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How’s That Stimulus Working Out?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Seven months after the $800 billion “stimulus” plan what are the results?
Well, let’s see..
49 out of 50 states have lost jobs. The projections of the Obama administration in terms of job creation are off by 6 million jobs. Unemployment has risen to almost 10%. Foreclosures are up, not down. The value of the dollar is […]

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