Recently the administration claimed that the stumulus bill passed back in February was responsible for more than one million jobs being "saved or created". If this was true it would be a huge shot in the arm for an economy that is still reeling from …
Read Original Story: Media is discovering the count of jobs saved by stimulus is fraudulent. – Examiner.com
By The Republican Editorials A recent report on what Massachusetts is doing with the $4 billion in federal job stimulus funds ought to have every state resident collecting an unemployment check hopping mad. The Boston Globe reported that recipients of …
Read Original Story: Give us 50 shovels and a place to dig – MassLive.com
By Texas GOP Vote LOCAL RECIPIENTS of federal stimulus money need a basic economics lesson: You can’t lie your way out of a recession. Sad to say, fibbing on the number of jobs that were saved or created by the stimulus bill won’t actually put people …
Read Original Story: Jobs Created or Saved? "You Lie!" says Boston Globe to Stimulus Recipients – Texas GOP Vote (blog)
While Massachusetts recipients of federal stimulus money collectively report 12374 jobs saved or created, a Globe review shows that number is wildly exaggerated. Organizations that received stimulus money miscounted jobs, filed erroneous figures, …
Read Original Story: Stimulating distortions – Waterbury Republican American
AP Photo-Pablo Martinez Monsivais Some states seem to be providing cover for President Obama on the “jobs created or saved” front. Since late October, The Associated Press, the Boston Globe and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have each published stories …
Read Original Story: Inflated claims of jobs created or saved – mainstream media discovers the … – Examiner.com
Reports of 640,00 Jobs Created or Saved Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, Says Rep. Darrell Issa; Asks Federal Oversight Board to Explain Discrepancies By RICH BLAKE Bernie Synakowski works on the brakes of a new cleaner-burning bus at the Daimler Buses …
Read Original Story: Obama Stimulus Job Count Under New Criticism – ABC News
State officials are defending their oversight of federal stimulus money and their tallying of job creation and retention after a media report cast doubt on the effort. A federal Web site, www.recovery.gov, …
Read Original Story: State officials defend stimulus job numbers – Wicked Local Wrentham
