Cantor quotes get fact-checked
By JR Hoeft | Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 | PolicyDespite a fantastic strategy being executed by congressional Republicans (stating that the President is being genuine about crafting a bi-partisan solution to the economic stimulus package, but congressional Democrats keep blocking any GOP input) – Virginia’s own Rep. Eric Cantor, the House Minority Whip and an architect of this strategy, has kinda stepped in it.
Politifact.com has called out Cantor three times. They’ve deemed two of his statements false, and put another one in the not-so-coveted “Pants on Fire” category (as in, “Liar, Liar, pants on fire.”)
According to Politifact, Cantor’s statements…
and
…are false.
He gets “pants on fire” for stating that the stimulus bill includes:
Of course, the outlet didn’t bother to check out hundreds of other Cantor quotes, such as this one:
“If we’re going to deliver on trying to revive this economy, a stimulus bill has got to be focused like a laser on the preservation, protection and creation of jobs.”
Apparently the CBO is stating that the stimulus bill as written will only create 800,000 to 2.1 million jobs – not the 3-4 million promised by the administration.
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5 Responses to "Cantor quotes get fact-checked"
well, the first statement is pure hyperbole. it’s not meant to be taken literally. He obviously isn’t referring to lawn maintenance but to things in the bill deemed to be favors to Democrat political constituencies (fertilizer).
the 2nd statement shouldn’t have been phrased as a direct quote, that seems to be his paraphrase of analysis I’ve heard elsewhere (but can’t recall at the moment) that the stimulus doesn’t appear to have the job creation power that has been claimed for it.
The third statement, I’ll give you. But this bill is a moving target. Pelosi’s birth control money was in, then out, now maybe in again in a different form. I’ve heard that the monies to re-sod the National Mall are out now too. Who knows what more will be added and deleted.
You know, Jim, at this point, I’ll take the paltry 800,000 to 2.1 million jobs.
AIAW
At what cost? let’s say 1.1 trillion dollars (825 B + debt service) divided by 2.1 million jobs = 523,809.5 per job.
is that really the best way to create 2.1 million jobs. And remember, the real language is that this would be jobs created or PRESERVED.
So, wouldn’t across the board tax breaks create & preserve that many jobs at much less lost revenue? or, how about trimming the Capitol gains tax on re-entry of US Capitol currently being invested abroad.
there are plenty of better ways to stimulate the economy. They will cost — but not like this boondoggle.
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