Yep. Another post based on something I saw in the WSJ. (Wealth Stealing Jerks.) Why do I keep looking at that rag, now owned by the honorable likes of Rupert Murdoch and News Corp? Oh yeah. I know. I really enjoy their “We Hate Obama’s Fucking Guts” section, or what they coyly call the “opinion”‘ pages.

Inside the paper the other day, it said something like, “Dear Mr. President: Private Ideas on How to Create Jobs.”

This is something I’ve been very curious about, so I decided to turn to that page and have the mysteries of life explained to me by the WSJ. I prepared myself to be amazed and astounded.

What did I find?

A picture of Bob Greifeld, the CEO of NASDAQ. And what was his advice to Obama? “U.S. companies need the ability to recruit the best workers. … We must increase the number of H-1B visas available and reform the employment-based green card process.”

Holy fucking shit! That’s pure genius!

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States:

Obama: My jobs plan is simple. What we need is more foreigners taking the few jobs that already exist in our country.

Can you imagine a president taking this advice? Then standing up and saying something along these lines? Talk about an express ticket to his own unemployment. You don’t just take a shit on the majority of the population and get happily re-elected.

I’m sure Mr. Greifeld has a point. He sees the recession and unemployment as a function of a lack of skilled workers. Workers that the United States is not producing in sufficient quantities. Perhaps we have a problem with our education system and the number of our young people that are able to access higher education?

I only have a United States education, but I fail to see how Mr. Greifeld’s response addresses the original question, namely: How to create jobs?

I did learn one thing from the WSJ. Obama would be unwise to rely on their advice.

So, what do you think are the things a president can actually do to create jobs? What can be done that is reasonably within the auspices of that office, and what could be effective? Is the solution really supposed to come from the president or should it originate somewhere else?

It seems to me that these are no small questions and how well they are answered will likely determine our leader for the next four years.

One last thing. I know the H-1B visa program is for “skilled” workers, but how have American companies treated other guest workers? Let’s find out.

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