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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:19 AM Original message |
White House: Data Likely to Credit Stimulus for 650,000 Jobs |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why Not Report All The Banker Bonuses Made Possible By $13 Trillion |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Is the bank bonuses in unreported news? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. But The Admin Should Be Trumpeting That They Made It Possible! |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. We had a highway project |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. 650,000 jobs at mcdonalds and walmart no benefits |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. highway construction puts very few people back to work |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. The other day John Boner was getting all religious over how bogus the job creation numbers are. |
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liberalmike27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I think a lot of the jobs |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. If you count jobs kept its probably more like in the millions due to state subsidies |
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BobRossi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. 649,999 |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
7. God I hate bullshit. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
38. I think it is likely a higher number. My daughter is a state worker at a state college |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. then why do jobless claims increase month after month? |
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mule_train (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. becasue many of those jobs are saved |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. This is a fucking mess |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sweet, at only $230K+ per job, |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. These Are Not Welfare Checks, Infrastructure Projects Are Capital Improvements |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. I checked the website, and a good bit of it does seem to be for |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. Also, The NY Times Just Reported That Thousands Of the Saved Jobs Were In Teaching |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. The numbers are soft. |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. White House: 650,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. For those of you doing the math and concluding that this is a lot of money per job |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I've said that this bill was never really stimulative |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Yes. I've read your Obama hating posts. Why do you hate him so much? |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Yeah but... $787,000,000,000 divided by 3,500,000 promised jobs in 3 years? |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think you misunderstood the post. |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. The Stimulus Is Not A Welfare Program, The Jobs Are Building Capital Improvements |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Ummm, that's not what the third of the money that went to tax cuts was used for... |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Also, unemployment benefits |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Right but at least those fed people. That leaves capital improvements at a tiny % of money spent. |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Tiny? Up To 20 Percent Goes to Capital Improvements |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. That graphic does not show 20% of the money going to capital improvements... |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I Would Count Energy Programs Such As The Smart Grid As Capital Improvement |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Gov't says 650,000 jobs created, saved by stimulus |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. First of all, if most of those jobs are part time and benefit-free |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Quantifying outcomes is a good point. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I wish they would get their numbers straight |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. And about ten or twelve million to go |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. Those numbers are pathetic. What a waste of a stimulus. nt |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. 3.5 percent increase in GDP, Largest Six Month Turnaround |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. As another DUer pointed out, that's 3.5% ANNUALIZED growth |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I Agree, It Is Pretty Amazing. Biggest 6 month turnaround |
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mule_train (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
35. we need to increase guest workers programs, becasue this has created a shortage of workers |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. I propose a program whereby the gov't pays people to purchase imported automobiles. |
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mule_train (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
37. let's give bankers another trillion nt |
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