Farewell “Saved or Created”: Obama Administration Changes Stimulus Counting By Jake Tapper, ABC
By Jake Tapper, ABC
Obama admits his metric was phony by doing away with it….
The Obama administration has taken some heat and mockery for using the nebulous and non-economic term of jobs being “saved or created” by the $787 billion stimulus program.
So it’s gotten rid of it.
In a little-noticed December 18, 2009 memo from Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag the Obama administration is changing the way stimulus jobs are counted.
The memo, first noted by ProPublica, says that those receiving stimulus funds no longer have to say whether a job has been saved or created.
“Instead, recipients will more easily and objectively report on jobs funded with Recovery Act dollars,” Orszag wrote.
In other words, if the project is being funded with stimulus dollars – even if the person worked at that company or organization before and will work the same place afterwards – that’s a stimulus job.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Counting, Stimulus Dollars
January 12th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
The reality is, JOBS are just not out there. "OOO" could care less. While he enjoyed his Hawaiian vacation and golf; men and women everywhere are struggling to make ends meet. All the $$$$ and few jobs created anywhere. This is a HUGE farce and a BIG LIE by "OOO" to smooth things over of what he has not done to create jobs.
IMPEACH OBAMA IN 2010
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January 12th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
obama does not want no jobs in USA he wants everyone on welfare so he can control them obama nedds to be impeached now
January 12th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
That's right Faith Hope. When people are dependent on the government, there's CONTROL of the people by government. This is what this administration is working towards. To make us helpless, so our freedoms will diminish.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Right on! Targeting votes from those who do not work or pay any taxes. I propose you get one vote if you do not work or pay taxes, two votes if you are a productive member of this great country.