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| Economy |
| Barry creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of 323,739.83 per job. |
| 2009-11-01 |
| Inquiring minds are asking the question "How many jobs were created out of the various stimulus programs so far and at what cost per job?" That is a good question. Not that we can believe the reported number of jobs created, but let's assume for the sake of argument that the figures provided by the administration are correct. White House Hails Stimulus Jobs The Financial Times is reporting White House hails 650,000 stimulus jobs. Lengthy article found at the link. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 given that many of the jobs are temporary, it probably comes out to more like $400k/job/year |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-11-01 12:58 |
| #3 Just think of all the newly employed under aged Central American prostitutes! |
| Posted by: ed 2009-11-01 11:13 |
| #2 "I'm guessing the call centers for the switch-over to digital broadcast television are pretty quiet these days." No doubt they're still active, eLarson - making calls for the DemocRat Party and ACORN (but I repeat myself).... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-11-01 11:00 |
| #1 Does "created" mean: still existing? I'm guessing the call centers for the switch-over to digital broadcast television are pretty quiet these days. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2009-11-01 10:50 |