REPORT: House GOP’s ‘Job Creating’ Spending Cuts Destroyed 370,000 Jobs

[butterfly77]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/10/27/355181/report-house-gops-budget-cuts-370k-jobs/


REPORT: House GOP’s ‘Job Creating’ Spending Cuts Destroyed 370,000 Jobs



House Republicans took the government to the brink of shutdown last spring by demanding across-the-board budget cuts to many vital programs. Instead of focusing on job creation, as Americans wanted them to, the GOP turned its attention to slashing funds for programs that funded assistance for women and children, local law enforcement, the social safety net, environmental protections, and many other programs they deemed as either too expensive or unnecessary. Worse, when challenged on why they hadn’t made the effort to tackle high unemployment, Republicans insisted that their slash-and-burn budget cuts were meant to create jobs.

Not all of those cuts made it through, but the GOP succeeded in passing massive spending reductions as part of a continuing resolution that kept the government operating. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress’ Scott Lilly, those cuts didn’t result in the job creating boon Republicans insisted would follow. Instead, it has...

[spanone]

1. oh, i'm sure the media is ready to headline this across america.....not

k&r

[butterfly77]

3. Yeah right..

they are fighting for the 1%

[RainDog]

2. k&r n/t

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

4. "Republicans destroy jobs and depress wages"

Well, duh, of course they do. That's what Republicans do.