Hoyer admits Dems have not been successful at creating jobs
By JR Hoeft | Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 | PolicyAnd then there’s this exchange between Republican Whip Eric Cantor and the majority leader about removing uncertainty from small businesses regarding the death tax, cap and trade, among others:
Regardless of who is to blame or not to blame, the mere fact that national Democrats are contemplating higher taxes is a no win situation in this time of economic trial. This past week, state Democrats in Richmond realized that an across-the-board 1% income tax increase, as proposed by former Governor now full-time DNC Chair Tim Kaine, was a bad idea. Clearly the former governor had already been corrupted by dysfunctional DC polices when he made this proposal.
Statewide Democrats seem to understand that doing what’s in the best interest of the people is the proper way to govern…why is it that national Democrats are so deaf and blind to doing what’s right for the country?
Have the Pelosi-led Democrats in Congress, such as Perriello, Nye, Boucher and Connolly, become so jaded that they no longer understand that people in Virginia are hurting and we need them to take action now?
6.1 million jobs have been lost in our country since this recession began – so what is Congress going to do about it? What will be their fiscal policy that will help create the conditions that will be necessary to bring these jobs back? When will they quit wasting time during this economic crisis on distracters like health care, cap-and-trade, et al?
Oh…let’s also not forget after 2010 there will be a huge tax increase when the tax cuts of 2001 are allowed to expire. Glad that there’s been debate on that.
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6 Responses to "Hoyer admits Dems have not been successful at creating jobs"
We just finished the debate this morning for the 2nd district candidates, and the only one who said they have created jobs this morning was Loyola. In talking to him after the debate, he said that his small business has hired 6 people in the past two months for long term contract positions from $50K to $70K salary and who live in the 2nd District. He said that he has another 3 positions pending and is also hiring for positions in his other offices. It’s great that one of our candidates is doing something about this recession, not just talking about it.
oh c’mon. Perriello had more townhalls than any other Congressman. after he heard his constituents screaming “NO” to Obamacare, he voted for it anyway because HE said his constituents wanted it.
the people in Washington do. not. care. and they do. not. get. it.
“Long term contract positions” means consultants…not FTE’s.
FTE means full time employee with benefits.
Pam, you are wrong. The term “consultant” or “FTE” wasn’t mentioned in Tim’s post. You obviously don’t have any contracting experience with the local, state or Federal Governments as well as subcontracting to major corporations.
A “consultant” is a term used to indicate a temporary or part-time independent contractor who for tax purposes, is 1099 based, not W-2 based.
I checked with the Loyola campaign and they referred to Loyola’s business website. Based on the website, Loyola doesn’t provide “consultants” for their long term contract work. Under their divisions, they provide “consultation” to market work, not staff it.
These are jobs being created in the Second District for people who didn’t have jobs. In your view, these jobs probably don’t make a lot of difference in the big scheme of things, but these jobs make a huge difference to the people and families who were not employed.
Pam,
I’ve hired contractors via government contracts who have served for years in the same jobs. The government does not dictate pay and benefits for contractor employees…these fall within the purview of the contractor. FTE is a phrase used within government about civil-service positions. But even if you were right, what’s wrong with a one-year “consultant” position paying almost double the rate of the median national annual income of $40K? With proper planning, that’s two-year’s pay for one-year’s work. Describing them as “long-term” contract positions most likely means the project involves a multi-year contract with a renewal option (possibly 3 year increments).
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