I'm as interested in a buck as the next guy... what difference does that make? My job is to point out the reasons behind the politics.
So why do you think employers should be different? They want to pay the least amount possible while still getting someone competent for the job.
Do you think the Democrats are intentionally keeping the unemployment rate high so businesses can pick and choose cheap labor?
Not necessarily, but I think politicians on BOTH sides of the aisle are beholding and beholding in a big way to folks and organizations who have a vested interest in keeping unemployment above 6%.
How beholding they are and/or how they fulfill that obligation is an ethics question.
OK, so you must be a Republican. Because during Bush's presidency the UE rate was under 6% for most that time. Therefore, according to you, Bush was bucking the BIG MONEY interests you deplore.