stimulus

For the life of me I can't figure out what this line means, "If I give you a raise, it is going to save a portion of your job," HHS spokesman Luis Rosero said.  HUH?!

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.Read more

Here is a pretty good listing of some wasteful (and rather large) expenditures of stimulus bucks.  Please chime in with an additional ones.  I am especially interested to know who in Chicago received the 1 million dollars....an Obama groupie maybe??Read more

I think it might be important to take a closer look at how the governemnt arrives at the numbers it put out on number of jobs created.  Having worked in government, let me give you an inside look:Read more

A few parts of an excellent Washington Times article on the misuse of stimulus dollarsRead more

Well it seems the hard data is starting to roll in now.  So far, 30,383 jobs have been created by companies that have gotten $2.2 billion worth of stimulus contracts directly from the federal government. That equates to $71,500 per job based on just the funds that have been distributed. Read more

Sounds like another stimulus might be brewing in the Dem oven.  Like the artilce highlights, this is evidence of the first one not working....why would be try it again.  A new strategy is needed.