Solving Long Term Unemployment Act (Debating)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I agree with the point that Polnut makes and by uplifting them, it will provide a general benefit to the whole economy including boosting demand for the services and goods made by the fields of those in short term unemployment. That will further reduce the time length of their unemployment and raise their wages.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Shua, if you would be willing to compose an amendment, I will introduce it for you. I think you are right that there is a concern with what you suggest. I can try to compose something later, but there is a lag time for I cannot compose and introduce all at once, but only at  distance from one another (with a dangerous road in between).

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Definitely more specific, as to what is in demand, how that is determined and thus what degrees/certifications are covered by this and what are not.

Keep in mind that we consider the labor situation in each field and how much of an influx can be sustained before a problem of too many workers in that field is created.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

As far as I can tell, the kinds of jobs that are growing are ones that you don't necessarily need a college degree for. Manual labor directly employed in shipping and warehousing is the fastest growing occupation (IIRC) and that honestly doesn't require any kind of specific training whatsoever. IRL this is a low-paid, non-union sector, but I would assume (with stronger unions and labor protections) that this is not the case in Atlasia. We could modify this bill so that the unemployed are put directly to work where needed, as part of a tripartite council of the state, labor, and business.

You need certificates and licensing though and that can cost money. But yeah, shipping and storage rises and falls with the general economy, if the economy is coming back from a deep recession, and retail and whole sale trade is thus growing by substantial amounts, a lot of labor would be needed in that field obviously. That does not make it a strong sector over the long term, more or less a leading sector.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I do agree with the need for recertification and such, but that does cost money. I worry about this abolishing tuition fees would effect institutions of learning, particularly community colleges where most of this takes place. How will they be effected as we need to avoid them closing like several hospitals have in real life from lack of sufficient reimbursement.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Those numbers seem reasonable.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

WEll?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay because Polnut and Doc Cynic are right.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Actually you don't have to wait. Since Cynic motion for it and this bill has arguably sat five days with nothing happening.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Abstain

I don't feel comfortable being a potential deciding vote on this bill. I missed a lot of the discouse (that week before I got my internet back, and was either working or neighbors were out of town) and whilst I have doubts about the structure of this particular bill, I am fully aware of the need to address the long-term unemployed.