Senior advisor to President Barack Obama, David Axelrod, said the administration’s pledge to create between three and four million jobs with its massive economic stimulus package is merely an estimate, but would not confirm if the president would ask Congress for more money should the bill fall short of its employment targets.
Actually, I’m in danger of being unfair. It’s obvious that nobody, not even the Best Messiah Ever, can know how many jobs government programs will create. What I find appalling is that so many people still believe politicians have secret ways to know.
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