On the ABC program "This Week", Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will chair a new Middle Class Task Force. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos, Biden said that the Task Force will examine "everything from college affordability to after-school programs" with a goal to "grow the middle class". It sounds like plan to create jobs and the United States back to work.
Potentially, this is good news for everyone. Like everywhere, people in Strawberry Plains are hurting. The news about the closure of the mine doesn't help. (which is really the only large employer on this end of Jefferson County, TN). Probably none will benefit from the focus of Biden's team as much as some of the clients that we serve.
Late last week I spoke with a grandmother on the phone. Her utilities are about to be disconnect. Although I couldn't help her with money we could assist with food and a few toys for Christmas. More importantly, I could listen to this amazingly strong woman.
Over the past year, she and her husband lost their home to foreclosure. She said her husband and grandfather goes out daily to a temp service hoping for a job. Some days he is lucky. Most days he isn't. Now, they have their two young grandchildren. The rent is behind and the utilities are about to be disconnected.
In three days, it will be Christmas. The little ones hope that Santa will find them.
She is hoping that hope will find them and I do too. This season we have even more reason to be hopeful.
To read more about the interview go to:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/story?id=6502378&page=1
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