Unemployment

I hear people like Joe Scarborough (MSNBC) shouting down his guests almost every morning with the same old refrain... Medicare is going broke! Social Security is going broke! We must do something about entitlements or they will ruin America.
What he and his like minded thinkers seem to forget is that we have over 10% unemployment, probably closer to 15% when counting those who have grown tired of trying to find a job. If Uncle Sam would guarantee a job to every American who seeks one our problem would be solved. Yes, and in the meantime, give every taxpayer who made less than $50,000 last year (that amount could be debated) a $5,000 gift card that must be spent within 60 days. All that extra money going into the treasury would soon bring us out of the slump we've been in since 2008. You say, fine but how do we guarantee jobs. I say one way is to restore America's infrastructure. We need to replace and/or restore old bridges, highways, national parks, airports, and hundreds of other projects our fathers and forefathers deemed important to America. There are many ways our government can guarantee jobs through loans to private enterprises. But remember what every good businessman has said since time began, YOU MUST SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY. Sure, the government loaned a lot of money to businesses a couple of years back, but a paltry sum considering the dire shape of our problem. Let's ante up this time and put enough money in the pot to keep the cards coming. You don't win the game by letting loud mouths bluff you into throwing in your hand. We will always have doom sayers among us. I'm an old man and I've heard them all my life. They've said we're going broke for as long as I can remember. They have always been wrong. They're wrong again. Don't let them scare you. Medicare is safe. Social Security is safe. What we must do is elect believers, not disbelievers, and insist they make wise decisions about saving those programs that mean so much to every American.