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Carney: Unemployment Benefits Could Create Up To 1 Million Jobs
realclearpolitics.com ^ | August, 10, 2011 | realclearpolitics.com

Posted on 08/11/2011 9:03:21 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

"I understand why extending unemployment insurance provides relief to people who need it, but how does that create jobs," Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler asked Jay Carney at Wednesday's WH briefing. Carney responded: "Oh, uh, it is by, uh, I would expect a reporter from the Wall Street Journal would know this as part of the entrance exam." "There are few other ways that can directly put money into the economy than applying unemployment insurance," Carney said. Carney answers the question: "It is one of the most direct ways to infuse money directly into the economy because people who are unemployed and obviously aren't running a paycheck are going to spend the money that they get. They're not going to save it, they're going to spend it. And with unemployment insurance, that way, the money goes directly back into the economy, dollar for dollar virtually." "Every place that, that money is spent has added business and that creates growth and income for businesses that leads them to decisions about jobs, more hiring. So, there are few other ways that can directly put money into the economy than applying unemployment insurance, Carney said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: carney; idiot; impeachobama; jaycarney; jaycarneyidiot; jobs; liberalidiots; millionjobs; nocommonsense; ui; unemployment; unemplyment
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!; LMAO; DeaconBenjamin; April Lexington; murphE; RipSawyer; ...
The Peter Schiff/Austrian Economics ping. (Washington Bankrupting our Nation by Spending your past, present and future money!)

REF POST :"There are few other ways that can directly put money into the economy than applying unemployment insurance," Carney said. Carney answers the question: " It is one of the most direct ways to infuse money directly into the economy because people who are unemployed and obviously aren't running a paycheck are going to spend the money that they get. They're not going to save it, they're going to spend it. And with unemployment insurance, that way, the money goes directly back into the economy, dollar for dollar virtually." "Every place that, that money is spent has added business and that creates growth and income for businesses that leads them to decisions about jobs, more hiring. So, there are few other ways that can directly put money into the economy than applying unemployment insurance, Carney said"

Dead liberal stimulus economic theory. Paying people to NOT work increases employment like paying for abortions increases the birth rate. Unemployed People DO NOT HIRE EMPLOYEES YOU MORON!

21 posted on 08/11/2011 9:12:59 AM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: Bruinator

They need to loose they’re jobs. See if they could live off of $300-500 a week and bolster the economy. It is so damned ironic the dems accuse the pubs of having favor to the rich.These idiotic liberals don’t have a clue what it is like living off of $300-500 a week. That is their tip money for one day in the five star eatery.


22 posted on 08/11/2011 9:13:02 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (S&P wasn't worried about us not lifting the debt ceiling - they are worried about the spending)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

The idiocy of Carney in this statement simply cannot be overstated. Taken to it’s logical conclusion, the economy would be booming if everyone were on unemployment.

If that were the case, there would be no workers producing goods, no goods to be had, no services being rendered and that would be a booming economy?

I’m at a loss....


23 posted on 08/11/2011 9:13:02 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Government rushes to help the irresponsible and does little for the responsible)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
"Oh, uh, it is by, uh, I would expect a reporter from the Wall Street Journal would know this as part of the entrance exam."

More of the "you're too dumb to understand" bullsqueeze.

Of course the real answer to the question is: "If Obama doesn't pay people without a job there is no way in hell they will vote for his dumbazz again."

24 posted on 08/11/2011 9:13:40 AM PDT by IamConservative (Do peeps that drive Smart Cars on freeways have a death wish? If not, they better have spare undies.)
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To: steveyp

A job is not a vehicle for an individual to be a consumer.

A job is a vehicle to further the aims of business entity in it’s pursuit of a return on invested capital.”

Well stated, sir.

We might add by way of a preface:

The fundamental “problem” of economics is one of PRODUCTION not of CONSUMPTION.


25 posted on 08/11/2011 9:13:49 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: Armando Guerra

Sadly, none of the so-called journalists have enough testicular fortitude to ask such questions.


26 posted on 08/11/2011 9:14:30 AM PDT by FortWorthPatriot (Obama is no Hitler; Hitler got the Olympics)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Jay Carney - they ought to call the Democrats “A CHORUS LINE”.
Tappity tap tap “I call this ‘The Unemployment Line Lunge’. See how my feet move.” Tappity tap tap tap “Now this one is known as ‘The Democrat Do-Si-Do’. We’ve fooled a lot of people with this one.” Tappity tappity tappity “This is the President’s favorite.....”The Socialist Shuffle’. He’s gotten a lot of mileage out of that”. Tappity tappity tap tap.


27 posted on 08/11/2011 9:16:41 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Unemployment Benefits Could Create Up To 1 Million Jobs

We must spend our way out of debt and into prosperity.

War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.

(George Orwell lives.)

28 posted on 08/11/2011 9:16:41 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (Obama will heretofore be known in history as the downgraded President.)
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To: Bruinator

Exactly, I was making $750 a week, got laid off and spent all last summer “raking in” $720 every TWO weeks on unemployment.

Net loss to the economy: $780 every two weeks.

With economic geniuses in the White Hut like Clown Carney, it’s no wonder we are in the state we are in.


29 posted on 08/11/2011 9:18:12 AM PDT by hattend (The SEALs got Osama. The only thing Obama killed was our childrens future - NoLibZone)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

‘Unemployment Benefits Could Create Up To 1 Million Jobs

Stupefying, death defying idiocy!!!


30 posted on 08/11/2011 9:19:42 AM PDT by SMARTY (A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Oh goody--so let's take Beltway Bob's claim at face value and say that unemployment benefits "create" 1 million jobs.

Only 13 million more to go, clowns.
31 posted on 08/11/2011 9:19:52 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

This is so stupid, I can’t believe he said this, or that the other dems they’ve trotted out including nancy all say unemployment insurance actually creates jobs. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING....HELLO....AND GIVE IT TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT. It’s just money exchanging hands, but, it’s the same amount of money(actually it’s probably less money). How in the heck does that create a job?


32 posted on 08/11/2011 9:23:05 AM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Didn’t Pelosi say this over a year ago as well?


33 posted on 08/11/2011 9:23:45 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: hattend

I wish a reporter would ask Obama to guess how much someone making let’s say $20 dollars an hour $46,000-48,000 a year makes a week in UI? If he hesitates tell him it’s what we spend on MO going to a burger joint and feeding her staff in one day.


34 posted on 08/11/2011 9:25:11 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (S&P wasn't worried about us not lifting the debt ceiling - they are worried about the spending)
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To: ConservativeDude
LOL, looking for fishing sinkers, with gold this high I have a Brazilian in in lead.
35 posted on 08/11/2011 9:26:01 AM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: yantis

ROFLOL!!!! That’s awesome!!! That was my thinking except I wasn’t as creative. Taking one dollar from one hand and putting it into the other hand(actually the government gets it’s cut of that dollar, so it’s actually less than a dollar).


36 posted on 08/11/2011 9:26:26 AM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: Personal Responsibility
The idiocy of Carney in this statement simply cannot be overstated. Taken to it’s logical conclusion, the economy would be booming if everyone were on unemployment.

I know. This is crazy thinking.
37 posted on 08/11/2011 9:26:54 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: yantis
“How does taking water from one side of the pool and pouring it into the other side of the pool add any water?”

Well, it does create jobs for people pouring the water. This is exactly the way liberals think.

38 posted on 08/11/2011 9:27:13 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Simplistic answers to complex problems never work and are only proposed by simple people.)
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To: Mrs. B.S. Roberts; CaptainAmiigaf
Here's a "You Have Got To Be Friggin' $h!++ing Me" Ping

I can't believe that Carney actually believes this crap he spews.

Moreover, I can't believe he expects those listening to believe it.

39 posted on 08/11/2011 9:28:35 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Be prepared. It's a hard rain's that's gonna fall.)
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To: FortWorthPatriot

Or are so arrogant they think the rest of us are idiots.


40 posted on 08/11/2011 9:29:02 AM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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