Fighting for Jobs and the American Dream

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 21, 2010

The front page of The Washington Post today bears the headline, "Recession is officially over, but anxiety lingers." The headline is based on an announcement by the National Bureau of Economic Research which yesterday proclaimed that the recession, which began in December 2007, met its technical end in June 2009.

Many Americans don't agree with the bureau's assessment. A Fox News survey says 88 percent of Americans believe the recession is still underway. In Grand Junction, Colo., for example, where the unemployment rate has mirrored the national jobless figure, many residents are feeling battered by job losses and over-regulation by the state and federal governments. Several residents volunteered to share their economic stories on video tape during a recent Rally for Jobs:

In Canton, Ohio, where the unemployment rate is 11.5 percent (July 2010), two points higher than the national average, residents are angry. At the Rally for Jobs in Canton on September 7, Ohioans voiced their disgust with policies that are destroying jobs and the American Dream:

There's no doubt that many Americans are hurting. And for them, it's not just a case of anxiety, despite the Post headline. It's reality.

Stand up with them and express your concern for jobs and American prosperity at the Virtual Rally for Jobs on the National Mall.