In 300+ Days The GOP Has Created 0 and Killed 4.2 Million Jobs

[DainBramaged]

In the now 300 plus days since Republicans have taken control of the House, GOP policies have zero jobs and destroyed over 4.2 million jobs through spending cuts and legislation.

At the 200 day mark of GOP control, House Republicans had voted to create 0 jobs, and had cast votes that would kill 1.9 million jobs. House Republicans have also pushed through spending cuts that they claimed would create jobs, but they have had the opposite effect.

According to study by the Center For American Progress, an additional 60,000 jobs were when Republicans slashed funding for law enforcement, clean up at nuclear weapons production facilities, and The Federal Buildings Fund of The General Services Administration.

The study found that this was just the tip of the iceberg,

http://www.politicususa.com/en/gop-killed-4-million-jobs

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. But, but in god we trust!!!!!

[DainBramaged]

6. All others pay cash...

Hope you are well.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Yup, been going to local occupy as time permits

It is...different.

[PDJane]

2. I think I'd rather have real people doing something......

Than an imaginary Sky God watching over me; I find it's more results-oriented.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. But that praying for rain thing worked out so well in Texas...

Not. :crazy:

[Demeter]

3. Unfortunately, they had help

and not just from multinational corporations and banksters.

[OnlinePoker]

5. According to BLS

Just over a million more people are working now than in January.

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001?output_view=net_1mth

[DainBramaged]

7. And who created the jobs?

(foot tapping)

[OnlinePoker]

11. That's the question

Congress is not there to create jobs. It is there to create an atmosphere where people are confident enough in the economy that a. if they're employers, they're willing to hire more workers, and b. if they're consumers, they're willing to spend money to keep the economy growing.

One of the issues with BLS statistics is how easily they can be manipulated. September's Situation Report showed only 64.2% of the Labor Force actually participating. While I'm sure there are a lot of people staying home through their own choice, the reality is people have dropped off the unemployment roles and BLS no longer counts them as part of the unemployed. When over half a country's population isn't working (currently only 154 million are employed), something is fundamentally wrong.

[DainBramaged]

12. Congress IS THERE to create legislation to HELP create jobs

I can see you pointing towards trickle down in a heartbeat....CorproUSA has TRILLIONS in cash laying around, and they could EASILY create more jobs if they weren't bent on removing the President.


And something has been fundamentally wrong since Bush took office, it's called China.

[OnlinePoker]

13. I knew China was going to be trouble in 1988.

That year my high school metal shop got 6 brand new lathes made in China because it was cheaper than anything produced in North America. People seem to forget it was during the Carter presidency that the number of manufacturing jobs in the country reached its peak. It started a long decline as soon as Reagan came to power.

[cascadiance]

9. "Thanks" you f'ng JOBLESS Creators!!!

[unkachuck]

10. "...GOP policies have zero jobs and destroyed over 4.2 million ..."

....and what has our side been doing about this?