Comments on: Employment and Obama’s Stimulus Plan http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/employment-and-obamas-stimulus-plan/ Insights on Taxes, Economic Policy, Federal Budget | NCPA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Booke http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/employment-and-obamas-stimulus-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10464 John Booke Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:56:11 +0000 http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/?p=1102#comment-10464 Bob you guessed right. Tim Considene at the Boston BLS said, "Receipt of social security benefits (or other entitlements) has no impact on whether a citizen is considered to be part of the labor force." Bob you guessed right. Tim Considene at the Boston BLS said, “Receipt of social security benefits (or other entitlements) has no impact on whether a citizen is considered to be part of the labor force.”

]]> By: Bob McTeer http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/employment-and-obamas-stimulus-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10459 Bob McTeer Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:05:56 +0000 http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/?p=1102#comment-10459 I agree with the first comment above. I don't know the answer to the second. My guess is yes. I think the Bureau of Labor Statistics gives out names of analysts to call with questions. This one would go to someone involved in the Household Survey. I agree with the first comment above.

I don’t know the answer to the second. My guess is yes. I think the Bureau of Labor Statistics gives out names of analysts to call with questions. This one would go to someone involved in the Household Survey.

]]> By: John Booke http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/employment-and-obamas-stimulus-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10455 John Booke Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:06:48 +0000 http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/?p=1102#comment-10455 Can Social Security retirees be counted as unemployed if they say they're unemployed and looking for a full time job? Can Social Security retirees be counted as unemployed if they say they’re unemployed and looking for a full time job?

]]> By: Cannon Jacques http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/employment-and-obamas-stimulus-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10454 Cannon Jacques Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:58:47 +0000 http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/?p=1102#comment-10454 Well, we heard unrealistic predictions as to how effective the stimulus package would be from the administration. Now, the opposition is making hay by labeling it a failure. Sounds about right since these are politicians. Something that upsets me most about the current political climate, and probably the political strategies utilized during most of my lifetime, is the need to boil everything down quickly into little sound bites and not really putting forth intelligent opposition. There's no doubt in my mind that the stimulus package won't deliver as promised and will saddle taxpayers with loads of debt. But yes, it hasn't had time fail as badly as I know it can given some time. Well, we heard unrealistic predictions as to how effective the stimulus package would be from the administration. Now, the opposition is making hay by labeling it a failure. Sounds about right since these are politicians.

Something that upsets me most about the current political climate, and probably the political strategies utilized during most of my lifetime, is the need to boil everything down quickly into little sound bites and not really putting forth intelligent opposition.

There’s no doubt in my mind that the stimulus package won’t deliver as promised and will saddle taxpayers with loads of debt. But yes, it hasn’t had time fail as badly as I know it can given some time.

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