Posted on 07/29/2013 9:55:55 AM PDT by thackney
U.S. President Barack Obama has called into question the number of jobs that would be provided from the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in a New York Times interview over the weekend.
Republicans have frequently stated that there would be a large number of jobs created if the pipeline is approved for construction, Obama said, adding that he disputes their premise.
Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator, Obama said in the interview. There is no evidence that thats true. The most realistic estimates are this might maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline, which might take a year or two, and then after that were talking about somewhere between 50 and 100 jobs in an economy of 150 million working people.
The president noted that even the temporary increase of 2,000 jobs that might be created during the construction of the pipeline, which would cost about $5.3 billion to build, was a blip relative to the need.
Republicans and business groups have pressured Obama to approve the pipeline, emphasizing that the approval and construction of the pipeline would produce economic benefits, including a drop in gasoline prices.
Democrats and environmental groups have opposed the approval and construction of the pipeline primarily on environmental grounds, saying that the burning of fossil fuels contributes to climate change.
Obama said that if the pipeline allowed the Midwest to export more of its oil to other countries, it could actually cause gasoline prices in the region to increase.
Obama said last month that the pipeline would serve U.S. interests only if it did not significantly exacerbate carbon pollution.
The president is expected to make a final decision later this year or in 2014.
And of course the media dutifully report his words without any critical analysis.
They will report it as the most brilliant summation of the century............
What does he know about real jobs???
No doubt.
It’s 2000 more private sector jobs than we have now. What a baffoon.
Pray for America to Wake Up
Who is John Galt?
Obama is a liar and a kook.
Sure, huge construction projects and bringing loads of oil in for sale don’t help the economy.
Billions and billions of dollars don’t help the economy.
Increasing world oil supply at greater efficiency doesn’t help oil prices.
The unicorns told me. And these leftist SOB’s have the nerve to talk about conservatives as flat earthers???
Well, obviously not new jobs in BIG numbers like the numbers he stole in the last election - make that the last two elections - heck, even his Senate runs.
Well Geeeeez Barack, you know those unemployment numbers you throw around every week? Well, we don’t believe your premise. We just think you’re full of chit.
Obama tells another whopper...
How many jobs did the Alaska pipeline create? Huh ObaMugabe?
No one has mentioned the obvious. The Saudis will be the biggest losers and are probably paying a princely sum to Zero and the Dems to block it.
obama has NEVER run as much as a snowball stand... the only job that he ever held... a real job and not a professional agitator... was working for two weeks at Baskin and Robbins... and he was fired from there. He knows nothing of business or jobs... sodomy he knows... fellatio he knows... dope he knows... marx he knows... business... he knows NOTHING!
LLS
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