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We’re continuing our 30 Issues in 30 Days election coverage with a look at job retraining. The federal government has spent about $18 billion on training and job research programs.
Pres. Obama has been promoting job retraining as a sure way to put people back to work and jumpstart the economy.
Obama’s plan has bipartisan support, but is it working? Should the government pay for programs like this?
Callie Crossley speaks with Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman. And for a local perspective, the president of the Pine Street Inn talks about her agency’s experience with job training.
