On jobs for everyone

Difficult to understand the convoluted assaults on a narcissistic individual who only wants to provide everyone an equal opportunity to work and earn as much as their efforts and desires warrant. Sad that everyone is not gifted with equality of talent and education so that all can achieve glorious heights. Our creator gifted us differently without an explanation.

But gripers, complainers and do-gooders for others will not and should not elevate standards. What we all need is food, clothing, a place to call home, and a means of movement from one place to another. That is the American way, is it not?

Free handouts may be necessary for the disadvantaged health- and mentality-wise, but hey, $20 trillion in debt. Something has got to go. What’s fair? Nobody seems to know except maybe those young talking heads who ramble on, interrupting each other, giving their retrospective views they think are solutions. Really?

What seems to be needed is a creator of jobs for everyone regardless of status. Everybody working, earning a buck. Yes, even the physically and mentally handicapped can learn some type of work that would produce an income. Does not everyone seek the thrill of earning and being somebody that they can look in the mirror and say “Hey, I helped build that building” or “I was a part of paving that road”?

Eunice Shriver set a goal to start the Special Olympics and it is worldwide now. Fantastic. What about a Eunice creator-of-jobs-type individual who could figure out jobs for everyone regardless of who they may be? But hey, what do I know?

I sound like one of those talking heads. God forbid.

GORDON SWAIM

North Little Rock