Thats $5.25 million in tax money per job. Wouldn’t a craigslist ad have been cheaper?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/ap_o…

22 Responses to “Obama Claims His $787,000,000,000 Stimulus Package Created 150000 Jobs. Does Anyone Think It Was Worth It?”

1. Thedude2 says:

   November 11, 2009 at 5:16 pm

   >Wouldn’t a craigslist ad have been cheaper?
   Thats probably the funniest thing I have read today.
   Yes lets be fair to the ppl below me. Only 6% of the money has been spent…so perhaps we assume 6% of the jobs have been “created”(are they counting new jobs or just jobs lost < the projected amount). This means 2.5M jobs would be created for 787Billion. thats the paulty price of $314,000 per job. That will get us what 4 or so months worth jobs we have already lost back.
   Also once they are done building infrastructure where will those jobs go?
2. Snowman says:

   November 11, 2009 at 5:40 pm

   Most of the money hasn’t been spent.
   As for his claim — BS. You can’t quantify which jobs were saved that can be directly tied to the “stimulus” money.
   He’s still marketing the weak “stimulus” bill said to inflict more harm long run.
   As a leader, you don’t make a proclamation like he did – “stimulus created OR saved 150,000 jobs.” You stand on your own two feet and with focus and confidence you say the “stimulus created AND saved 150,000 jobs.”
   I don’t buy it.
   Consequently, 6 million jobs have been lost since Obama was elected.
3. Brandon says:

   November 11, 2009 at 5:54 pm

   It didn’t create that many jobs in the first place. That money went to furthering Democrat voters. Not like it was going to work anyway. Free Market capitalism is like the 4 Seasons. EX:
   Spring: we start to see an upside to the economy
   Summer: The market is on fire and setting records
   Fall: Its starts to slow down and somewhat decline
   Winter: Recession/Depression
4. Anarchis says:

   November 11, 2009 at 6:30 pm

   We lost 2.539,000 million jobs through the end of April….
   god only know how many we will loose in May……….http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/news/eco…
   I don’t think we should count this 150.000 thousand as a success of any kind.
   Independent
   A:~)
5. §§pecial Unicorn™ says:

   November 11, 2009 at 7:14 pm

   It didn’t. He also hasn’t held to his promise of being able to TRACK it…it now isn’t available on the WH web site until October. Buyers remorse should have set in for some, but the kool aid is still a wee bit too strong. Pit bulls with wool are dangerous.
6. DUMBASS says:

   November 11, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   It’s amazing that in order to be a “good” Democratic politician, you have to be a total failure! What in the hell is wrong with Democrats?
7. chesva58 says:

   November 11, 2009 at 8:54 pm

   Well you say it created jobs,maybe so. I would just like to know what the total loss of jobs has been so far. We have not seen the worst of it yet.
8. rainmake says:

   November 11, 2009 at 9:09 pm

   No jobs created. For jobs to have been created there has to be more jobs that there was befor the recession began.
   Who the F… does this bunch of crazies we are stupid. Only the ones who voted for O
9. chappye7 says:

   November 11, 2009 at 9:52 pm

   Lets see 1.3 million lost there jobs since February and he claims to have created 150,000. What a joke, this guy needs to go before he destroys us.
10. bmoc2525 says:

    November 11, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    And yet there will be 6 million union workers out of a job because of the mess he made of the auto industry. Numbers just don’t add up do they.
11. Zaphod Beeblebama says:

    November 11, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    I could use a $5 million dollar job but I am not one of those poor destitute bankers.
12. Live to Fish says:

    November 11, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    Perhaps I’m biased because I’m still unemployed.
13. trollin dirtay says:

    November 12, 2009 at 12:14 am

    But you might get murdered if you use Craigslist. Do you want to be murdered?
14. Yishka Bedishka says:

    November 12, 2009 at 12:50 am

    If it took you a week to squeeze one glass of orange jouice, you probably wouldn’t drink much O.J. would ya
15. Common Sense says:

    November 12, 2009 at 1:19 am

    Nope. He is a moron.
16. STOCK UP ON AMMO says:

    November 12, 2009 at 2:15 am

    AAAAAAAHHHHHHH no
17. NIMBY TWO says:

    November 12, 2009 at 2:46 am

    0bama and his ilk think we are stupid as dirt…but they have a rude
    awakening sooner rather than later!!!
18. *SuMmEr*Bella is here! says:

    November 12, 2009 at 2:54 am

    Obama’s aides had mocked reporters for making a fuss over his first 100 days in office, but the president was eager to assess the first 100 days of his $787 billion economic stimulus package.
    It has “saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs,” he said, including “jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; making homes and buildings more energy-efficient.”
    SAVED OR CREATED. You’re the 2nd person to post that link and not REALLY read it.
    And the WHOLE PACKAGE was not all dedicated to JOBS. Therefore once again the 787BILLION dollars that you claim Obama said created 150,000 jobs IS NOT ONLY not what he said BUT where does he say IT ALL WENT TO THAT????
19. Healthy Environment says:

    November 12, 2009 at 3:07 am

    Actually, it is in the process of creating 4 milllion jobs.
    The money will be distributed out little by little over the next year or two.
    geez.
20. g says:

    November 12, 2009 at 3:58 am

    er… how much of that 787 has been spent so far?
    all of it? or are you being a bit over dramatic with your calculations?
21. Reality has a Liberal Bias says:

    November 12, 2009 at 4:39 am

    Stupidest question of the day. The program just started.
22. Chupate esa! says:

    November 12, 2009 at 5:13 am

    8 years and never asked for result but in five month you want Obama to fix what took 8 years to create…