Did you read the second page? Because, the author essentially says a similar thing. In fact, the last paragraph is pretty blunt. (but, I can't get to the text anymore, to verify)
"When this crisis ends, we’ll also be faced with other deep problems. Our tax code is a complex mess; we need a more effective education system; it’s hard to picture a healthy United States in 2050 without some major change in health care. Unlike the short-term jobs crisis, these are areas where we can find compromise. Let’s not do what we usually do by spending the bad times arguing over things that won’t happen and the good times ignoring the things that should. "
