With a $13 trillion debt, double-digit unemployment in Ohio and 1-in-10 Americans out of work, and oil gushing out of the gulf, President Obama is visiting Columbus today to tout his trillion-dollar “stimulus” spending bill that didn’t work, according to the Columbus Dispatch. But as ABC 6 in Columbus reports, not everyone is happy about that – specifically the hundreds of workers being forced off the job to make way for the president’s PR tour:
Instead of kicking off his so-called “Recovery Summer” with a PR event that kicks hundreds of workers off the job, the president should be working with Republicans to cut government spending now to create new jobs.
According to U.S. News & World Report, a letter signed by 100 economists says the “economic stimulus has failed and that ‘immediate action is needed to rein in federal spending’”:
“There are, they say, a series of hurdles ahead on the road to economic recovery including the new burdens being placed on small business by the federal government, the threat of tax hikes, and the newly-enacted healthcare law, which will discourage hiring, increase the deficit and, the chief actuary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently concluded, raise healthcare costs.
“Obama is not alone in being singled out for criticism of his handling of the economy. The letter also references Congress’s failure to propose a budget for ‘the first time in modern history.’”
The Associated Press reports that even the president’s chief economist says the “stimulus” has “already had its biggest impact on economic growth and will likely not contribute to significant expansion next year.” It’s time to take real action.
Congressman Boehner and Republicans in Congress have a real plan for creating new jobs and it starts with cutting government spending now. If you want to help Boehner fight to curb government spending, get control of the debt, and help small businesses create new jobs, click here to become a Boehner Campaigner today!
READ MORE:
- Boehner Presses White House to Ensure BP Pays for Gulf Cleanup, Cut Spending (6/10/10)
- Reckless Spending & Massive Debt Are “A Massive Drag on Our Economy” (6/9/10)
- “Terrible” Jobs Report Highlights Need to Cut Spending, Repeal ObamaCare (6/3/10)
- Debt Hits $13,000,000,000,000, $42K for Every American (6/3/10)
- Boehner Pushes Spending Cuts As Democrats Add to the Deficit (6/2/10)
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