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google.com - 10/29/2009
The Associated Press: Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands
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1 day ago WASHINGTON An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports. The government's first ...
Is the Stimulus Helping?
time.com - 10/24/2009
Is the Stimulus Helping?
— time.com — The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that Congress approved last February was the first major... legislative accomplishment of the Obama White House. Lately, it has also become one of Washington's most frequently tossed political ... (more) Is the Stimulus Helping?

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google.com - 11/4/2009
The Associated Press: STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise counted as saved job
— google.com — 3 days ago WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia... Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there. The Georgia ... (more) The Associated Press: STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise ...

Comments vote down Coyote Blog found this 11/4/2009found this
Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 11/1/2009
Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
— globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — Inquiring minds are asking the question "How many jobs were created out of the various stimulus programs... so far and at what cost per job?" That is a good question. Not that we can believe the reported number of jobs created, but let's assume for the ... (more) Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job

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Business Pundit:  GDP Grew 3.5% During Q3. What Does That Really Mean?

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GDP Grew 3.5% During Q3. What Does That Really Mean?
Business Pundit — ... Strip out Cash for Clunkers and 3Q GDP growth came in at 1.6 percent. Also strip out slowing inventory cuts and GDP would have been just 0.6 percent. Then you have a report that the WH has overestimated the number of jobs created by the stimulus. ...

Stimulus Jobs Reporting Charade
Cato @ Liberty — ... I have been reluctant to engage in the squabbling over the accuracy of the stimulus job “creation” figures because I believe it is more important to focus attention on the underlying “rob Peter to pay Paul” reality of Washington’s endeavor. As I mentioned ...

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