Copyrighted Image? DMCA | "In this year's State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned jobs 19 times, repeating it more than any other word with any policy implications. 'Our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999,' he said in his opening remarks. Shortly thereafter, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered the GOP rebuttal, using the word at nearly twice the rate, in admittedly less rosy terms.
"Focusing on jobs in political speeches isn't news. After all, the unemployment rate tends to dictate the terms of a campaign and the outcome of an election. But while the State of the Union from both party leaders tackled employment with nods to education, technology and globalization, they ignored a lesser-known issue haunting the job prospects of at least 70 million Americans: criminal records." |
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