America's Next Economy

Although there are many jobs leaving America, the citizens that are now jobless need to be looking ahead instead of in the past, and must hone in on their abilities to be successful in the future. One way our country will strive back to the top of the economic ladder is becoming more wise in our decisions and uses of gases to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions so we can stretch our current limited energy resources. As of today, the average visibility has decreased in the winter to an average of 25 miles and in the summer to an average of 12 miles. While these lengths in visibility are still far greater than most countries, America must continue to become less dependent on natural resources, because when they run out, the country will fall into another depression, without hope of coming out of it.

Another area where America needs to become more stable is in the standard for needed indirect and direct jobs. They both go hand in hand, and without one, the other professions will continue to be out of work. The key sectors where jobs are located are in manufacturing jobs, and construction. Manufacturing jobs are the ones that are leaving our nation, so in order to become less dependent on other nations, we need to continue to stay strong and independent in the areas where jobs here in America are a necessity like construction. Roads will always need to be repaired as will bridges and out of date buildings. This secures jobs for a portion of workers, while more jobs are given to those that make the products that the construction workers use. "An investment in energy efficiency will first create opportunities for workers in industries that are more labor intensive than average. It will also continue to support jobs year after year by saving energy. The energy savings generated by the investment diverts spending away from power generation and distribution, which supports just under 10 total jobs per $1 million back into the overall economy which supports 17 jobs per $1 million" (dijournal.com).

More than 400,000 U.S. jobs had moved abroad and the total is estimated to hit 3.3 million by 2015. That's just above 200,000 jobs lost every year to global outsourcing. (Forbes.com) A jobless person cannot purchase a home and cannot spend money. When people do not buy, people that produce things do not make money either. This all ties into the amount of money coming into the government for who funds programs that are needed like social security and Medicare. The less people working, means the less money there is coming in from income taxes, and such programs will in time cease to exist.