Unemployment is reported to be up to 9.4% however, I do not put the blame on the federal government because of the worldwide economic status. I believe that you have to get to the root of the problem before placing the blame or finding a solution. Sometimes placing the blame is not the issue and a solution just needs to be discovered.

President Obama, as the leader of the western world expects to hear rhetoric to the contrary because of the gigantic economic problems in which he inherited. It takes a person pressing on to his purpose of being elected to ignore the naysayers and move toward his campaign promises.

President Obama passed into law a $787 Billion Stimulus Package that he plans to wring 600,000 by June of 2009 and as promised 3.5 million jobs. Republican Mitch O'Connell of Kentucky is saying that the economy is going to "recover on it own" and that the recovery package was useless, merely a "pork spending bill." HIs statement is in June 8, 2009 Washington Post.

I do not want to be partisan or bipartisan here, but it is a known fact that Republicans are not that concerned about the plight of the American people's wealth. The Ameican's economic condition has rarely been their main concern, especially in the Bush administration.

The Guiness Book of World Records report that President Bush hired the most millionaires of any administration in history. Did President Bush know that this economic crisis was coming? Like Jay Leno asked, should President Bush be pulled out of Texas to answer for the "economic mess?" I am not blaming President Bush but he was in office up until four months ago. He left creative housing finances that had people owning more to the loan company than the value of their homes. The $275 Billion Housing Bill was passed to help new homeowners to stimulate the economy.

The only thing that Americans can do is to support what the federal government is up to now and that is to recover the economy. Economists are saying that the recovery may not come about until the end of 2010 or the beginning of 2011. Big businesses such as GM and Chrysler have a look to the future and knew that bankruptcy was in their future. The federal government does not want to run automobile dealerships but when a company need a bailout the federal government is the most logical place to seek financial help. GM will come out of the bankruptcy just as Donald Trump has out of his many financial mishaps,a stronger and leaner company. If the company is in that bad a shape, why is there a commercial on TV telling Americans that the trees are going to be greener in a few months when GM merges out of its financial stigma. Do you believe the commercial. One thing is certain, a company reeling from bankruptcy should have been more rational and have a spokesperson speak instead of a full blow commercial. Who paid for the commercial?

GM is here to stay. Chrysler "married Fiat" and is being sustained though there are a few problems in the area.

The American people have to stop lamenting about whether or not a job is real or not. If the job does not fulfill your career goals, then there are other jobs out there. The American people should be satisfied if they are working and just do the best they can at what they are paid to do. If the company wants you to cross sell, then that is what you should do. You are being paid by the company and not by the customer. You have probably been trained on how to be a good customer service representative by the company that employed you. If you do not like the politics or how the customers are treated then speak up to suggest changes or find another more suitable job.

With 1.6 million jobs that have been lost since February of 2009, I am sure that there is someone who would gladly join the training program in customer service or even waitress if their family is hungry and needs to be fed.

There are not always jobs for the newly graduated or the ones whose degrees have yellowed. But this is America and if you have the will to succeed in running your own business or retraining for a job that is "hiring" then you should pursue what you need to do to get placed in a viable career.

Americans do not receive bailouts from the government except for welfare and who wants that. So I would be content where I am or move on to a place where I can be satisfied. The one thing I will not do is to start a job lamenting session that does not encourage but manifests everything except hope.