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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:20 AM Original message |
140 BILLION dollars over 2 years could be used to employ 2 MILLION Americans for 2 years at 35k/yr. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Socialism!!! |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. Not only that - the tax cuts for the rich mostly go directly overseas. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Good point, the tax cuts really are creating jobs. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. and this is just the direct employment..doesn't count the indirect employment |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. Not to rain on your parade, but does that include health benefits? |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. how many jobs have health benefits these days? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Without doing the math, I figured the $35K was too good to be true. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. The math works out just fine. 2M x 35k x 2 years = 140 Billion. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 02:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I meant WITH the health benefits -- which would add at least 50%, right? n/t |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. They can wait another two years when the health care law kicks in. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's the "Real Deal"... |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. But with this deal we get to spend the $140 B on the rich AND pay for unemployment insurance... |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. are you taking into account the cost of employment? n/t |
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Reacher (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. Doing what? |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. It kinda figures, Obama smilingly helped Wall St. who are the 2% getting helped again... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. That's not how it works. n/t |
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