Friggin’ Liars
October 29, 2009Stimulus created jobs overstated
A Colorado company said it created 4,231 jobs with the help of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan. The real number: fewer than 1,000.
A child care center in Florida said it saved 129 jobs with the help of stimulus money. Instead, it gave pay raises to its existing employees.
Elsewhere in the U.S., some jobs credited to the stimulus program were counted two, three, four or even more times.
The government has overstated by thousands the number of jobs it has created or saved with federal contracts under the president’s $787 billion recovery program, according to an Associated Press review of data released in the program’s first progress report.
Bman :
Date: October 29, 2009
“Comrades! Attention Comrades! We have glorious news from the Minisrty of Plenty! Forecasts have estimated the output of boots to be 45 million pair. An increase of 20%! The chocolate ration will increase from 100 grams a week to 150! Tobacco rations are also up an additional 20%! All over the country, spontaneous demonstrations are appearing with banners voicing their gratitude for our beloved leader for the new, happy life which his leadership has bestowed upon us”!
R.D. Walker :
Date: October 29, 2009
Of course it is overstated. It didn’t create any jobs. But we knew that, didn’t we?
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=4783
Notamobster :
Date: October 29, 2009
Bman – brilliant!
I heard a ditty on the radio the other day about a Michigan company that was counted as a success for the stimulus preventing 1200+ layoffs. That allowed them to take on a federal project which completes in FQ01 of 2010. At that time they will lay off 4800 employees and move their factory out of socialist Michigan.
Van-a-gram :
Date: October 29, 2009
Even when I took it school, I knew I wouldn’t understand the “new math.”
Nothing – Nothing = Something.
I don’t get it.
JonH :
Date: October 29, 2009
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