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Congress Putting Together Job-Creation Bill

By Donald Sears ⋅ November 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Democrats in Congress are looking for new ways that the government can stimulate job creation.
A pack of Democrats in the House of Representatives charges that the federal economic stimulus package did little to spur job creation and plan to begin promoting a jobs bill.
L.A. Times: Lawmakers are considering myriad ways to accelerate job growth. In [...]

Hiring Freeze, Schmiring Freeze

By Donald Sears ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Iowa Governor Chet Culver called for a hiring freeze in Iowa last December, but immediately ignored it. The state hired 752 employees in the 11 months since, from corrections officers and nurses in prisons to health and human services officials, according to The Des Moines Register.
In some cases the state found the money outside the [...]

Bad Math Accounts for 20,000 Extra Stimulus Jobs

By John Hazard ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Obama administration said Friday that federal economic stimulus spending had directly created or saved about 640,000 jobs through Sept. 30. Republicans challenged the claim, and an analysis by the Wall Street Journal supports the Republican challenge.
The number of jobs created or saved by the federal economic stimulus could be overstated by at least 20,000, [...]

3 Steps Obama Can Take to Help Small Businesses Hire

By John Hazard ⋅ November 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

To ensure the tentative economic recovery becomes a lasting expansion, the Obama administration must focus on helping small businesses hire again.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is back on the rise, and the pace of job losses has slowed. However, businesses are not hiring yet, and the government is doing too little to support small businesses, [...]

Beyond Federal Stimulus, Government Considering Other Job-Creation Options

By Donald Sears ⋅ October 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Many states have reported that jobs have been saved and created by federal economic stimulus money from earlier in 2009, but some politicians are questioning the numbers amid rising unemployment and pushing for other job creation strategies, said a CNN Money article.
Republicans have attacked the Obama administration, saying stimulus has been a failure, and are [...]

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