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White House Exaggerating Jobs Numbers From Stimulus

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 10:58

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A Wall Street Journal analysis finds the administration exaggerating the number of jobs actually created as a result of the bloated spending bill. The number of jobs the Obama administration credits to federal stimulus money could be overstated by at least 20,000 of the 640,000 claimed, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Recipients of the government grants and contracts appear to have made mistakes when estimating the number of jobs that have been saved or created, according to the Journal's review.

Moreover the Associated Press discovers that pay raises are being considered as a "saved" job.