The primary role of government.

When people are out of work. In times of a bad economy. In a recession. Or in a depression. I want the people put back to work. And if the private sector won't or can't create the jobs -- well, then I want government to create the jobs. It's that simple. It's the decent, humane, proper, moral thing to do. To hell with austerity programs. I want stimulus. Yes, the creation of work. Employment for everyone. Because over the long haul that's the fix for an ailing economy. Put people back to work. No matter what. Overcome the obstacles. Go deeper in debt, if that's necessary. Again, let me say it. To hell with austerity. In Greece. In Spain. In Italy. In Portugal. In Ireland. In the USA. Everywhere. I want near full employment. Work for everyone willing to work. Yes, work at a decent, living wage. I'm talking about productive work. Beneficial to society as a whole. Fixing the world's infrastructure. Providing basic services for fellow human beings. For everyone. For the common good. And if that means raising taxes on the well-off, on the affluent, on the rich, on big private corporations -- then so be it. Now we have a world of super rich and dreadfully poor. That ain't right. It doesn't have to be. Yes, the world can fix all of its problems. By putting people back to work. Fixing the problems. Making for a better world. We have 7 billion living people in the world. The most ever. And there's gonna be more. And it's time for us to learn to truly take care of each other. It's gonna take more than merely taking care of our individual selves. In selfish, greedy ways. It has to be an inspired collective effort. Everyone pitching in. Yes, folks, that means a spreading of the wealth. Among other things. Utopia is possible. Or something much closer to Paradise than what we have now. I know it's possible. Because I've found it. On my own. But some of us need more help than others. And I have a responsibillity to help others find basic decent living, too. It's the primary role of government. --Jim Broede