An Economic Disaster for Working Families

by   |  September 05, 2008

Since January, more than 600,000 Americans have lost their jobs. The jobless rate is at a five-year high. Home foreclosures are at a 30-year high. Food and fuel costs are skyrocketing. On Thursday the Dow plunged more than 300 points. In his latest entry on the Huffington Post, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee points out that, "John McCain spoke last night for close to an hour and failed to offer a single solution to the real problems facing American families. Read the full post.