Let's Solve the Real Problem
September 08, 2008
The federal government has moved to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, an action which AFSCME President Gerald McEntee calls "unprecedented but necessary" to protect the thousands of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure. But in his latest entry on the Huffington Post, McEntee reminds us that this mortgage crisis is just one disastrous effect of President Bush's failed economic policies.
Yesterday's federal action tells Congress that it must come together and step up to the plate to stabilize our nation's economy. America deserves a real stimulus package — not more tax cuts for the rich — but a stimulus program that targets job creation and pumps money into the pockets of working people so they can stop falling deeper into debt just to make ends meet.
