While Massachusetts recipients of federal stimulus money collectively report 12,374 jobs saved or created, a Globe review shows that number is wildly exaggerated. Organizations that received stimulus money miscounted jobs, filed erroneous figures, or claimed jobs for work that has not yet started.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Stimulus job boost in state exaggerated, review finds
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Another trick I heard about was the Postal Service hiring six 1 day a week part timers (without benefits) and claiming it as six jobs. Imagine if evil Walmart had done that.
Some good examples here.
I saw a list of 0bamas many Czars,,,can't remember one being called the 'Czar of Pulling Numbers Out of our @ss'.
You know what the really shocking part is? This appeared in the Boston Globe. Maybe they are over their Obamalove and realize that the clothes have no emperor.
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