Jobs Bill Mockery

Political Blog ^ | February 13, 2010 | Raquel Okyay

[Raquel]

The President and Congress poured close to $800 billion into the country in last year’s “Stimulus Bill” meant to create jobs and spur a spiraling economy. Supporters of the bill say it saved us from delving further into economic downfall and using the Obama “saved or created” model claim it saved or created — fill in the blank it could be any number — jobs. Most economists (unless you work for the White House) call it an ineffective spending free- for- all that has created zero jobs, increased unemployment rates to double digits, and shot the deficit to an all time high.

This year’s “Job’s bill” will cost an estimated $85 billion and despite the different catch phrase, it will do essentially the same thing – with less money—which is funnel billions of dollars to state governments to fund entitlement programs and further extend unemployment benefits. Add several hundred pork barrel spending gimmicks by politically connected officials on dumb wasteful pet projects that will not create a single job in the private sector, the sector of the economy that accounts for 80% of all new jobs, and we have an unemployment catastrophe on our hands - yet again.

But is the federal government capable of creating jobs in the private sector anyway? Can the feds be the “invisible hand” an economy relies on? The answer is no and no. It is so simple a twelve year old can figure it out if given all the facts, and maybe it’s just arrogance rather than stupidity on the part of the President, but spending money doesn’t save money and creating jobs are better left to the free market. The Labor Department indicated in its report, that 20,000 jobs were lost in the month of January 2010 alone.

[Mean Daddy]

Iowa Freepers need to create a handwritten letter and mail it to Senator Grassley TODAY!! Sent mine yesterday telling him that government isn’t the solution to the problems that government is creating.

Told him that next election cycle that I would be voting for the conservative candidate.

[conservativehusker]

Well I don't understand...If the last $800 billion “Saved” us and created or “saved” so many jobs OBVIOUSLY thats the way we need to do the second one= spend ...just think of the jobs that will be created now that Obama has “Stopped” the hemorrhaging../SARCASM

[ArchAngel1983]

It’s not arrogance, stupidity, cluelessness or incompetence. This administration is populated by serial liars blinded by ideology and who have a laser focused agenda to bring this country to its knees. They’re doing a pretty good job of it too and will continue to do so as long as the gullible continue believing the lies. How do like that ‘fundamental change’ so far?

[Raquel]

I don’t like it at all! You’re right the White House are doing a bang up job drastically and dangerously transforming America, but they are still arrogant, stupid, clueless, incompetent and determined as ever.

[Raquel]

PING

[neverdem]

Thanks for the ping. Fasten your seat belt.