The government needs to frame policies that results in hirings. So far we have not seen any concrete efforts within the past 2 years.

Below are a few ideas...
1) Provide subsidies to businesses that employ within the next 1 year
2) Provide tax breaks or refunds and let consumers spend on goods they would like to spend
3) Develop policies that would reduce interest payments putting more money in consumers hand
4) Allow americans to defer tax payments over the next 5 years at a low interest rate

Basically policies that would promote consumption without taking on more debt.

Currently, government spending for education is undergoing budget cuts while many rising nations pass the United States in quality of education. How can we expect to maintain our current economic global standing, while dropping education initiatives?

Promoting education can help students understand and combat current and future issues such as obesity, public health care, and sustainability. We need to invest in the country's future instead of lamenting over "the problem with kids these days."

Dissolve tenure and instead pay educators based on their performance in the classroom. Just as it is in the private sector, educators should be incentivized to perform at a high level rather than receive habitual (and sometimes unjustified) pay increases throughout their career.

Make them take ownership over their work!

There should be a network of high-speed trains similar to what exists in Europe that spans the country. It would improve the economies between the coasts, help ease some of the reliance on oil dependency, and allow people to live in more places.

Currently energy is very cheap. Of course gas prices are going up, but energy to power, heat, light our homes is very cheap. There are no incentives for the average household with an average education and sensitivity to energy and environmental policies to take action. The impact is virtually imperceptible. A policy to reward the average homeowner beyond only incremental energy cost savings who either chooses to buy wind energy credits or install solar panels or choose other alternative fuels. This may be tax credits or other benefits to incite and propagate simple yet effective measures in the mainstream.