President Barack Obama will address the nation after Labor Day on jobs and the economy. Yahoo! Contributors asked Americans what they’d like to hear from him. Below are some responses.
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Alaskans are no strangers to the unemployment crisis. With layoffs, seasonal employment and an already narrow job market, Alaskans can only hope that Obama plans to bring new jobs to the last frontier. Below are a handful of responses from unemployed Alaskans who were informally polled this week:
“I have a 2-year-old daughter and am expecting my second child in a couple months. My husband and I both had decent paying jobs when we decided to have another baby, but now we’ve both been laid off and unemployment only goes so far. Instead of bailing out big corporations, why doesn’t the president allocate money to put programs into place that would create jobs for us?” — Katherine McKay, Sterling
“I was working on the north slope from the time I graduated high school until now. They
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