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While the President went to Ohio Monday and repeatedly claimed his trillion-dollar 2009 stimulus plan was “the right thing to…
Read More (48 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since 2009 Stimulus Law)The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call noted on May 10, 2010 that even Democrats say the Obama Administration “hasn’t done enough”…
Read More (Failure of Stimulus Drives “Obama Misery Index” to New Record in April)The latest monthly jobs report shows the unemployment rate still hovering around 10 percent, at 9.9 percent in April. This…
Read More (Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.9 Percent – 2.5 Percentage Points Higher than President Promised)One week ago, Vice President Biden predicted that “some time in the next couple of months we’re going to be creating between…
Read More (Vice President Biden May Be Right on Jobs – If Temporary, Part-Time Census Work Counts as “Job Creation”)While the President recently said the economy had “turned a corner,” it’s hard to tell that from looking at the…
Read More (48 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs Since Democrats’ Stimulus)On Sunday April 4, 2010, in discussing the effects of the Democrats’ February 2009 economic stimulus package, Dr. Christina Romer,…
Read More (Has the Administration’s Stimulus Bill “Done Exactly” What They Said It Would Do?)Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today released data showing the “Obama Misery Index” – the combined change…
Read More (With 3 Million More Unemployed and $2 Trillion in Added Debt, Obama Misery Index Continues Relentless Rise)In the April 5, 2010 New York Times, Dr. Larry Summers, “the president’s top economic adviser” said the U.S. economy…
Read More (Unfortunately, Dr. Summers, Unemployment Is Also “Running Somewhat Ahead of What the Administration Was Forecasting”)This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 162,000 jobs in March. While positive job growth…
Read More (Increase in Jobs in March Still Leaves the Administration 6.7 Million Jobs Short of Its Promise)While the President recently claimed his February 2009 stimulus bill will “save or create 1.5 million jobs in 2010 after saving or…
Read More (49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs Since Democrats’ Stimulus)