Hell may have frozen over yesterday when a $15 billion bill spurring job growth passed yesterday, 70 to 28, thanks to a bipartisan coalition of 55 Democrats, 2 independents and 13 Republicans.
The Times reports that the central element of the bill is giving companies who hire unemployed Americans an exemption from paying payroll taxes on those workers through the end of this year.
Happy job hunting, you lucky 25 million!
15 Billion in a multi-trillion dollar economy, lol? The first 2 stimulus bills (Bush-Obama) totaled $939 BILLION and had virtually no affect. Another $15 Billion? Seriously? Just more Hopium for the masses.
Life is short, and this article saved vallabue time on this Earth.
The first 2 bills had plenty of effects, a lot of rich people got their bonuses.
In a surprising move, liberals (might someday) learn some basic econ and realize that government doesn’t create jobs.
In a surprising move, the only 6 Senators poised to kill For Profit Student Loan Reform are all Democrats:
http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/03/six-democratic-senators-poised-to-kill-student-loan-reform.html