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Summit: Lack of jobs, ‘outrageous’ health care costs hurting NC families

Post on April 14, 2010 by 5 Comments »

The NC Justice Center, the state NAACP, and dozens of other advocacy groups gathered Wednesday to urge Governor Bev Perdue and state officials to do more to help North Carolina citizens return to work.

The summit generated multiple policy ideas to help North Carolina’s struggling families.  One of the most poignant stories of the day came from John Stewart, who lost his job as a Freightliner mechanic more than a year ago.

Stewart shares his story below with NC Policy Watch:

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Special thanks to Jeff Shaw for pictures from the Jobs Summit.

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  1. Lou Meyers
    April 15, 2010 at 8:07 am

    This gentleman could be any of us.

    It’s time to get serious about a fix — whatever it takes.

    And It’s time to join the rest of the civilized world.

  2. Neill
    April 15, 2010 at 8:18 am

    Whatever it takes? How about what do you propose?

    Cut taxes and cut spending, how about that, 20 percent across the board? Then businesses will be able to hire again. Unless and until that happens, this recession ain’t going away, at least, not in a good way, with private businesses driving the bus. Instead, we’ll wind up with a government run economy, and we all know how that turns out, right, comrade?

  3. AdamL
    April 15, 2010 at 10:22 am

    Cut spending by 20 percent to recover from a recession where too much spending has been pulled out of the economy — interesting theory.

  4. Lou Meyers
    April 15, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Neil asks, “How about what do you propose?”

    Medicare for All —- get rid of insurance companies, up the medicare
    payroll tax ( a flat rate on everyone) to cover health care. And yes, whatever it takes. We’ll pay far less and have superior care. The existing models in Europe and Asia proof it.

    http://singlepayeraction.org/

  5. U Cubed
    April 16, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Please join us at the Union of Unemployed @

    http://www.unionofunemployed.com/