Show Your Man ManIn ManIn ManIn In Washington By US U.S. Senator Orrin G G. G Hatch Youth Unemployment A National Disgrace One of the greatest problems reported in the media recently is the high level of unemployment among Americas America's young people Nationally the average rate for the past three years has exceeded 15 Even in Utah where the per capita rate of working young people is considerably higher than the national average the rate of youth unemployment ment merit is three times the total Utah unemployment unemployment ment rate National statistics show youth unemployment almost double the 77 overall unemployment average Senator Hubert II H. H Humphrey while serving as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee said This is a national disgrace I believe belie that it is incredible that a government government govern govern- ment will sit around paralyzed in its own indifference indifference ference with a national unemployment of 35 million young oung wor workers ers age 25 or under These rhese 35 million young people constitute constitute con con- nearly half of this nations nation's unemployed This national disgrace will have a serious effect on the nation five to ten years down the road when these youngsters young young- youngsters enter the job market as adults having been deprived of the ty to develop job skills and of the feelings that come from earning an honest dollar for their labor In addition these young oung people peo peo- people pIe will be untrained in the basic skills of finding and keeping a job job skills most workers learn as youth in time part-time and summer employment The excessive excessive costs and human tragedy that will result from this disgraceful unemployment cannot be o erem Consider the further education that cannot cannot can canS not be paid for the goods and services that cannot be purchased the quality of life that cannot be he achieved and the frustration frustration frustration tion for want of material things that can lead to crime The repercussions of this national disgrace will be fell felt by every American Congress is aware of this need There are man many bills with different approaches approaches ap ap- ap to the problem The questions now are how long will it be until legislation is enacted who will it help and will it do enough soon enough There are many discouraging statistics being being be ing reported these days clays the high cost of living the price of gas and energy skyrocketing inflation the gross national product and the consumer price in in dex However the most depressing statistic and the theone theone one that demands immediate immediate im ins mediate action is the rate of among our young people |