CNN Fact Checker: Many Stimulus “Saved or Created” Jobs Last For Just Weeks, Cost Taxpayers $234,000 Each
Politics • October 2009 • Views: 302
Well, now I feel better.
“Some of the jobs last for the complete duration of the stimulus contracts, which vary in length from a month to several years. But many of the jobs are temporary positions and last for just weeks.
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Since the jobs reporting only comes from the spending portion, it is impossible to know the true cost to taxpayers for each job created or saved. But based on the spending portion, taxpayers paid about $234,000 per job created.”