How do Republicans define "job creation bills"?

[rdean]

Empty head = empty rhetoric

Really? What legislation did Democrats author and did Bush SIGN that caused harm to the economy?

Medicare Part D, for one.

You are either a lying sack of shit or obtuse...which one is it?

The Medicare Modernization Act was sponsored by Speaker Dennis Hastert (R), and passed by Republicans NOT Democrats. It would have failed based on Democrat's votes.

H.R. 1 (108th): Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

Actually, it wouldn't matter if Democrats voted or not. That legislation is one of the three times Republicans used reconciliation during Bush's eight years when Republicans also controlled both houses. Can anyone think of what the other two were? They added trillions to the deficit. That much can't be denied.

 

[oreo]

Blog post says GOP has sponsored "zero" job creation bills | PolitiFact

This post has been circulating.

Politifact has rated it "Pants on Fire".

Go ahead and read the article. Then you get to this part:

When comparing the numbers, we allowed for some variation due to the list being continuously updated as new bills are introduced. That said, we found that the numbers in the Internet post were quite close to what was listed in THOMAS for abortion, religion, family relationships, marriage, firearms, taxation and government investigations.

What about "job creation"? As it turned out, we couldn’t find a topic area by that name at all.

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So after further study, they come up with these numbers:

Economic development: 64 bills
Economic performance and conditions: 55 bills
Employee hiring: 24 bills
Employment and training programs: 172 bills
Labor and employment: 151 bills
Unemployment: 107 bills
Wages and earnings: 143 bills

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Now this is where it turns hilarious. You see, what's in a "name"?

"Job creation" means different things to different parties.

Most conservatives today are dead-set against traditional forms of government-based economic stimulus known as Keynesian economics, primarily spending initiatives. So if "job creation" is defined to primarily include Keynesian initiatives, then Republicans aren’t going to be sponsoring any "job creation" bills. Instead, Republicans argue that tax cuts and budget cutting will help the economy prosper.

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From their "ruling":

the definition of what constitutes a "job creation" bill is open to significant debate.

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They are saying Pants on Fire because Republicans called their jobs bills "jobs bills". That's the reason. Republicans hold on to the ideas that cutting taxes on rich people and gutting the government will somehow create jobs. This same nonsense has been tried again and again and every time it fails, Republicans blame the failure on Democrats.

I'm giving a "Pants on Fire" to their "Pants on Fire".

And Obama has added thousands of new regulations onto business--the worst being Obamacare that are JOB KILLERS--not JOB GROWERS.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/us/politics/13rules.html?pagewanted=all

Welcome to your hope and change

 

[Rocko]

lower taxes, decrease unnecessary regulations. Whallah a jobs bill.

 

[FJO]

I guess the Republicans passed a 'job creating' bill for all Obama's 'shovel ready' jobs.

 

[percysunshine]

How do Republicans define "job creation bills"?

They are defined by written word, as opposed to rhetoric.

Are we going too fast for you rdean?

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