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WH Senior Advisor: Unemployment Stimulates the Economy
Fox News ^ | Insanity in the form of Valerie Jarrett

Posted on 02/22/2012 7:57:35 AM PST by Lazamataz

This evening, speaking at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said that folks getting and spending unemployment checks is a healthy thing . . . because it stimulates the economy: "Even though we had a terrible economic crisis three years ago, throughout our country many people were suffering before the last three years, particularly in the black community," Jarrett said. "And so we need to make sure that we continue to support that important safety net. It not only is good for the family, but it's good for the economy. People who receive that unemployment check go out and spend it and help stimulate the economy, so that's healthy as well."

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To: Lazamataz

Correction: Unemployment benefits (not unemployment per se) helps stimulate the economy, is what he said.


101 posted on 02/22/2012 11:30:54 AM PST by Redalways
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To: Redalways
Correction: Unemployment benefits (not unemployment per se) helps stimulate the economy, is what he said.

Correction: It is a SHE, not a he, namely Valerie Jarrett.

Secondly, while bandaids help your health very slightly,
it helps your health MUCH MORE to not get cut to begin with.
- JUST AS -
While unemployment benefits help the economy very slightly,
it helps the economy MUCH MORE not to make people unemployed.

If Republicans use my bandaid analogy, it will be much easier to explain to John Q. Public.

102 posted on 02/22/2012 11:39:05 AM PST by Lazamataz (If unemployment helps the economy, like the W.H. says, then CONTRACTING CANCER MAKES YOU HEALTHIER!)
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To: Redalways; Admin Moderator
I am investigating but it appears from first glance, we have a leftist on the forum. So far, I have him or her:

  1. Implicitly defending Valerie Jarrett, here.

  2. Strenuously defending the Volt.

  3. Criticism of Bush, citing that 'real unemployment' was on the rise in 2008 -- and not citing that under Obama it exploded.

  4. Posting in apparent agreement with McCain, and the use of quotation marks to mock those who call Obama's actions treasonous.

  5. Antiwar sentiments expressed when possible.

Yeah, this guy's a leftie.

NOTE TO FUTURE SUBTLETY-TROLLS: AVOID ME. I HAVE A NOSE FOR FERRETING YOU OUT.

103 posted on 02/22/2012 11:55:29 AM PST by Lazamataz (If unemployment helps the economy, like the W.H. says, then CONTRACTING CANCER MAKES YOU HEALTHIER!)
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To: darkwing104

Please bring in the Kitty Crew. I found one. Check Redalways history.


104 posted on 02/22/2012 11:57:13 AM PST by Lazamataz (If unemployment helps the economy, like the W.H. says, then CONTRACTING CANCER MAKES YOU HEALTHIER!)
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To: Lazamataz

Democrats love slavery while calling Republicans slave owners.


105 posted on 02/22/2012 12:00:59 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Redalways

Using her own logic the question becomes “If people spending unemployment benefits helps the economy wouldn’t the economy be helped even more if we left the money in the hands of the people who earned it, and $1 was spent for every $1 earned instead of the government taking $1 and giving people $0.50 to spend?”


106 posted on 02/22/2012 12:11:08 PM PST by freemarketsfreeminds
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To: Lazamataz

First off Valerie Jarrett is a smug, prissy little bitch. Neither she or Obozo understand that “Unemployment isn’t working”!!! They are educated way beyond their intelligence.


107 posted on 02/22/2012 12:18:30 PM PST by Colorado Cowgirl (God bless America!)
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To: Redalways

“Unemployment benefits (not unemployment per se) helps stimulate the economy, is what he said.”

The only way to receive unemployment benefits, per se, is to lose ones job, per se. So, my fellow FReepers’ comments on this thread holds true and you are right, you will always be red (as in communist, per se.)


108 posted on 02/22/2012 1:26:31 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: GOPJ
"It's almost as if the press were playing favorites rather than honestly reporting the news... Nah, that can't be it ,"

Hard to believe that those paragons of journalistic integrity at ABC-NBC-SeeBS-CNN-NYT, et al, Inc.(C) would do such a thing. < /s >

109 posted on 02/22/2012 3:31:23 PM PST by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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To: mandaladon

Liberals simply cannot understand that the economy is all about production, they imagine that somehow consumption is what drives the economy. Some posters on FR seem to have the same opinion. I think the fact that only a tiny percentage have any exposure to farm life now is a part of the problem. Those who grew up on a little farm as I did can never become confused over which is really important, you learn at a tender age that you have to produce BEFORE you can consume.


110 posted on 02/22/2012 5:51:50 PM PST by RipSawyer
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To: Lazamataz

They are definitely smoking something in the WH


111 posted on 02/22/2012 8:27:40 PM PST by U-238
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Or did not take Econ 101 in college


112 posted on 02/22/2012 8:28:38 PM PST by U-238
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To: nutmeg

bookmark


113 posted on 02/22/2012 10:43:20 PM PST by nutmeg
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To: saganite

Jarrett has at least one red in her family-tree, Vernon Jarrett. She is crazy but like a fox, a red fox. Never underestimate this Chicago pinko. She is dangerous.


114 posted on 02/22/2012 10:54:36 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Lazamataz

Sounds good to Me I think I will get layed off ,its a Patriotic Duty to Help The Economy!!!! If everyone stays home all our problems will be solved,Hey 50% of the People are not paying taxes now, so we are Halfway there!!
Thanks Valerie,Can I please move into one of your Chicago Slum lord Buildings rotting out while I am Unemployed Please?


115 posted on 02/23/2012 3:36:43 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Lazamataz

bump for an old laugh...

This is the gal leading the way on Obama’s Iran policy


116 posted on 07/30/2012 1:15:12 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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