Breathe, Breathe in The Air....

[Gaspar]

He's turning into a great Rethuglican president, isn't he?

Eventually when the smile fails, you have to do what works.  You just have to find a new name for it and make it yours.

[Gaspar]

Apparently this little change frees up $90 billion dollars that industries had budgeted to meet the new regulations in 2012 and 2013.  That's $90 billion in private sector money that hits the market immediately.  That could translate into about 500,000 to 800,000 jobs.

Not bad.

[Townsend]

Apparently this little change frees up $90 billion dollars that industries had budgeted to meet the new regulations in 2012 and 2013.  That's $90 billion in private sector money that hits the market immediately.  That could translate into about 500,000 to 800,000 jobs.

Not bad.

or untaxed bonuses and payola.

[Teatownclown]

Apparently this little change frees up $90 billion dollars that industries had budgeted to meet the new regulations in 2012 and 2013.  That's $90 billion in private sector money that hits the market immediately.  That could translate into about 500,000 to 800,000 jobs.

Not bad.

Could? ....What jobs? Those companies have gazzillions lying around and these major polluters are not incentivated (tax wise financially motivated/corporate welfare) to create new jobs.

Am i missing what you are trying to do? Rationalize Potus Obama's decision as to not make it look like the GOP (grateful opposing party) won one?

But, you might be onto something in the politics over jobs. Obama will no doubt be using his choice as a cane to slap their shins in future manipulation negotiations. There might be a connection linked with the other issues in deficit balancing. Obama has "principles" all right. The problem is that they are identical to the "principles" of the previous, failed, corrupt, war-criminal pResident, his President-In-Charge-of-Vice, and every Bankster on Wall Street!

[Teatownclown]

http://robertreich.org/post/9709926186

"Republicans continue to claim businesses aren’t hiring because they’re uncertain about regulatory costs. Or they can’t find the skilled workers they need.

Baloney. If these were the reasons businesses weren’t hiring – and demand were growing – you’d expect companies to make more use of their current employees. The length of the average workweek would be increasing.

But the length of the average workweek has been dropping. In August it declined for the third month in a row, to 34.2 hours. That’s back to where it was at the start of the year – barely longer than what it was at its shortest point two years ago (33.7 hours in June 2009).

It’s demand, stupid."

heh...



edit!:"So why don’t Republicans get it? Either they’re knaves – they want the economy to stay awful through next Election Day so Obama gets the boot. Or they’re fools – they’ve bought the lie that reducing the deficit now creates more jobs.

Every time you hear anyone say we’re “broke” or “can’t afford to spend more,” tell them we’ll be in worse shape if we don’t. If the economy remains dead in the water, the ratio of public debt to GDP balloons.

And remind them that the federal government can now borrow at fire-sale rates. Interest on the ten-year Treasury bill is 2 percent."

[Red Arrow]

It doesn't matter anyway....my cast in Oklahoma is a lost vote

I understand how you feel.  It wasn't that long ago that voting Republican was safe.  You could vote (Republican) knowing that your candidate would lose and then blame the results on the Democrats.  Ah for the good old days.