We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation.
In addition to joblessness, of course, by the working of supply and demand, when you have a larger number of people unemployed, wages do not rise at the normal level, so that we had last year a drop in real wages.
The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.
There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.
We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.
