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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: Selectric II who wrote (28144)10/9/2004 11:08:57 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
Then why doesn't the government simply hire all those unemployed people to rake leaves? Then the unemployment rate would be 0%

Ask Bush?

Virtually the entire Federal Budget is an economic stimulus that creates jobs, directly or indirectly. You might even recall Bush noting that during a recession an increase in Government spending prevents a depression. It prevents a depression because it creates jobs.

The Government buying pens and pencils stimulates the pen and pencil industry.... computers, printers, paper, bullets, bombs, aircraft... Even "pork" creates jobs.

The GDP is increasing; the Federal Budget is a significant portion of the GDP.

What's particularly noteworthy of this "recovery" is that the Government [or Fed] has used every single tool at it's disposal to stimulate the economy [including war]. High federal expenditures, high deficits, low interest rates, lower taxes and we're not generating enough jobs to cover the illegal immigrants coming into the workforce.

jttmab
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