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I'm tired of Dems/Reps and arguing about who is better. I'm sure they both suck in their own special ways.
However, we get the "pleasure" of working within this two party system, so what do we do? How about cooperative efforts between business, labor and government? (Nearly unheard of, I know...)
I found a column that describes the kind of economic development planning I'd like to see. This is going on in the most populated counties of Western Washington. I think it could benefit many other places. LINK
Some highlights:
The Prosperity Partnership is a regional economic development effort for Pierce, King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties that puts the creation of good jobs and family-wage incomes at the center of economic growth strategies. The partnership wants to create 100,000 new jobs. Its first principle is that “people living here have good jobs and earn good incomes.”
The partnership is moving pretty fast. It is already developing a proposal for next year’s Legislature to increase openings for public higher education. Getting into college is becoming harder as an increasing number of kids are graduating from high school.
The simple matter is that in order to construct pathways for economic security, you have to have jobs. This is why the Prosperity Partnership is so important. It’s a public acknowledgement by some major businesses of their investment in and loyalty to the economy of our state.
Once that step to corporate responsibility is taken, then career ladders, funding for higher education and the development of middle-wage jobs can all fall into place.
Without that commitment, efforts for middle-class jobs will founder on the shoals of globalization.
My thought is that this is the kind of leadership we need, and it is coming from common self-interests. We can do without the divisive politics we've had for the past decades. It's time to get working on common goals.
Last edited: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 10:52:22 AM