Wow I didn’t realize the 2 million jobs you quoted would be funded by free money. I would think if we have an extra billion dollars lying around we would do better paying down the deficit.
I do agree that even a temp job is a job – but seriously read the bill.
Let’s peal this onion back a little…
The bill cost one billion dollars over 5 years, that’s about a billion dollars more than NOTHING.
The bill was already paid for as you claim it was, then why did Mr. Reid need to introduce a motion to wave all applicable budgetary disciplines for this bill? Specifically “Pay as You Go”
The bill caps “grant” monies for first responders at 10% per year that a measly 20 million dollars a year out of 200 million averaged over the 5 years. Let’s just say the average first responder makes $50,000 a year, the bill provides at most grant money for 400 first responders.
The bill directs the Secretary of Labor to pilot the One-Stop Center(s) for surfacing the web to look for employment. The pilot program has a cap on the number of centers at a handful and gives the SOL 455 days to report back to the Committee on Veterans Affairs if it’s even feasibly and advisable to provide the services.
Let’s jump back to your original comment to Hank where you claimed that the bill would provide 2 million jobs for post 9/11 vets. Can you provide backup for this claim? According to what I’ve seen the unemployment numbers for post 9/11 vets sits around 230,000 that’s about a 1,720,000 gap in the numbers. Even if we totally pulled out of Afghanistan and the 100,000 or so troops left all magically became unemployed the numbers just don’t add up.
You can find the answer to your question why the Republicans voted against it here - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r112:FLD001:S56397
Lastly I did take into full consideration that Obama does have a full time job, as reported he was busy in Henderson NV doing what he is qualified to do best http://www.democrati...d.com/101763102 - My comment was in regards to Al Gore’s that you posted. No need to try and spin it.