Most, if not all, of the jobs Obama "saved or created" are GOVERNMENT jobs. Thats a fuckin EXPENSE to taxpayers. In fact, the generous pensions and benefits for life for these early retiring government workers are what is bankrupting most states and cities now. ANd we're creating MORE of them. BRILLIANT!!!!!!
On Dec 8, 6:18 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > How soon can we get rid of this crew!! > > Dec 8, 5:45 PM EST > > Obama offers plans to help US 'spend our way out' of recession, promote > creation of new jobs > > By TOM RAUM > Associated Press Writer > > AP Photo > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/0/02878f62-702c-4c5a-9f80-a...> > AP Photo/Susan Walsh > > Watch Related Video > <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=1208dv_pol_obam...> > > Obama Proposes New Spending Package to Boost Economy > <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=1208dv_pol_obam...> > > Watch Related Video > <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=1208dv_wh_economy> > > Obama Looks to Stoke Job Growth > <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=1208dv_wh_economy> > > Buy AP Photo Reprints > <http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?provider_id=38> > > Interactives > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > New Orleans Obama will see four years after Hurricane Katrina > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Obama, Cabinet travels lead mostly to blue states > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Presidential postcards: Chief executives on vacation > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > The 2009 U.S.-Russia summit > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Barack Obama: The AP interview > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Foodie in Chief: Mapping Obama's Eats > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > First ladies of fashion: Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Obama's family and WWII > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/obama100/index.html> > First 100 days: Revisiting the issues that shaped Obama's campaign > <http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/obama100/index.html> > <http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/obama100/index.html> > First 100 days: Day-by-day interactive calendar > <http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/obama100/index.html> > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > First 100 days: Michelle Obama's style > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > Obama's West Wing > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > Latest News > Obama offers plans to help US 'spend our way out' of recession, promote > creation of new jobs > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > FACT CHECK: Sleight of hand? 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A State by State Look > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=OHMOU&SECTI...> > > The Climate Pool > <http://www.facebook.com/TheClimatePool/> > > Your Questions Answered > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME> > > AP answers your questions on the news, from thorium fission to > malpractice and health costs > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME...> > > WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama called for a major new burst > of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to > jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully > persistent double-digit unemployment. > > Despite Republican criticism concerning record federal deficits, Obama > said the U.S. has had to "spend our way out of this recession" with so > many people out of work but insisted he was still mindful of a need to > confront soaring deficits. More than 7 million Americans have lost their > jobs since the recession began two years ago, and the jobless rate > stands at 10 percent, statistics Obama called "staggering." > > Congressional approval would be required for the new spending. > > "We avoided the depression many feared," Obama said in a speech at the > Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. But, he added, "Our work > is far from done." > > It was the third time in a week the president had presided over a > high-profile event on jobs, responding to rising pleas in Congress that > he spend more time discussing unemployment as midterm election season > draws near. > > Obama proposed new spending for highway and bridge construction, for > small business tax cuts and for retrofitting millions of homes to make > them more energy-efficient. He said he wanted to extend economic > stimulus programs to keep unemployment insurance from expiring for > millions of out-of-work Americans and to help laid-off workers keep > their health insurance. He proposed an additional $250 apiece in > stimulus spending for seniors and veterans and aid to state and local > governments to discourage them from laying off teachers, police officers > and firefighters. > > He did not give a price tag for the new package but said he would work > with Congress on deciding how to pay for it. > > On Capitol Hill, estimates of a potential jobs bill range from $75 to > $150 billion, said Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in > the House. > > "100 billion, 150 billion, 75 billion - those are all figures that are > being talked about," Hoyer told reporters. > > Those billions would be on top of money for separate legislation for > safety-net initiatives such as extending unemployment benefits for the > long-term jobless and providing them health insurance subsidies. > > Some lawmakers put the total cost of the new proposals at $200 billion > or more. > > White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein said the White House is > considering spending $50 billion on infrastructure projects alone such > as roads and bridges and water projects. Other figures, he said in an > interview with The Associated Press, would be worked out with Congress. > > Republicans ridiculed the president's speech and his parallel call for > doing more to hold down government deficits. > > "At least the president's proposal will result in one new job - he'll > need to hire a magician to make this new deficit spending appear > fiscally responsible," said Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the senior > Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. House GOP leader John Boehner > of Ohio declared the president "out of ideas and out of touch." > > While Obama did not propose the kind of direct federal public works jobs > that were created in the 1930s, he said government action could set the > stage for more job creation by private business. Many of his proposals > would extend or expand programs included in the mammoth $787 billion > stimulus package passed last winter. > > While acknowledging increasing concerns in Congress and among the public > over the nation's growing debt, Obama said critics present a "false > choice" between paying down deficits and investing in job creation and > economic growth. > > "Even as we have had to spend our way out of this recession in the near > term, we have begun to make the hard choices necessary to get our > country on a more stable fiscal footing in the long run," he said. > > To find money to pay for the new programs, the administration is > pointing to the Treasury Department's report on Monday that it expects > to get back $200 billion in taxpayer-approved bank bailout funds faster > than expected. > > Obama suggested this windfall would help the government spend money on ... > > read more » > > 02878f62-702c-4c5a-9f80-a8565f9f023b-small.jpg > 7KViewDownload > > 1208dv_pol_obama_economy.jpg > 111KViewDownload > > 1208dv_wh_economy.jpg > 29KViewDownload > > spacer.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > ap_photo_promo.jpg > 18KViewDownload > > katrina_4.jpg > 21KViewDownload > > obama_cabinet_travel30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > presidential_postcards30.jpg > 5KViewDownload > > obama_interview30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > button_obama_restaurants30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > button_michelle_carla30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > obama_grandfather30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > big_issue.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > obama2.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > michelle_100_30.jpg > 1KViewDownload > > obama_head.jpg > < 1KViewDownload > > olderjobs_btn.jpg > 48KViewDownload > > handpoint.gif > 1KViewDownload > > hosted_refer2.jpg > 25KViewDownload > > ask_ap_logo.jpg > 59KViewDownload > > icopy-w.gif > < 1KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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