As we move into this season of connecting with family and old friends, I’m guessing most of us know someone who is struggling in the sluggish job market – a nephew who hasn’t been able to get a foothold in the career of his choice, a teacher who was laid off, an older neighbor who has had his hours cut. Sometimes it feels like our political leaders just don’t see the pain that real people feel when the economy isn’t growing fast enough to absorb everyone who wants to work. And then there are others who use the country’s problems to push a “reform” agenda that makes no sense. A couple of weeks...