Stimulus created fewer jobs in Vermont than first thought

Officials say the federal stimulus program created about 400 fewer jobs in Vermont than once thought because the calculations used to count the jobs were changed.

[JIM WALLISON]

SO HE DOES LIE

[Right Wing Extremist]

The government does not create jobs, the economy does.

[Right Wing Extremist]

The more government tries to manipulate the economy, the worse it will get.

The ONLY reason the GDP is growing is due to Government spending, not the economy. That is why unemployment and most other measures of the economy are still tanking.(btw, the government "spending" is spending money we do not even have)

As a refresher, when Bush was president, 5% unemployment was a sign of the doom of our economy. Why is 10% unemployment suddenly the "end of the recession"? Reality check.

[Tamarac]

Come on now, let us be honest here. No one thought that the stimulus money would actually create any long term employment or wealth. We all knew from the get go that it was a redistrabution of wealth program.

[New Clear Waste]

Tamarac wrote:

Come on now, let us be honest here. No one thought that the stimulus money would actually create any long term employment or wealth. We all knew from the get go that it was a redistrabution of wealth program.

Wrong, of course. There were public sector investments that were overdue and needed to be made, i.e. for infrastructure (BRIDGES in the news), R&D in the energy sector, education, etc. The stimulus plan was a good excuse to do it now. Corrrect, those are not permanent jobs, but the infrastructure that only the Government can create and maintain (because it's a public good) is necessary for any future economic activity that does lead to a sustained recovery.

Skimp on these vital public expenditures, as we've been doing, and we'll eventually go down he economic sewer - as we've been doing.

It's not an accident that the WPA in the 1930s & 1940s, the GI Bill of the 1940s & 1950s, and Eisenhower's interstate highways preceded or coincided with our massive economic expansion post-WWII. It's too bad we've been letting those investments slide since the 1960s. The tax crybabies are penny-wise and pound-foolish.

[Tamarac]

New Clear Waste wrote:

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Wrong, of course. There were public sector investments that were overdue and needed to be made, i.e. for infrastructure (BRIDGES in the news), R&D in the energy sector, education, etc. The stimulus plan was a good excuse to do it now. Corrrect, those are not permanent jobs, but the infrastructure that only the Government can create and maintain (because it's a public good) is necessary for any future economic activity that does lead to a sustained recovery.
Skimp on these vital public expenditures, as we've been doing, and we'll eventually go down he economic sewer - as we've been doing.
It's not an accident that the WPA in the 1930s & 1940s, the GI Bill of the 1940s & 1950s, and Eisenhower's interstate highways preceded or coincided with our massive economic expansion post-WWII. It's too bad we've been letting those investments slide since the 1960s. The tax crybabies are penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Where is the money coming from? Are they spinning straw into gold?

[The Brattleboro Informer]

New Clear Waste wrote:

<quoted text>
Wrong, of course. There were public sector investments that were overdue and needed to be made, i.e. for infrastructure (BRIDGES in the news), R&D in the energy sector, education, etc. The stimulus plan was a good excuse to do it now. Corrrect, those are not permanent jobs, but the infrastructure that only the Government can create and maintain (because it's a public good) is necessary for any future economic activity that does lead to a sustained recovery.
Skimp on these vital public expenditures, as we've been doing, and we'll eventually go down he economic sewer - as we've been doing.
It's not an accident that the WPA in the 1930s & 1940s, the GI Bill of the 1940s & 1950s, and Eisenhower's interstate highways preceded or coincided with our massive economic expansion post-WWII. It's too bad we've been letting those investments slide since the 1960s. The tax crybabies are penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Another clueless left wing distortion of history. Turn off that lying creep, Keith Olbermann, then try to educate yourself.

[conan]

no kidding . NCW - you really need to stop drinking the Obama kool-aid.

i hope the NJ & VA election results are a thing to come in the 2010 election cycle..if there is a god - the Republicans will gain back a whole lot of seats. if this fool Obama continues at this rate- no problem.