Putting health care reform in its place

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on November 2, 2009 at 10:22 am

Behind job creation policies, that is. Robert Reich says the president has spent his political capital on the wrong priority.

The optimist in me says Obama can pivot off a health-care victory and launch some new initiatives that palpably and quickly spur job growth. The realist says there aren’t any such initiatives — at least none that can work fast enough to reverse the tide of unemployment before the midterm elections.

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Tags: employment, jobs, legislative issues, National health care reform, recession, Robert Reich  

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