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THE HILL: DEMS FACE DILEMMA ON JOBS PLAN: ?I don?t know what we?ll do next,? said Senate?

By Glenn Reynolds

THE HILL: DEMS FACE DILEMMA ON JOBS PLAN:

?I don?t know what we?ll do next,? said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.).

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate on Tuesday conceded that his party faces a dilemma as it tries to come up with a legislative agenda to create jobs amid a new political environment dominated by talk of cutting spending and reducing the deficit.

They could try cutting regulation.

UPDATE: I kinda doubt that this Obama Administration initiative is going to make people want to hire. “In an unprecedented and controversial move, the White House has launched a new program at the Department of Labor which will refer workers who have complaints about their bosses to a toll free number at the American Bar Association, where they can get a lawyer to work on their case on a contingency fee basis.” Ya know?

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Darryl Boyd emails: “I have seen the future of Obamabusiness and its regulations (my primary responsibility as a business is to provide jobs, not make a profit) and have responded by not hiring in the traditional manner at all – ever. I will now use temp agencies. Almost no paperwork, no disputes, no benefit costs, no HR department, no lawsuits, no commitments. Welcome to the future of being an employee.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 09, 2011 (boomark / email).