Any jobs are good jobs

We hear a lot about jobs. Here's a recent CNN article on the topic. I have some things of my own to say about the government and its constant endeavor to create jobs.

First of all, quit crying about our 9.7% unemployment rate. I've been to South Africa and seen their 25% unemployment rate. It sucks. We live in luxury in this country. Plus, in this country, the unemployed are able to receive assistance. Let's keep things in perspective.

With such a relatively low unemployment rate, lets not complain that only 162,000 jobs were created in one month! Call me crazy, but that seems like a lot for one month. To me, any growth in jobs should be considered a great achievement when businesses have been struggling. Add to that the increasingly high pay rates that American unions demand, it's surprising that we have such a low unemployment rate.

I applaud the Census, as it is putting people to work to do something beneficial for the nation. I would much rather have tax money go toward employing 48,000 people for the census than toward a gigantic bureaucracy that only gets lost in its own paperwork. Just like the census, construction projects get things done, and I fully support them. I would be much happier paying my taxes if more of it went to improving the nation's highways, electrical systems, and other infrastructure.

For Republican leaders to be criticizing job growth is outrageous. I would rather see the unemployment rate stay constant than see it increase any day. When 162,000 people find themselves out of work in one month, 162,000 lives are crushed. Their finances get ruined, their marriages may suffer, their children may suffer. However, when 162,000 people find themselves with new jobs, 162,000 lives are turned around. They may find themselves able to buy new clothes, cars, and a house. More jobs, no matter how many, mean more spending. More spending means more jobs...

Lastly, one of the biggest objectives of the Republican party in recent years is to eradicate terrorism. Around 3,000 people were killed on 9-11. Yet they complain that only 162,000 jobs were created? They spend trillions of dollars fighting something that has only affected a few thousand people, and complain when 162,000 jobs are created? That makes absolutely no sense to me.