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Among the many questionable assertions in Drew Westen's Times article yesterday was that Obama's "half-stimulus" was "diluted" with "tax cuts that had already been shown to be inert."

Like many progressives, I have been disappointed by President Obama for not staking out more aggressive negotiating positions and being a more forceful leader overall.

Imagine an America that boldly undertakes a major effort of unprecedented scale. Now imagine that no one knows how much it will cost or when it will end, only that it is imperative to act if we are to live consistent with our nation’s core values of freedom AND unity. Imagine now that this grand and unpredictable endeavor has to be financed with a surge in national debt and that securing such debt will require a new, reliable and substantial source of new revenue.

With 25 million people still unable to find full-time jobs and unemployment insurance close to running out, it's shameful that Republicans in Congress waged ideological warfare over what is typically a pro forma exercise of the Congress.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 26, 2011

CONTACT:

Lauren Strayer, [email protected], (212) 389-1413

Anna Pycior, [email protected], (212) 389-1408

"Pay America's Bills, Put Americans Back to Work"

Olympia, WA— The national June jobs report showed 200,000 more people joined the unemployment lines. In Washington, unemployment is also rising--as jobs shift rapidly from manufacturing to the service sector--and state tuition/student debt is growing fast. Because of these developments, the state’s low- and middle-income families are particularly threatened.

Download "Under Attack: Washington’s Middle Class and the Job Crisis"

Demos' Steve Carbo was selected for Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's Election Performance Task Force.  

Big business colleagues could perform a patriotic service to America by working to create more jobs.

New York, NY-- Recent comments made by President Obama about the threat of budget negotiations stalling crucial social security payments have highlighted the growing pain felt by America's seniors. A new report "From Bad to Worse: Senior Economic Insecurity On the Rise," from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy and national policy center Demos, underscores how seniors have too few resources and too little time to plan for a fulfilling retirement.