red states rule
09-05-2011, 01:22 PM
So a lack of government spending caused zero job groth last month? What planet does this guy live on? Spending has increased 29% under Obama, and deficits has increased by nearly a factor of four
Are libs so desperate to defend Obama they will lie about thinbgs that are so easily proved false?
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And by obsessing over a nonexistent threat, Washington has been making the real problem — mass unemployment, which is eating away at the foundations of our nation — much worse.
Although you’d never know it listening to the ranters, the past year has actually been a pretty good test of the theory that slashing government spending actually creates jobs. The deficit obsession has blocked a much-needed second round of federal stimulus, and with stimulus spending, such as it was, fading out, we’re experiencing de facto fiscal austerity. State and local governments, in particular, faced with the loss of federal aid, have been sharply cutting many programs and have been laying off a lot of workers, mostly schoolteachers.
And somehow the private sector hasn’t responded to these layoffs by rejoicing at the sight of a shrinking government and embarking on a hiring spree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/opinion/the-fatal-distraction.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Are libs so desperate to defend Obama they will lie about thinbgs that are so easily proved false?
snip
And by obsessing over a nonexistent threat, Washington has been making the real problem — mass unemployment, which is eating away at the foundations of our nation — much worse.
Although you’d never know it listening to the ranters, the past year has actually been a pretty good test of the theory that slashing government spending actually creates jobs. The deficit obsession has blocked a much-needed second round of federal stimulus, and with stimulus spending, such as it was, fading out, we’re experiencing de facto fiscal austerity. State and local governments, in particular, faced with the loss of federal aid, have been sharply cutting many programs and have been laying off a lot of workers, mostly schoolteachers.
And somehow the private sector hasn’t responded to these layoffs by rejoicing at the sight of a shrinking government and embarking on a hiring spree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/opinion/the-fatal-distraction.html?_r=1&ref=opinion