Authors debate whether the recession has caused a jobs crisis in America, whether the U.S. government's economic stimulus has helped to create jobs, and whether green jobs will solve America's job shortage.
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Has the recession caused a jobs crisis in America? - Yes : the recession has caused a jobs crisis in America - The recession has caused the highest rate of unemployment since the Great Depression / Don Peck - The recession will result in several years of joblessness / Josh Bivens and Heidi Shierholz - The recession is destroying the American middle class / Judy Isikow - The recession is a catastrophe for African Americans / Arlene Holt Baker - No : the recession has not caused a jobs crisis in America - Corporate monopolies, not recessions, are to blame for the lack of jobs in America / Barry C. Lynn and Phillip Longman - Good job opportunities are available in some fields despite the recession / Service Employees International Union - America will face a jobs surplus in ten years / Barry Bluestone - Has the government's economic stimulus package helped to create jobs? - Yes : the government's economic stimulus package has helped to create jobs - The Obama administration claims that stimulus legislation has created or saved almost 2 million jobs / Alec MacGillis - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act saved Americans from a second Great Depression / Stephen Herzenberg - No : the government's economic stimulus package has not helped to create jobs - The number of jobs created by the stimulus bill is overstated / L.D. Jackson - Government spending does not create jobs / Brian Riedl - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is not reaching workers of color / Jason Reece ... [et al.] - Will green jobs solve America's job shortage? - Overview : assessing the economic impact of green jobs is difficult / Marc Gunther - Yes : green jobs will solve America's job shortage - A green economy can create millions of good jobs / Apollo Alliance - Green jobs will offer hope to many unemployed Americans / Bracken Hendricks, Andrew Light, and Benjamin Goldstein - Clean energy jobs will provide a new source of economic growth / Heather Taylor - No : green jobs will not solve America's job shortage - President Obama's green jobs plan will do more harm than good / Nick Loris - Green jobs are dependent on government spending and artificial markets / Max Schulz - Green jobs will ruin the American economy / Rich Trzupek - What should the United States do to create greater job growth? - Innovation, research, and education are the keys to job creation / Anthony Mason - Changes to U.S. economic and tax policies would add millions of jobs / Ross DeVol and Perry Wong - Boosting entrepreneurship and small businesses is crucial to job creation / Mark Trumbull - An energy efficiency retrofit program could add many construction jobs / Bracken Hendricks and Matt Golden - A long-term economic strategy is required to create good jobs / Bob Burnett - America needs to implement a robust and comprehensive jobs plan / Economic Policy Institute.