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Even without passing the jobs bill Obama and the other Democrats were still able to get the economy going. Check this out, over 80000 jobs were added. The Republicans have been trying to derail the economy but it is working out anyway. Imagine what will happen when more Democrats get in.

Also jobless rate is down to 9 percent.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/04/8632201-october-jobs-report-hints-at-improvement

We aren't at rock bottom, it is a fact the economy is in better shape now than it was under George W. Bush. I don't know where you get rock bottom from but we aren't even in a recession much less a depression. So no, we are no where near rock bottom.

As far as the 4th quarter do you mean Christmas shopping? Because that hasn't happened yet so that is not the reason that the economy has bumped up again.

Keynes?

What Was the Stimulus Package?
Obama's First Major Act to Stimulate the Economy

What were the actual results? In fact, the package did better than planned. By the close of FY 2009, (October 30, 2009) $241.9 billion had been spent: $92.8 billion in tax relief, $86.5 billion in unemployment and other benefits and $62.6 billion in job creation grants. By March 30, 2011, (just after the close of FY 2010) the program had spent $633.5 billion: $259.9 billion in tax relief, $181.7 billion in entitlements and $191.9 billion in contracts, grants or loans. (Source: Recovery.gov)

OWNED!!!!!!

I guess he told me.

 

So we spent 242b in 2009 to gain 800k jobs toward the end of 2011?

I'm sure math isn't your strong point, but what does that amount to - spending per job?

If only you had a sliver of an idea of how much of a jackass you're making of yourself, but isn't that typical of liberal whackjobs?

Keynes?

What Was the Stimulus Package?
Obama's First Major Act to Stimulate the Economy

What were the actual results? In fact, the package did better than planned. By the close of FY 2009, (October 30, 2009) $241.9 billion had been spent: $92.8 billion in tax relief, $86.5 billion in unemployment and other benefits and $62.6 billion in job creation grants. By March 30, 2011, (just after the close of FY 2010) the program had spent $633.5 billion: $259.9 billion in tax relief, $181.7 billion in entitlements and $191.9 billion in contracts, grants or loans. (Source: Recovery.gov)

OWNED!!!!!!

son you did not post the results of the prez stimulus package....what you posted is a broad accounting of how the left threw away almost a trillion dollars of somebody else money, this being the result of a govt addicted to spending other people's money and an electorate that is morally/ethically bankrupt and in general stuck on stupid.....only in the world of liberals can spending money be considered a result in and of itself....but let us look at the results shall we....dec 2008 the unemployment rate stood at 7.3%, obama and the boys promised that the unemployment rate would not rise above 8% (in fact i believe that romer stated 7.6%) if only you would let him stimulate you, well he did and unemployment went above 10%, currently at 9% and this even with the shall we say unique accounting practices of the obama tribe such as double counting census workers and serially reducing the number of available jobs or workers to be counted.....real unemployment is 11.3%....more results of the messiah's stimulative efforts include adding some $4-5 trillion to the national debt, tanking the dollar, stimulating inflation and stagnating the greatest economic engine in the history of this planet.....how is that for results son.....i would add something snarky like OWNED but of course this nation is a nation of debtors who own literally nothing and owe damn near everyone.....