Election Year Promises

In my home state, our election year will be spread out over 12 whole months due to our recalling the Governor and other state officials.  Combined with the local and national elections we have intense coverage of candidates everyday during this period.  Who is profiting from such coverage?  Also, what are the implications for citizens that may benefit from such elections?  What about employment solutions that are a hot issue for most of the candidates?
In my opinion, those who profit from elections include ad agencies, commercial printers, caterers, transportation companies,  phone companies, radio/tv stations, commercial meeting and office space, etc.  In this list, I wonder how many long term unemployed people profit from this industry.  As I stated before, jobs are a very hot issue on the minds of many people without one, but do these politicians change the statistics?  One thing that I forgot to mention is that for any candidate presently without work, winning his or her seat quickly solves their jobless dilemma.  The rest of us are out of luck without our own campaigns so that we can have a job, too.

Companies Are Hiring

It appears that the economy is improving somewhat due to more companies adding new employees.   While this is good news for those who get these positions, there are too many other people that are  not so fortunate.  Many people have been looking for work for 2-3 years through no fault of their own.  To make matters worse, some companies penalize the long term unemployed.  Action must be taken to solve this situation.  In my opinion, a job should be available for anyone who wants one.  However,  in the real world such a policy does not exist.  There have to be many options for the unemployed that should include a jobs bill, training programs, and training for potential entrepreneurs.  With millions of people needing a job, we cannot afford to just watch peoples' lives disintegrate. 
For individuals, I would say create your own job.  Do not wait for someone to knock on your door with a job offer.  More about this next time.  Companies are hiring, but so are people.