Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal (not Foxnews). Go ahead and pipe in and say that the GOP and the right offer no real solutions, blah, blah, blah. They aren't allowed to. They are not in power anymore. They are not even allowed to meet with the majority Democrats to talk about many of the issues that our country is struggling with.
Anyway, this article gets to the heart of one of the biggest concerns I had and voiced: the "saving and creating" of jobs by our government via a huge stimulus package. First, it is impossible to measure how many jobs the government has "saved and created" and second, it's obviously not working, even by their own predictions. Emphasis below is mine.
So when do those who think the stimulus was a great idea start getting "antsy"? Or will they ever. Will pride keep them from admitting that maybe this stimulus was not a great idea? Who knows. All I know is, summer is already here and this money has done no good whatsoever...
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com.
Anyway, this article gets to the heart of one of the biggest concerns I had and voiced: the "saving and creating" of jobs by our government via a huge stimulus package. First, it is impossible to measure how many jobs the government has "saved and created" and second, it's obviously not working, even by their own predictions. Emphasis below is mine.
Mr. Obama's comments yesterday are a perfect illustration of just such a claim. In the months since Congress approved the stimulus, our economy has lost nearly 1.6 million jobs and unemployment has hit 9.4%. Invoke the magic words, however, and -- presto! -- you have the president claiming he has "saved or created" 150,000 jobs. It all makes for a much nicer spin, and helps you forget this is the same team that only a few months ago promised us that passing the stimulus would prevent unemployment from rising over 8%.
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com.
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