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Related: About this forum"Fact checking Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech..." (creating 12 million jobs)
Fact checking Mitt Romneys acceptance speech at the GOP conventionPosted by Glenn Kessler at WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/fact-checking-mitt-romneys-acceptance-speech-at-the-gop-convention/2012/08/31/70c3d8de-f31f-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html
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And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs.
This sounds like a pretty bold statement, especially considering that only two presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton created more than 12 million jobs. Romney, in fact, says he can reach this same goal, in just four years, though the policy paper issued by his campaign contains few details. It is mostly a collection of policy assertions, such as reducing debt, overhauling the tax code, fostering free trade and so forth.
But, in fact, the number is even less impressive than it sounds. This pledge amounts to an average of 250,000 jobs a month, a far cry from the 500,000 jobs a month that Romney once claimed would be created in a normal recovery. In recent months, the economy has averaged about 150,000 jobs a month.
But Moodys Analytics, in an August forecast, predicts 12 million jobs will be created by 2016, no matter who is president. And Macroeconomic Advisors in April also predicted a gain of 12.3 million jobs
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"Fact checking Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech..." (creating 12 million jobs) (Original Post)
applegrove
Aug 2012
OP
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)1. So is Williard going to make all those illegals have legal jobs..
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)2. So it's like predicting that the sun will surely rise tomorrow.
These guys are a piece of work .
applegrove
(118,659 posts)4. Exactly.
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)3. I believe Mitt Romney can do that
I am sure with just 1 phone call he can bring back all the jobs bain capital shipped to China
Rincewind
(1,203 posts)5. I noticed that
Willard didn't say where those 12 million jobs would be. I'm guessing China.
democrat2thecore
(3,572 posts)6. Bingo! - nt
DebJ
(7,699 posts)7. Step 1: Kill miniumum wage Step 2: hire at $4.50 an hour