Congressman Emanuel's "New Deal for the New Economy"

Democratic congressman Rahm Emanuel scores points for his Op-Ed in today's Wall Street Journal, in which he proposes a "New Deal for the New Economy" a plan that puts the middle class front and center of some policy proposals to increase economic security in America.  His plan encompasses post-high school training (requiring all students to receive 1 year of some sort of training after high school, whether at a community college, technical school, or university, and to make that education more affordable); health care reform (covering every child and making health care more affordable for older workers and employers); supporting energy-efficient technologies, and a universal savings plan to supplement social security. Congressman Emanuel joins the ranks of a growing number of intellectuals, think tanks, public officials and CEOs from across the political spectrum calling for a fundamental rethinking of our social contract.