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In releasing a new study concocted by the same people who said the unemployment rate would never exceed 8 percent if…
Read More (Romer Was Right – Stimulus Bill’s Impact on Economy “Stunning and Important”– But Not in a Good Way)Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing the nation lost 85,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate…
Read More (As Romer/Bernstein Report Reaches Its First Birthday, Unemployment Rate Remains at 10 Percent)The table below compares the White House’s February 2009 projection of the number of jobs that would be created by the…
Read More (Nine Months After Stimulus 49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs)The “Misery Index” of the 1970s is back, but in a new and startling form. Today, the nation’s skyrocketing debt, coupled…
Read More (Moody’s Mirrors Ways & Means Republicans’ “Obama Misery Index”)For the second time in three weeks, the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits has reached an all time record…
Read More (Latest Data Show Record 10 Million Americans Collecting Unemployment Checks)As House Democrats prepare to bring “Stimulus II” to the floor today, a quick review of its major provisions shows…
Read More (Stimulus II: Same Failed Policies as Stimulus I)Democrats insisted their so-called February 2009 stimulus bill would create 3.5 million jobs and keep unemployment from rising above 8…
Read More (Facts Contradict Democrats’ Desperate Attempts to Blame Their Failed Policies on President Bush)In considering the merits of President Obama’s latest stimulus proposals, it’s important to consider the reality of what the president…
Read More (In Promising MORE Stimulus, White House Ignores Reality of Past Stimulus Failures)Source: Ways and Means staff calculations, using Department of Labor and Department of Treasury data. …
Read More (Driven by Biggest Debt Surge Since March, “Obama Misery Index” Continued Relentless Rise in November)1. “Jump-Start” Job Creation2. When “Jump-Starting” Doesn’t Work,Try “Accelerating” Job Creation3. When “Accelerating” Doesn’t Work, Try “Jump-Starting” Again Nearly 10 months after signing his…
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