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For many Americans, unemployment is at the top of that list. In the face of a double-dip recession and an unprecedented long-term unemployment rate, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act before Congress. His plan? Lower the unemployment rate and stimulate the economy with $447 billion in employer tax breaks, jobless reintegration, state aid, and infrastructure projects, to be paid for with taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Will this plan bring a fast, effective boost to the job market, or will higher taxes punish job creators and sink us further into debt?
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The American Jobs Act
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate Defeat of the American Jobs Act
Senate Version of the American Jobs Act
Senate GOP Alternative Jobs Plan
Job Plans From The House
Taxes
Business Perspective
Education
Super Committee
Polls
Additional Reading