Saw this in the WSJ tonight. Interesting to look at this on a results basis. $787 B authorized (not all spent yet, or ever, maybe)
$787 billion authorized
----------- = $224,857 per job created or saved
3.5 million jobs
Some would argue that the "create or save" number is, how should we say it, generous.
The report, by the Council of Economic Advisers, shows that the economic stimulus has had a significant impact on real disposable personal income and suggests the program will create or save 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010.
----------- = $224,857 per job created or saved
3.5 million jobs
Some would argue that the "create or save" number is, how should we say it, generous.
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