The effects of the 2008 recession still reverberate in many low income areas; although the unemployment rate has finally recovered to pre-recession levels. Experts say that this is a result of people withdrawing from the workforce. An article written by Margaret Simms, a renowned authority on social issues regarding low income families, and director of the Low-Income Working Families project at the Urban Institute, argues that more needs to be done to help low-income workers. Her position keeps her well informed on the hardships that many low income families face, especially within the African American community. The statistics presented in the article support the notion of jobseekers dropping out of the search for work. The article suggests
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Despite presenting a solution, the article does not provide any detail of this potential targeted jobs program. Reform is mentioned, but there is no answer on how to integrate this program or any significant detail. The article’s primary argument is weak because no details are provided, only facts and vague assertions. There is no way to analyze whether this plan is plausible or not. Had she included an explicit processin which to enact this plan, the article would be much more credible. She could have referenced the work opportunity tax credit which is a “government program that gives employers incentive to hire people of target demographics which are deemed to have significant barriers to employment” (Scott 3), therefore helping reduce the employment gap in the inner cities. This simple program could be the basis of her argument, but there is no mention of its effectiveness or even the program itself in Simms article. In theory, this plan would be beneficial to help create jobs in areas which need them the most; however, no substantial plan is ever presented rendering it impossible to assess the value of this
Despite presenting a solution, the article does not provide any detail of this potential targeted jobs program. Reform is mentioned, but there is no answer on how to integrate this program or any significant detail. The article’s primary argument is weak because no details are provided, only facts and vague assertions. There is no way to analyze whether this plan is plausible or not. Had she included an explicit processin which to enact this plan, the article would be much more credible. She could have referenced the work opportunity tax credit which is a “government program that gives employers incentive to hire people of target demographics which are deemed to have significant barriers to employment” (Scott 3), therefore helping reduce the employment gap in the inner cities. This simple program could be the basis of her argument, but there is no mention of its effectiveness or even the program itself in Simms article. In theory, this plan would be beneficial to help create jobs in areas which need them the most; however, no substantial plan is ever presented rendering it impossible to assess the value of this