  This would be awesome for my family, and for most of America.  Connecting the end of the recession to the environmental jobs might just be the boost environmental awareness needs. 

Until next time...