Americans_NN2 Without_IW Work_NN1 Putting_VVG Jobs_NN2 First_MD Skip_NN1 to_II next_MD paragraphThe_NN1 $154_NNU billion_NNO jobs_NN2 bill_NN1 passed_VVN by_II the_AT House_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 will_VM allow_VVI the_AT 217_MC Democrats_NN2 who_PNQS voted_VVD for_IF it_PPH1 to_TO tell_VVI their_APPGE constituents_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 care_VV0 about_II unemployment_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ unlikely_JJ to_TO do_VDI much_DA1 else_RR ._. 
The_AT Senate_NN1 will_VM not_XX address_VVI the_AT issue_NN1 until_CS next_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
By_II then_RT ,_, midterm_VV0 election_NN1 politics_NN1 will_VM be_VBI coming_VVG into_II full_JJ swing_NN1 ,_, with_IW Democrats_NN2 calling_VVG for_IF more_DAR jobs_NN2 and_CC Republicans_NN2 fanning_VVG voter_NN1 fears_VVZ about_II deficits_NN2 ._. 
The_AT real_JJ challenge_NN1 --_NN1 for_IF President_NNB Obama_NP1 and_CC for_IF Congressional_JJ Democrats_NN2 --_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO not_XX get_VVI bogged_VVN down_RP in_II that_DD1 debate_NN1 but_CCB rather_RR to_TO make_VVI job_NN1 creation_NN1 the_AT undisputed_JJ priority_NN1 for_IF 2010_MC ._. 
Right_RR now_RT ,_, finding_VVG people_NN work_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 more_RGR urgent_JJ task_NN1 than_CSN reducing_VVG the_AT deficit_NN1 ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, deficits_NN2 can_VM not_XX be_VBI tamed_VVN without_IW more_DAR jobs_NN2 to_TO generate_VVI more_DAR tax_NN1 revenue_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 government_NN1 boost_NN1 to_II job_NN1 growth_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR necessary_JJ to_TO help_VVI replace_VVI the_AT millions_NNO2 of_IO jobs_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 been_VBN lost_VVN in_II the_AT recession_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR most_RGT important_JJ ,_, without_IW a_AT1 revival_NN1 in_II hiring_NN1 ,_, the_AT economy_NN1 itself_PPX1 --_JJ which_DDQ appears_VVZ to_TO be_VBI recovering_VVG --_NN1 could_VM regress_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 second_MD contraction_NN1 could_VM be_VBI worse_JJR than_CSN the_AT first_MD ,_, bringing_VVG a_AT1 downward_JJ spiral_NN1 of_IO falling_VVG wages_NN2 ,_, falling_VVG prices_NN2 and_CC even_RR higher_JJR unemployment_NN1 ._. 
With_IW interest_NN1 rates_NN2 at_II rock_NN1 bottom_NN1 and_CC other_JJ market_NN1 interventions_NN2 already_RR deployed_VVN ,_, policy_NN1 makers_NN2 would_VM have_VHI few_DA2 weapons_NN2 left_VVN ._. 
The_AT House_NN1 bill_NN1 has_VHZ strong_JJ features_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM extend_VVI unemployment_NN1 benefits_NN2 ,_, now_RT set_VV0 to_TO expire_VVI in_II February_NPM1 ,_, through_II June_NPM1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM also_RR increase_VVI aid_NN1 to_II states_NN2 and_CC local_JJ governments_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 are_VBR the_AT bedrocks_NN2 of_IO any_DD jobs_NN2 program_VV0 because_CS ,_, by_II increasing_JJ demand_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 help_VV0 preserve_VVI and_CC create_VVI jobs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB with_IW joblessness_NN1 at_II record_NN1 levels_NN2 ,_, unemployment_NN1 benefits_NN2 should_VM be_VBI extended_VVN even_RR further_JJR --_NN1 to_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT year_NNT1 ._. 
Similarly_RR ,_, the_AT stimulus_NN1 plan_NN1 for_IF the_AT states_NN2 should_VM be_VBI extended_VVN well_RR into_II 2011_MC ;_; otherwise_RR ,_, federal_JJ aid_NN1 will_VM dry_VVI up_RP midway_RL through_II most_DAT states_NN2 '_GE fiscal_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, leaving_VVG them_PPHO2 vulnerable_JJ to_II a_AT1 relapse_NN1 ._. 
The_AT House_NN1 bill_NN1 has_VHZ other_JJ good_JJ provisions_NN2 ,_, including_II programs_NN2 to_TO spur_VVI small_JJ business_NN1 lending_NN1 and_CC increase_NN1 infrastructure_NN1 spending_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ is_VBZ most_RRT needed_VVN now_RT is_VBZ presidential_JJ leadership_NN1 to_TO get_VVI these_DD2 and_CC other_JJ job-creation_JJ programs_NN2 enacted_VVD ._. 
Piecemeal_RR measures_VVZ --_JJ serial_JJ extensions_NN2 of_IO jobless_JJ benefits_NN2 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 --_NN1 are_VBR vital_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR unlikely_JJ to_TO inspire_VVI the_AT enthusiasm_NN1 and_CC confidence_NN1 necessary_JJ for_IF a_AT1 self-sustaining_JJ recovery_NN1 to_TO take_VVI hold_NN1 ._. 
Focusing_VVG on_II job_NN1 creation_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX mean_VVI playing_VVG down_RP the_AT deficit_NN1 ._. 
President_NNB Obama_NP1 must_VM assure_VVI the_AT nation_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE foreign_JJ lenders_NN2 --_NN1 that_CST major_JJ legislative_JJ initiatives_NN2 like_II health_NN1 care_NN1 reform_NN1 will_VM be_VBI credibly_RR paid_VVN for_IF and_CC that_DD1 Bush-era_JJ tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF the_AT wealthy_JJ will_VM not_XX be_VBI extended_VVN beyond_II their_APPGE scheduled_JJ expiration_NN1 in_II 2010_MC ._. 
And_CC at_II some_DD point_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 will_VM have_VHI to_TO ask_VVI for_IF new_JJ taxes_NN2 and_CC more_RGR spending_JJ restraint_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB ,_, for_IF the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, jobs_NN2 come_VV0 first_MD ._. 
Reconnecting_VVG Young_JJ People_NN The_AT House_NN1 's_GE jobs_NN2 bill_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 honorable_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO increase_VVI jobs_NN2 among_II construction_NN1 workers_NN2 ,_, teachers_NN2 ,_, firefighters_NN2 and_CC other_JJ adults_NN2 --_NN1 hence_RR its_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, the_AT Jobs_NN2 for_IF Main_NP1 Street_NNL1 Act_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ seriously_RR deficient_JJ in_II one_MC1 important_JJ respect_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ not_XX do_VDI nearly_RR enough_RR to_TO address_VVI the_AT ominous_JJ shortfall_NN1 of_IO jobs_NN2 among_II the_AT young_JJ people_NN who_PNQS have_VH0 been_VBN driven_VVN from_II the_AT job_NN1 market_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC marginalized_VVD economically_RR --_JJ in_II record_NN1 numbers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 is_VBZ especially_RR alarming_JJ in_II low-income_NN1 ,_, minority_NN1 communities_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT jobless_JJ rate_NN1 for_IF high_JJ school_NN1 students_NN2 is_VBZ hovering_VVG near_II 90_MC percent_NNU ._. 
The_AT part-time_JJ jobs_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR once_RR a_AT1 rite_NN1 of_IO passage_NN1 began_VVD to_TO disappear_VVI rapidly_RR at_II the_AT start_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 decade_NNT1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 an_AT1 analysis_NN1 released_VVN this_DD1 week_NNT1 by_II Andrew_NP1 Sum_NN1 ,_, director_NN1 of_IO Northeastern_JJ University_NN1 's_GE Center_NN1 for_IF Labor_NN1 Market_NN1 Studies_NN2 ,_, employment_NN1 rates_NN2 among_II teenagers_NN2 have_VH0 dropped_VVN nearly_RR four_MC times_NNT2 faster_RRR than_CSN the_AT rate_NN1 among_II adults_NN2 since_II 2000_MC ._. 
As_II a_AT1 consequence_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, men_NN2 65_MC and_CC older_JJR --_JJ people_NN old_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI their_APPGE grandfathers_NN2 --_NN1 are_VBR now_RT more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO find_VVI work_NN1 than_CSN 16-_JJ to_II 19-year-olds_NN2 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 the_AT analysis_NN1 ,_, the_AT joblessness_NN1 rate_NN1 for_IF teenagers_NN2 generally_RR is_VBZ the_AT highest_JJT ever_RR since_CS the_AT country_NN1 began_VVD keeping_VVG statistics_NN just_RR after_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ._. 
Things_NN2 are_VBR especially_RR bleak_JJ for_IF low-income_JJ black_JJ students_NN2 :_: only_RR 4_MC in_II 100_MC found_VVN work_VV0 this_DD1 fall_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ worrisome_JJ on_II several_DA2 counts_NN2 ._. 
First_MD ,_, young_JJ people_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX find_VVI work_NN1 tend_VV0 to_TO become_VVI discouraged_VVN early_RR on_RP and_CC stop_VVI trying_VVG ._. 
They_PPHS2 fail_VV0 to_TO develop_VVI the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 skills_NN2 that_CST make_VV0 them_PPHO2 attractive_JJ to_II employers_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ means_VVZ that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR likely_JJ to_TO remain_VVI unemployed_JJ or_CC underemployed_JJ well_NN1 into_II their_APPGE adult_NN1 years_NNT2 ._. 
People_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX find_VVI work_NN1 in_II their_APPGE early_JJ years_NNT2 also_RR have_VH0 higher_JJR dropout_NN1 rates_NN2 and_CC are_VBR more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO commit_VVI crimes_NN2 --_JJ meaning_NN1 they_PPHS2 are_VBR at_II higher_JJR risk_NN1 of_IO becoming_VVG permanent_JJ burdens_NN2 to_II society_NN1 ._. 
Earlier_RRR this_DD1 month_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Organization_NN1 for_IF Economic_JJ Cooperation_NN1 and_CC Development_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 think_NN1 tank_NN1 representing_VVG developed_JJ nations_NN2 ,_, urged_VVD the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 to_TO take_VVI steps_NN2 to_TO keep_VVI young_JJ people_NN from_II dropping_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT job_NN1 market_NN1 ._. 
Most_RGT importantly_RR ,_, it_PPH1 called_VVD on_II federal_JJ officials_NN2 to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 better_JJR job_NN1 of_IO reaching_VVG out_RP to_II "_" disconnected_JJ youth_NN1 "_" with_IW training_NN1 and_CC support_VV0 that_CST helps_VVZ them_PPHO2 find_VVI work_NN1 ._. 
The_AT House_NN1 's_GE jobs_NN2 bill_NN1 includes_VVZ some_DD commendable_JJ employment_NN1 provisions_NN2 for_IF young_JJ people_NN ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ 's_VBZ needed_VVN ,_, Mr._NNB Sum_NP1 and_CC others_NN2 say_VV0 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 broader_JJR ,_, coordinated_JJ stimulus_NN1 plan_NN1 that_CST would_VM reach_VVI disengaged_VVN inner-city_JJ teenagers_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR increasingly_RR being_VBG left_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT economy_NN1 ._. 
Given_VVN the_AT risks_NN2 of_IO doing_VDG nothing_PN1 ,_, Congress_NN1 would_VM be_VBI wise_JJ to_TO consider_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB here_RL 's_VBZ the_AT thing_NN1 ._. 
From_II 2001_MC to_II 2008_MC ,_, the_AT nation_NN1 listened_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 elected_VVD and_CC then_RT put_VVN into_II place_NN1 exactly_RR the_AT policies_NN2 the_AT chamber_NN1 advocated_VVD ._. 
And_CC the_AT chamber_NN1 utterly_RR failed_VVN to_TO deliver_VVI ._. 
The_AT Chamber_NN1 of_IO Commerce_NN1 may_VM not_XX have_VHI ruled_VVN the_AT country_NN1 during_II the_AT Bush_NN1 years_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD the_AT next_MD best_JJT thing_NN1 :_: a_AT1 Republican_NN1 administration_NN1 in_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 and_CC Republican_NN1 control_NN1 of_IO Congress_NN1 for_IF most_DAT of_IO that_DD1 period_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chamber_NN1 applauded_VVN as_CSA they_PPHS2 delivered_VVD cuts_NN2 in_II marginal_JJ tax_NN1 rates_NN2 and_CC in_II taxes_NN2 on_II capital_NN1 gains_NN2 ,_, dividends_NN2 ,_, and_CC estates_NN2 ._. 
The_AT government_NN1 was_VBDZ supportive_JJ of_IO free_JJ trade_NN1 and_CC largely_RR hostile_JJ to_TO labor_VVI unions_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ continually_RR lost_VVN ground_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 saw_VVD aggressive_JJ moves_NN2 to_TO outsource_VVI government_NN1 functions_NN2 and_CC increase_VVI the_AT use_NN1 of_IO private-sector_JJ contractors_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 opened_VVD up_RP energy_NN1 resources_NN2 to_II development_NN1 ._. 
Interest_NN1 rates_NN2 were_VBDR low_JJ ._. 
Regulation_NN1 ?_? 
Virtually_RR nonexistent_JJ in_II many_DA2 sectors_NN2 ._. 
Business_NN1 lobbyists_NN2 were_VBDR allowed_VVN essentially_RR to_TO write_VVI crucial_JJ legislation_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 policies_NN2 ,_, the_AT Bush_NP1 administration_NN1 economic_JJ team_NN1 promised_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, would_VM be_VBI superior_JJ to_II the_AT ones_NN2 that_CST prevailed_VVD in_II the_AT 1990s_MC2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT proof_NN1 would_VM be_VBI in_II the_AT numbers_NN2 :_: jobs_NN2 ,_, market_VV0 performance_NN1 ,_, income_NN1 ,_, wealth_NN1 ._. 
