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Originally Posted by Schneed10

This would act as a form of affirmative action for the unemployed. Maybe that's what Obama wants, but I hate the concept. Hiring should be blind to need, it should be based entirely on what's best for the company hiring.

Yeah id like to say its un-American, but Im starting to realize that while that may have been true 50+ years ago it may no longer be, for reasons that are arguably better or worse.

Its also definitely a political thing. If come reelection Obama can say I tried to do many things to get the American people back to work, and cite this as a example, but the Republican Congress has shown they would rather play politics and keep Americans out of work and at home then to compromise. Although Obama may also truly feel the un-employed should be an addition to the protected classes of people.

In this recession and in any other recession I completely agree that many people lost their jobs through no direct fault of their own, but America was founded on the principle that our country offers the pursuit of happiness to everyone, but not a guarantee. Maybe just the promise of a pursuit is a outdated concept, either way im never for discriminating against one group of people so that another group may benefit.