Posted on 11/04/2009 3:35:42 PM PST by tobyhill
The Obama administration appears to be using fuzzy math to count the number of jobs created by the $787 billion stimulus package, according to two analyses that show counters included pay raises and hours worked as actual jobs.
The government's claim that the controversial spending bill led to 640,000 jobs could be overstated by at least 20,000 because recipients of federal grants and contracts appear to have made mistakes when estimating the number of jobs that have been saved or created, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
And an Associated Press review found that more than two-thirds of 14,506 jobs credited to the stimulus under a popular federal preschool program were overstated because pay increases for existing workers were counted as jobs saved.
The reviews raise fresh questions about the process the Obama administration is using to tout the success of its economic recovery plan -- one in which half the money has been spent so far.
Last week's stimulus report claimed 640,000 jobs saved or created by the economic recovery plan so far. Those jobs came from 156,614 federal contracts, grants and loans awarded to more than 62,000 recipients, worth a total of $215 billion.
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yup. lies,more lies and damnable lies and this administration tells all 3.
another thing. when you start to bring down their number to some sense of reality the cost of each job created will starkly show the actual cost of what they spend to ‘create’ a job.
If Obama and company ran a business they’d be asking the govt for a bailout. Oh wait,i guess they are and the government is China.
It’s almost not worth noting that Obama lies again. For him breating and lying go hand in hand.
FWIW that is more money than most Americans will earn in a lifetime.
Those must be pretty cushy jobs.
All government numbers are lies.
“pay increases for existing workers were counted as jobs saved.”
Sure, why not?
Cheat here, lie there, all in a day’s work.
Oooops I forgot.
Not a single one of these b*stards has ever done a day’s work.
If “The Won” ever tells the truth that would be a true miracle.
I saw about 2 min. of Obama reading TOTUS today to some crowd in Madistan where he claimed, yet again, he saved or created 1 Million jobs! I guess TOTUS did not get the word that it was supposed to be 640K!
Bozo’s work for 9 months!
1. Sneak smokes.
2. Eat Kobe beef.
3. Shoot Hoops.
4. Puck around the golf course.
5. Do a few lines of nose candy.
6. Choke his chicken.
7. Wear out Air Force One.
8. Hiding his citizenship and affirmative action education.
9. Hiding his prayer rug.
10. Running his mouth and face on TV.
Is anyone surprised?A bunch of rabid marist no less.
The smartest person they could find at SGCAC multiplied the number of employees by 1.84.
If the raise they got was not with our money, I would laugh.....morons...(sigh)...
hes as over his head as i would be trying to design a spaceship.
This is not news. We already know that when Bammy flaps his lips, the truth gets lost.
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