Comments on: “Saving Jobs” Explained

By: Live Free Or Die

Live Free Or Die — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:44:29 +0000

Slightly off topic, but is anyone else offended by a program that gives some kids a headstart? Why can’t they line up on the starting line like everyone else?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:42 +0000

So the stimulus act gets credit for “creating or saving” jobs because the employees got (slightly lower than) a cost-of-living allowance?

By: KendellJ

KendellJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:27 +0000

SpaceMonkey alluded to this, but the question is such. Did they get a 1.84% raise? Or did they get an 84% raise? Because either way, they’re stupid. If it was only a 1.84% raise, then they’re stupid for counting that as a 1.84 multiplier. If it was an 84% raise…why the f’ are they getting an 84% raise? Seriously?
And I got a 0% raise this year. I imagine many others did too. Therefore my job was really lost, right?

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:52 +0000

cjtony97 – Well, most people WOULD rather make $0 than to not get a raise. Especially in the middle of the worst unemployment in the last 3 decades

TOTALLY a saved job!

By: NO_MO_BAMA

NO_MO_BAMA — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:18:20 +0000

Myrtis Mulkey-Ndawula??? Can we say affirmative action? She looks like Louise Jefferson.

If the head of this wonderful “program” has that sort of math…skill, imagine what they’re teaching the future criminals/welfare mothers for $6,888,363,725 a year. 500 “jobs” per state, that’s 25,400 hacks or $271,195 per job.
More than 250 other community agencies receiving stimulus cash from the HHS Administration for Children and Families….How does the government increasing the amount it spends on welfare agencies ‘stimulate’ anything? Oh wait…aren’t union dues a percentage of your already too high wages? Now I get it.

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:31 +0000

I think the logic goes, “If they hadn’t gotten raises, the employees would’ve gotten mad and quit. Raise=job saved!”

By: Deafdog

Deafdog — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:27 +0000

saveacountry,

“Maybe they forgot to carry the 1.”

HAH! Good wit! That’s always a good excuse for Obama!

By: saveacountryeatalib

saveacountryeatalib — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:09:59 +0000

Wow, then I’ve had way more jobs in my life than I realized.

I art math good at.

Maybe they forgot to carry the 1.

By: Plentyobailouts

Plentyobailouts — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:17:57 +0000

So, they “saved” 900 fake jobs and lost 500000 real jobs, and this is working?!

Boy am I glad he didn’t fail.
/sarc

By: spacemonkey

spacemonkey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:01:23 +0000

I wonder if people getting pay cuts counts the same way…hmmmmm,

By: spacemonkey

spacemonkey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:30 +0000

it gets better

Director Myrtis Mulkey-Ndawula said she followed the guidelines the Obama administration provided and multiplied her 508 employees by 1.84 – the percentage pay raise they received – and came up with 935 jobs saved.

If only they’d given them a 100 percent raise it would have saved a 50800 jobs.

By: NO_MO_BAMA

NO_MO_BAMA — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:36:51 +0000

Maybe that had to hire someone to edit all those checks, that's a big job (and already big checks I'm sure). Head Start is just a big government ~~program~~ scam anyway,when they hires hacks to the tune of $6,888,363,725 to: "provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school." it's $6,888,363,725 too much. Seeing as these ~~economically disadvantaged 'parent(s)'~~ welfare mothers sit around all day doing nothing, how about THEY teach their ~~children~~ welfare tickets the reading and math skills they need to be successful in school? Surely the Head Start people taught THEM all this stuff back 10 years ago when they were in preschool...right?

By: Plentyobailouts

Plentyobailouts — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:31 +0000

These are the same bastards that want to take over health care. Liars, thieves, scumbags.

in other words DOUCHE bags. democrats are simply lying douche bags. No ifs, ands, or buts. Everyone of them is a lying douche bag.

IMPEACH that commie scum filled douche bag now before he really does something stupid.

On a lighter note, I see lindsey graham is showing his scozzafaceia. Douche.

By: Sgt Relic

Sgt Relic — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:17 +0000

If they are just going make stuff up, I would have said that everybody still working that didn’t get a raise was a saved job. It’s a bigger number and it makes just as much sense.