More Jobs Lost… Thursday, Apr 15 2010 

Axis of Idiots and Buyers' Remorse and Comarade Obama and Failure and Government and Politics , , , , , , , , 1IDVET 16:10

Jobless claims “unexpectedly” rise again:

Rising jobless claims add worries about recovery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid soared last week as the backlog from the Easter holiday was processed, adding to worries about the recovery, while U.S. industrial output rose less than expected in March.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 24,000 — the largest increase in two months — to a seasonally adjusted 484,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Markets had expected a dip to 440,000.

“Everything on the manufacturing side is clearly pointing to an acceleration,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors in New York.

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Jobs? What Jobs? Wednesday, Feb 18 2009 

Axis of Idiots and Comarade Obama and Congress and Economics and Socialism , , , , 1IDVET 16:22

It’s about the jobs? Some jobs, those that government provides, are generally useless to the public at large. They do nothing to stimulate growth, or quality of life that the free market has and continues to do.

Most of the garbage in this bill that does actually create a job is in the construction industry. What about that poor slob that is a car salesman? How does that help him? Just sayin’.

Obama’s Stimulus Creates Useless Jobs

by Ben Shapiro

There’s one reason, and one reason only, that President Barack Obamas stimulus passed so swiftly through Congress: Most Americans are worried about their jobs. And Barack Obama promises to save or create four million jobs. Even Obama’s most ardent opponents embrace the make jobs programs embedded in the stimulus. Construction projects that put people to work, that fits the bill, Sarah Palin told Greta Van Susteran of Fox News. But these big, huge, expanded social programs that’s not right, that’s not fair.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats get it. The problem isnt just the pork barrel social welfare spending. It’s not merely the redistributionist scheme disguised as tax cuts. The public relations backbone of this bill — government spending on our nations crumbling infrastructure — is misguided. While the country’s infrastructure may need revamping, this sort of spending will not stimulate the economy. It will not create the kind of jobs Americans need.

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