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Obama: Unemployment to rise, need faster spending
breitbart ^ | 6/23/09

Posted on 06/23/2009 3:16:32 PM PDT by Nachum

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid rising public impatience with an economy now under his watch, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said his administration needs to push money out faster to initiate a recovery and conceded that unemployment would rise above 10 percent. "People are going through a very tough time right now," Obama said at a White House news conference. "And I don't expect them to be satisfied."

For the second time in a month, Obama voiced unease over the results of a $787 billion economic stimulus that he pressed Congress to pass as one of his first acts as president.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoeconomy; layoffs; need; obama; rise; stimulusii; unemployment
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To: Nachum
Amid rising public impatience with an economy now under his watch, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said his administration needs to push money out faster immediately enact massive payroll and capital gains tax cuts to initiate a recovery and conceded that unemployment would rise above 10 percent.

Sorry, just foolin' with ya :)

Most folks with common sense know you can't spend yourself out of debt.

Of course, our Imperial Ruler is not, "most folks" and he certainly has little common sense.

21 posted on 06/23/2009 5:10:51 PM PDT by upchuck (Psalm 109:8 ~ Let his days be few; and let another take his office.)
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To: Nachum

Does it ever occur to these AP capons that everything government spends must first be taken out of the productive economy as taxes or debt (future taxes)?


22 posted on 06/23/2009 5:39:50 PM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: Nachum

Personally, I think he’s getting ready to push ANOTHER stimulus package.....due to this “emergency.”


23 posted on 06/24/2009 6:13:00 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
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To: Nachum
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said his administration needs to push money out faster to initiate a recovery

So just give that money to me. I'll push it out REAL fast.

24 posted on 06/24/2009 6:15:42 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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