and his associates.Just what I would expect from Zero. Zebnick wrote On 12/08/2009 10:12 PM: > 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. 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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. 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