6. Did Anyone Say Jobs.

The unemployment rate is still above 10 percent and is likely to stay there until sometime in the second half of 2010. This will lead to significant political pressure on elected officials. As elections near and politicians become aware of the uncertainty of their political future, new policies will be adopted and job creation will become a priority. As long as the jobless rate remains above 10 percent, the politicians’ will have to deal with this problem or they won’t have a prayer of being re elected. Voters in Massachusetts sent a message to President Obama and ruling Democrats on January 19th, 2010 by choosing to send Republican Scott Brown to the Senate. They gave legitimacy to populist conservative discontent and quite likely changed the course of health care and Wall Street reforms.

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