6 ways Washington could create jobs

As the economy sputters, Americans are angry that lawmakers have done relatively little to actually create jobs. What should they be doing?

President Obama and fellow politicos are unveiling their job plans, but analysts suggest more stimulus and cutting back on regulations could help.
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With the unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent, Americans might be wondering this Labor Day why the country's political leaders have made so little progress creating jobs. Indeed, until recently, Washington has been furiously debating just about everything except specific solutions to lower the nation's unemployment rate. Now, jobs plans are seemingly everywhere: President Obama will unveil his this week, the Republicans vying to challenge him next year are rolling out plans of their own, and even the Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO, and think tanks are getting in the game. What exactly can Washington do to get millions of unemployed Americans back to work? Here, six ideas:

1. Create a national infrastructure bank

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