Georgia Works: Obama Plan To Let Jobless Work For Free Gets Key Backing From Paul Ryan By Ryan Grim | HuffPost | 9/18/11 12:57 PM ET Excerpts: WASHINGTON While major parts of President Barack Obama's jobs plan are being met with hostility on Capitol Hill, at least one element was welcomed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, on Sunday. That's the president's plan to allow businesses to hire the long-term unemployed for a limited period of time for free. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Ryan raised the plan, modeled after a state program called Georgia Works, in response to a question about aid to states to prevent layoffs of first responders, teachers and other public employees. "We just don't think we should be bailing out state governments," he said. "That's the constitutional responsibility of state governments, not federal governments." But, he added, he may end up supporting Obama's proposal to expand Georgia Works. "The Georgia plan sounds pretty interesting, and that's unemployment reform," said Ryan. Much like welfare reform required recipients to show up at job centers or perform other tasks in exchange for aid, "unemployment reform" would require labor for aid. HuffPost's Arthur Delaney previously found that while the program is popular with businesses that get the free labor, there is little data to recommend it. Read full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/18/georgia-works-obama-plan-jobs-paul-ryan_n_968439.html IMO: President Obama is kissing the butt of corporations that give their CEOs millions of dollars in bonuses, pay, and perks, yet they wont hire American workers, but will send their corporations overseas where they get cheap help, and friendly countries that will stash their cash and not tell Uncle Sam. This plan will bring American workers to serfdom, and we will return to the barter system. We will bring chickens, eggs, lambs, and goats to work in return for employment. Better still, I think a great plan would be for workers to pay their employers for the privilege of working. I am sure Paul Ryan, (R-Wis.) would just love that idea. I think that would be the epitome of Democracy In Action! What about Congressmen and the President working for free until they improve the economy?
