Comments on: The Meaning of Jobs “Created”

By: terrys

terrys — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:16:15 +0000

Brad , I read this and had to laugh as this is so profound it is hilarious. I applaud you for your wit on this subject matter.

Terry Suominen
Candidate for US Senate 2010

By: makemyday

makemyday — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:47:12 +0000

The others know you and appear to have had the same thoughts as me in the past. So that being said “I’m sorry”. Any attempt to lighten the atmosphere should be grasped around here I guess because otherwise all we can do is cry.

BTW, my own daughter is attending Law School at Wayne State Univ. and doing very well. Wants to go into Constitutional Law because, she says, of my influence on her.

By: Brad Smith

Brad Smith — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:42:08 +0000

especially the reaction.

Of course it’s mocking Obama. C’mon, guys.

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:42:48 +0000

AP: TAMMY WEBBER, Associated Press Writer Tammy Webber, Associated Press Writer –

CHICAGO – The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.

The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and emerged as a leading option to house the detainees, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because a decision has not been made.
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Rather than yet another way to funnel endless funds to the Chicago area bottomless pit of corruption! This is the one area of the country where this will probably get rammed through as they won’t/don’t give a darn about what their folks will have to say about the usual NIMBY (Liberalism – yep, do anything/everything, but make it hurt someone else attitudes). I think the Standish, Michigan, area folks have made it clear it won’t happen their and the folks in charge not be held accountable — but, of course, in IL they will just ram it through and their ACORN buddies will ensure enough fraud occurs to get them all re-elected.

By: antisocial

antisocial — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:36:38 +0000

Fayettville, AR
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 hours ago
A $1,000 grant to purchase a single lawn mower was credited with saving 50 jobs. Source: New York Times
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And this is worst:
Douglas County, WI
Last Updated by Matthew 2 hours ago
The county’s report claimed to have created 100 jobs with its $7.3 million grant, but that’s only because the true figure of five jobs was mistaken for 50 and then double-counted
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I spent 50 dollars for gas today. I SAVED 2.5 jobs.

By: antisocial

antisocial — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:26:49 +0000

If not don’t miss the next opportunity

BTW…. His home state is pulling hard for him in this scam:

Wilmette, IL
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 hours ago
The district reported saving 166 jobs, but the superintendent of schools says the number should be zero
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North Chicago, IL
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 hours ago
The city claimed to have saved the jobs of 473 teachers with its $4.7 million education stimulus grant. The district employs only 290 teachers.
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Dolton, IL
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 hours ago
[S]timulus funds were said to have saved the equivalent of 382 full-time teaching jobs — 142 more than the district actually has.
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Kankakee, IL
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 hours ago
A school district reported saving 665 jobs, even though it only employs about 600 people

By: $peciallist

$peciallist — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:14:08 +0000

right here in Santa Ana, Ca…right around the corner from my house….it’s a great Time saver!

although I haven’t received any Obamamoney yet…

By: mschmitt

mschmitt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:34:41 +0000

… we were butting heads a little bit on another thread, and I wasn’t quite sure what to make of him. I follow it now, but at the time — goodness — I wasn’t completely sure!!

By: civil_truth

civil_truth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:25:21 +0000

Brad often disagrees with conventional RS wisdom, but seems to be willing to defend his positions in a rational fashion – so I don’t really think he’s suddenly lost his mind here.

Rather, I think he’s as appalled as the rest of us at the rank dishonesty and ludicrous rationalizations that the Administration and its apologists (paid and unpaid) are employing to defend the indefensible.

By: makemyday

makemyday — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +0000

an attempt at light humor it failed. I see nothing funny in it, sorry, I can’t. His posts elsewhere on this site are in the same genre as this one and I couldn’t let it slide.

By: mschmitt

mschmitt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:26:21 +0000

By: makemyday

makemyday — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:23:18 +0000

The more real number is somewhere between 17%-18% counting those that have fallen out of un-employment and those that have just quit looking. Add to that figure the jobs lost by companies that have failed and those jobs will NEVER come back.

The declining un-employment figures which “O” is taking credit for from the stimulus in large part can be derived from the fact the employed labor pool is smaller. There just aren’t the number of employees left to layoff. What comes next will be the increased business failures with massive layoffs because those that are left will have no where to go.

I see the “Professor of Law” title and I respect your accomplishments and achievements. As President and CEO of a high tech company struggling in this economy and having laid off half of my employees since January 2009 I must tell you that you are mis-guided, delusional, and incompetent to discuss such matters.

By: mschmitt

mschmitt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:14:39 +0000

Because otherwise it’s intellectual dishonesty on a staggering scale.

By: Brad Smith

Brad Smith — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:05:42 +0000

Dan, you’re obviously a “glass half empty” type. All you pessimists keep whining about a 10.2% unemployment rate. By my calculation, however, that means that the “jobs saved” rate is 89.8%. And that’s a glass half full, my friend. In fact, that’s a glass almost 90% full.

Even if job losses continue at the same pace they have since Obama took office, it will take about 20 years before there are no jobs left in America. How can you complain about that?

By: Tbone

Tbone — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:32 +0000

450 illegal aliens for a day at $60 buck each?

By: antisocial

antisocial — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:09:44 +0000

Blooming Grove, TX
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 11 minutes ago
A month-long roofing project that received less than $30,000 in stimulus funds and involved six workers was erroneously reported as creating 450 jobs.

By: antisocial

antisocial — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:07:48 +0000

This is a scam.

New York, NY
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 2 minutes ago
Teach for America reported that a $2 million grant created or saved 1,425 jobs. In fact, all of the jobs created were accounted for by another grant.
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Plymouth, CT
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 5 minutes ago
The town police department reported saving 108 jobs with a $15,355 grant. The department only has 23 officers.
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Los Angeles, CA
Last Updated by okie 53 minutes ago
“Los Angeles-based Syska Hennessy Group Construction reported 93 jobs stemming from an Army contract…The number is closer to two jobs because the construction work has not started yet…”
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Sacramento, CA
Last Updated by charlie.spiering 1 hour ago
The California State University system received $268.5 million in stimulus funds and claimed that the money allowed them to save over 26,000 jobs or half its workforce. But when pressed, the California State University system admitted they weren’t really

By: izoneguy

izoneguy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:43:24 +0000

If the government would stand down and get the hell out of the way there would be millions of jobs that would be created.

KIA Factory Means Jobs in Small Ga. Town

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/16/kia-factory-means-jobs-in-small-ga-town/?test=latestnews

By: lycurgus

lycurgus — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:38:13 +0000

All I want our taxes to pay for are prisons and the military.

I weep for America.

By: clement

clement — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:09 +0000

A $3,500 purchase of paint was credited with saving or creating a job.

WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

We saved or created ONE JOB. ONE.