But, as President Barack Obama argued in his recent State of the Union address, it will take more than faster economic growth for American workers to recover from the Great Recession. Extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, combating the stigma against hiring them, creating more on-the-job training opportunities and apprenticeships, and raising the minimum wage are all essential steps toward a more equitable distribution of the recovery’s benefits.
但是，正如奥巴马总统在最近的国情咨文中所指出的，更快的经济增长不足以让美国工人从大衰退中走出。将失业保险范围扩大至长期失业、战胜聘用长期失业者之耻、创造更多的在职培训机会和学徒制，以及提高最低工资都是迈向复苏好处分配更平等的重要步骤。