.....................Texas man gets $26,174 to fix roof and fence at his apartment building. Government claims 450 jobs saved........................
So here’s this guy who reported accurately that he used 6 workers, but then resubmitted his report that he used 450 hours.
Everyone is wrong!
He didn’t use 450 men!
He didn’t use 6 workers!
He employed 450 hours out of an annual 2000 hours per worker, so he used about 1/5th of one worker!
Out of the $26,174, probably half of that was materials to fix his roof and fence.
That leaves about $13,000 for labor. 450 hours divided by six people equals roughly 1 1/2 weeks each.
So in reality the “450 jobs saved” equated to about a $2000 temporary job for six people for less than two weeks work.
Is this job really saved?