Strengthening America’S Resource & Revitalizing American Workforce Leadership

By Brian Sexton

The recession of 2008-2009 contributed to record job loss and the rise
in long-term unemployment in the US. This book examines the impact of
long-term unemployment on the economy and the country and puts forth a
proposal to alleviate it through a Federal internship program for the
unemployed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481719971

Brian Sexton

Brian Sexton is the original author of this proposal and started a not-for profit called Launch 21 Foundation in the pursuit of helping the unemployed and returning veterans learn the skills necessary for work in the 21st century. Mr. Sexton is the co-founder of eStrategy, One Salute Inc., which is a Service Disabled Veteran, management consulting firm specializing in IT service development platforms, medical waste disposal, passenger transportation and, specialized job placement and quality assurance programs. Mr. Sexton has the requisite skills and past experience to meet and exceed the expectations of the White House. As the Director for the Alzheimer’s Institute of America Foundation, Mr. Sexton is familiar working with unemployed disabled Veterans afflicted with brain trauma and other neurological disabilities and understands the learning barriers that need to be overcome. He has written two books, “The Value Drivers of the Organizational Dynamics Program” and “The World of Strategy Consulting.” Mr. Sexton attended the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Mr. Sexton graduated with an M.B.A. and M.S.O.D. degrees and earned a B.A. in Communications Studies from the University of Kansas.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/23/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-1998-8 (sc)

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Table of Contents

I.    Business Registration & Information

II.  Technical Factors

Launch²¹ Foundation Background and Our Advantage

The Need For Such A Program

An Unusual Recession

Crime

The Hidden Unemployed

Effects of Longer Periods of Unemployment

Polarization of Labor

The Underperformance and High Cost of the Stimulus Package

Government Contractors

Infrastructure, Green Initiatives, and the Global Green New Deal

III. The Proposed Internship Program

Increasing Small Business Contractors

Internships Are Cheaper than Traditional Re-Education

Market Forces Can Guide Wages

Not Without Precedent

IV.  The Benefits of the Program

Contractors

Unemployed Workers

Local and State Government

Federal Government

The Costs of the Program

V.   Implementation of the Program

Eligibility

Nature of the Internship Work

Assessment Documentation and Authentic Assessment

The Critical Skills

The Three Part SCANS Foundation Skills

The Five SCANS Competencies

Tracking

System Architecture Design (Three-Tier Architecture):

Web Servers:

Data-Base Servers:

Application Architecture Design (.NET Three-Tier Architecture):

Quality Assurance

Competent and Immediately Available Administration

Implementation Plan and Timetable

VI. Methodology for Numerical Estimates

Unemployment in Battleground States

Ohio

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Florida

Virginia

California

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Battleground State Summary

Battleground States as a Percentage of Total Labor Force:

VII. Government Grants and Contracts

Number of New Internships in Battleground States:

VIII. Author’s Approach and Capability Factor

Endnotes

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I.

Business Registration & Information

Launch²¹ Foundation, Inc. is incorporated in Illinois as a not-for-profit corporation with our corporate offices in Chicago, Illinois, and local offices in Kansas City, Missouri, Sarasota, Florida and Fresno, California. Outlined below is the pertinent information about our firm.

Primary Contact: Brian Sexton, Managing Director

Address:   25 E. Superior St. Ste. 4201, Chicago, IL 60611

Email:        [e-mail]

II.

Technical Factors

Launch21 Foundation Background and Our Advantage

On Wednesday, January 12 2011, President Obama called on Americans to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together.

This is the purpose of our proposal.

According to a recent report issued by the San Francisco Federal Reserve, at least 200,000 additional jobs per month would be necessary to create a meaningful reduction in unemployment by 2013.¹

Suppose the President were to issue an executive order requiring that one intern or trainee must be hired by a grantee or government contractor for each $500,000 of federal grants or contracts issued. For each intern/trainee, an annual wage of $15,000-$25,000 plus additional benefits of approximately $5,000 per year would be paid.

The total spending on government contracts and grants reached $1.1 trillion in 2010. Considering the $500,000 threshold for required participation in the program, this would correspond to an upper