rssThe Spin That Wouldn’t Die
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) office just sent over it’s comparison of the latest version of the stimulus package with the House Republican Economic Recovery Plan. To my surprise, it includes the “twice the jobs for half the price” promise based on an interpretation of Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer’s economic research — that Romer herself has debunked.
Cost:
Cost of the “Final” Democrat Spending Bill: $790 Billion
Cost of the House Republican Alternative: $477 BillionJobs:
Number of Jobs Created by the “Final” Democrat Spending Bill: 3.5 million
Number of Jobs Created by the House Republican Alternative: 6.2 million
I’ve asked multiple spokespeople in GOP leadership why their interpretation of Romer is right, and why she’s wrong, but have not gotten an answer.
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8 Comments
Comment posted February 12, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
Little wonder. It's voodoo economics all over again.
Now, where's my voodoo doll?
The plan from house GOP leders is crap, pure and simple. Let's get on with a real program, people, can we?
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 10:11 am
All I can hope is that the Republicans come to find out how incredibly angry they're making some people.
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 11:27 am
I can't wait until the fall 2010 elections, when even more GOP members of congress lose their spots. While I hoped for bipartisanship, it now looks like the only way to get move forward is to remove them completely from the picture.
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 1:51 pm
And they're still childishly using “Democrat” as an adjective? Grow the f*** up.
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Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
All I can hope is that the Republicans come to find out how incredibly angry they're making some people.
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
I can't wait until the fall 2010 elections, when even more GOP members of congress lose their spots. While I hoped for bipartisanship, it now looks like the only way to get move forward is to remove them completely from the picture.
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
And they're still childishly using “Democrat” as an adjective? Grow the f*** up.
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