Stimulated? Over 10,000 WI Jobs Saved

[dgridley]

MADISON — Federal stimulus money created or saved more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin, President Barack Obama’s administration reported Friday.

The report released by the White House covers stimulus spending through Sept. 30. It includes only jobs calculated to be directly impacted by the stimulus money.

Read more: Report: Stimulus created or saved 10,000 Wis. jobs | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Marshfield News-Herald

Regardless of how, who, or why, nice to hear some jobs were saved tho I suspect, as always, you'll hear differing accounts of how the results were tallied..

[kmfarm]

Originally Posted by dgridley

MADISON — Federal stimulus money created or saved more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin, President Barack Obama’s administration reported Friday.

The report released by the White House covers stimulus spending through Sept. 30. It includes only jobs calculated to be directly impacted by the stimulus money.

Read more: Report: Stimulus created or saved 10,000 Wis. jobs | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Marshfield News-Herald

Regardless of how, who, or why, nice to hear some jobs were saved tho I suspect, as always, you'll hear differing accounts of how the results were tallied..

I've studied the methods the White House uses to determine jobs "saved or created". Using the same methods, the Bush tax cuts and his previous stimulus plan, saved or created 17.5 million jobs. 400,000 in Wisconsin.