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- Colorado Senate Debates "Dirty Dozen" Tax Package
- About Those Jobs Numbers (CFA Site »)
- More Job Creation By The Federal Government
Monday, February 8, 2010
- Van Taylor, candidate for Texas State House, Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- February 6, 2010: Ronald Reagan Day
Saturday, February 6, 2010
- The Obama Budget
- Obama Feels International Pressure to Pass FTAs
- Let's Expedite Debate on Spending Reductions! (CFA Site »)
- Bipartisan Reform Commissions - a Comparison (CFA Site »)
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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- Grover Norquist Urges Senators to CoSponsor Non-Government Spending Jobs Bill
- Jim Ward Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Arizona Congressional Race
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
- Good Evening Arizona Pledge Breakers
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- SEIU Response to Lobbying Investigation Tongue-Tied (AWF Site »)
- Brewer Sales Tax Hike Passed out of Senate Committee
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- Colorado House Disregards U.S. and State Constitutions; Passes eTaxes (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- The President's Budget: No Fiscal Restraint in Sight
- Vulnerable Colorado Democrats Vote for Higher Taxes
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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- US Attorney Reviews Call for Probe into SEIU President Andy Stern’s Lobbying Activities
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- Very well, so there is a 'job boom'
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State of the Union Myth/Fact:
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State of the Union Myth/Fact:
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GOP SC Gubernatorial Hopefuls Debate in Charleston Tonight,
ATR asks all to Sign Pledge
Thursday, January 28, 2010
- ATRF Analysis: Prevent Repatriation Of Earnings In Certain Cross-border Reorganizations
- Possible Heightened Regulation on Banks Similar to Attempted Regulation of Microsoft in Late 90s (ASA Site »)
- Updated: How Much Does It Cost To Hire a New Federal Employee?
- Tax Preparation "Simplification": A Big Government Power Grab
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- Seven Prudent Reforms Tackling Our Nation’s Over-Spending Problems
- State of the Union: Time to play Obama BINGO!
- ATR and CFA Endorse CARFA Act
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: No Hope for Michigan in "Stimulus" Plan
From Mattie Duppler on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:43 AM
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This post originally appeared at at www.fiscalaccountability.org
Michigan, which has the highest unemployment in the nation, is not faring any better because of the so-called “stimulus.” In fact, the $5.2 billion slotted for the state has, according to a Free Press analysis, “created or retained virtually no jobs.” In a state that has been hit hardest by the recession, it seems the President’s poorly-conceived plan has had, if anything, had the effect of creating part-time summer jobs for teens, providing for COLA adjustments and rental assistance.
In a nod to the naïveté that guides the administration’s economic policy, White House Economic Advisor Jared Bernstein claimed: "It looks to us like the program is unfolding much as we hoped in Michigan.”
Amongst other things, this would mean the White House hoped the “stimulus” would, according to the Free Press, have the following effects:
- Three of every four stimulus grants, contracts and loans approved in Michigan created or retained one job or less.
- Fewer than 700 awards had received some money, and nearly half of those -- 327 -- had created one job or less, at a cost per job of $2.7 million.
- Some job estimates were wrong: General Motors Co., for instance, reported 105 jobs saved or created for a government purchase of 5,000 vehicles but later said no jobs were saved or created. The City of Detroit reported 342 jobs it now says were projections -- not jobs already created or retained.
If this is what the administration had hoped for in its grand disbursal of taxpayers’ money, no wonder Vice-President Biden thinks the “stimulus” has worked beyond his “wildest dreams.”
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Comments
I heard that there was a place where someone bought a lawnmower with stimulus funds, and that 'created' like 50 jobs, or something. Maybe it wasn't in Michigan, or something, but that's just plain wacky. I like Mankiw's idea for stimulus--get rid of all payroll taxes so that companies don't get punished for hiring people. Seems kinda obvious to me.
>> Jacky Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:29 AM
The entire car industry has seen a seismic shift. Due to the Clunkers program destroying low priced cars, dealers have no more cheap inventory for the average Joe's out there. Banks and Credit Union's are becoming reluctant car dealers now with a surge of repossessions (see http://www.repofinder.com ) and are selling cars commission free all day long. Just another reason the Clunkers program is backfiring on the car industry. Just let the free market be free.
>> Mike Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:29 PM