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To: Alighieri who wrote (585655)	9/15/2010 1:05:17 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573891

If their approach doesn't suit you what's your approach, other than to pee on theirs? If the CBO got their numbers from examining the entrails of sacrificed animals, would you support their conclusions, rejecting any criticism from people who don't themselves generate a better analysis? Assuming your conclusions, having your assumptions built in to the methodology of your analysis, is no more reliable than examining entrails. Pointing out that the CBO is assuming their conclusions is providing useful information. Pointing out that we don't have the answer doesn't and shouldn't require that an actual answer be presented.

To: Alighieri who wrote (585655)	9/15/2010 1:39:47 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573891

1. The stimulus created 3M jobs - CBO analysis 2. The stimulus did not create 3M jobs - Tim Fowler's word As usual, a totally superficial non-analysis from you. "Creating jobs" means nothing. What kind of jobs? Are they long-term, short-term, minimum wage, over-paid, what kind of jobs? If you have a trillion dollars, you can give 3,000,000 people $100,000 each and keep 70% of the money in the bank. How, exactly, is that an "accomplishment" (and that is even assuming it is a fact that 3M jobs were created, which sheer nonsense). What has happened is that this government has added $3,000 to the debt of every man, woman and child in this country, and we have absolutely NOTHING to show for it.