Zeb, As if my unemployed neighbor would not make his house payments, buy a car, buy grociers, etc. etc. and stimulate the economy with a government job's pay check.
On Dec 8, 9:12 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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