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| Leroy N. Soetoro... |
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WASHINGTON Texas is creating far fewer jobs so far with its stimulus
funding than most other states, according to government figures released
Friday.
Texas reported creating 19,572 jobs with $10.7 billion in stimulus funds
the lowest job total among big states, according to new reports from
entities that received emergency funds. New York, which received about the
same amount of funding as Texas, reported creating 40,620 jobs.
State officials said the disparity may stem from Texas' relatively good
economic health. While school districts elsewhere reported that stimulus
funds saved thousands of teachers from layoffs, Texas used half of its
$3.25 billion in education funds to pay for a teacher pay raise.
White House officials said the 640,329 jobs created or saved nationwide
half in education were evidence the $787 billion stimulus package has
helped the economy turn the corner. They said the stimulus is on target to
save or create 3.5 million jobs by 2011.
Administration officials didn't explain regional disparities, other than
to note that more jobs were created in states with higher unemployment.
Texas' 8.2 percent unemployment rate remains well below the national
average.
"The Recovery Act cannot possibly fully offset the impact of the deepest
recession since the Great Depression," said Jared Bernstein, senior
economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
But "there is a lot more ammunition left in this stimulus act. ... There
are 2.5 million more jobs to come as the act unfolds over the next year or
so," Bernstein said.
Some state Democrats argued that Texas isn't creating as many jobs because
Republican lawmakers opposed using stimulus funds to expand programs
they'd have to fund in the future. Educators specifically blame state
leaders.
"From Day One, all he's [Gov. Rick Perry] done is to talk about what's
wrong with the stimulus money instead of making productive use of it,"
said state Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, chairman of a special House committee
that monitors stimulus funds in Texas.
"So what you're seeing is that we have used the funds to make up the state
deficit instead of creating new jobs," Dunnam said.
Perry opposed the stimulus and rejected some funds out of hand.
A Perry spokeswoman said that Texas "continues to be a leader in job
creation" and that the stimulus, which boosted the deficit, would be a
drain on job creation in the future.
"All indications show that state agencies are managing these funds as
required by the Legislature," said Allison Castle, a spokeswoman for the
governor.
The Texas Education Agency reported saving or creating about 3,500 jobs
with stimulus funds. A spokeswoman said that many districts didn't face
budget gaps this year, so relatively few could claim that stimulus funds
helped avert layoffs.
"I am sure we are going to spend every penny and save lots of jobs, but I
don't think we had the immediate budget holes to fill like other states
did," said Debbie Ratcliffe, a TEA spokeswoman.
Texas generally ranks near the bottom of states in federal funds, owing to
its lack of federal facilities and funding formulas that give an advantage
to smaller states.
Several other factors conspire to depress its federal funding, including a
shortage of top-tier universities to compete for research dollars and a
lower state commitment to social programs that qualify for federal
matching funds.
But Republicans who opposed the stimulus seized on Friday's data as
evidence that the stimulus has been a flop in Texas, which has shed
225,300 jobs since February.
"The overall stimulus has failed at its essential purpose, which was to
keep unemployment below 8 percent," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. "I
just can't see by any measure this has been successful."
The data is the second report issued on the impact of the $787 billion
stimulus package. An earlier report showed that Texas created 1,100 jobs
with federal contracts funded by the stimulus.
In the latest round of reports, entities that benefited from stimulus-
funded grants and loans including businesses that won contracts funded
by grants had to report how much money they received and how many jobs
they created.
Texas was awarded as much, or more, funding than every state except
California. Smaller states that are getting less money than Texas,
including Florida, Illinois and Michigan, reported creating more jobs.
California reported creating over 110,000 jobs with its $18.5 billion.
Florida, another big state, reported creating 29,321 jobs with $6.8
billion.
Congressional Democrats cautioned against concluding that Texas is losing
out. They noted that work began recently on many contracts, meaning more
jobs may be reported in the near future.
"This data, though encouraging, is simply the first snapshot of the
results of the Recovery Act," said Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas.
"In the coming months, as the rest of the Recovery money is obligated and
recipients continue to report how they are using the money, we will have a
better picture of the overall impact of the Recovery Act," Johnson said.
Ed DeSeve, a senior adviser to the president for Recovery Act
implementation, said states like Texas might show fewer jobs created
because they are using stimulus funds later in the fiscal year.
"It's really an element of timing," DeSeve said.
Staff writer Christy Hoppe in Austin contributed to this report.
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| Bob LeChevalier... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:35 am |
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"Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoetoro at (no spam) usurper.org> wrote:
Quote: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/103109d
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WASHINGTON Texas is creating far fewer jobs so far with its stimulus
funding than most other states, according to government figures released
Friday.
Probably the fault of its secessionist governor who didn't want
stimulus funds.
lojbab
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| BobR... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:32 pm |
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On Nov 2, 7:24 pm, "Sanders Kaufman" <bu... at (no spam) kaufman.net> wrote:
Quote: "Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoet... at (no spam) usurper.org> wrote in messagenews:Xns9CB6EA1DEBC736F089P2473 at (no spam) 202.177.16.121...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/10...
nbusstimulusjobs.3fc44d8.html
WASHINGTON - Texas is creating far fewer jobs so far with its stimulus
funding than most other states, according to government figures released
Friday.
Short-term assignments are being falsely reported as full-time "jobs".
In one case, a guy did not lay-off 2 people, and hired 2 more for 6 weeks..
He reported 4 jobs created.
Gee Sanders, you are actually saying that the 600,000 jobs created
might be wrong. How could you? Obama is going to kick you out of his
ass kissing club. |
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| Sanders Kaufman... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:24 pm |
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"Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoetoro at (no spam) usurper.org> wrote in message
news:Xns9CB6EA1DEBC736F089P2473 at (no spam) 202.177.16.121...
Quote: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/103109d
nbusstimulusjobs.3fc44d8.html
WASHINGTON - Texas is creating far fewer jobs so far with its stimulus
funding than most other states, according to government figures released
Friday.
Short-term assignments are being falsely reported as full-time "jobs".
In one case, a guy did not lay-off 2 people, and hired 2 more for 6 weeks.
He reported 4 jobs created. |
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