Judd Gregg Argues for Higher Unemployment

[babylonsister]

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/beat_the_press_archive?month=03&year=2010&base_name=judd_gregg_argues_for_higher_u

Judd Gregg Argues for Higher Unemployment


The Washington Post reports that Senator Gregg does not know why the government is spending money to create jobs. According to the Post, Mr. Gregg said of a jobs bill:

"Why do we keep doing this? .... Why do we keep passing debt on to our children? Why do we keep running program after program out here that is shrouded in sweetness and light but not paid for?"

As every economist knows, the point of spending money in a downturn is to boost the economy and create jobs. If we raised taxes to pay for the spending then the spending would provide a much smaller boost to the economy. It would have been worth pointing out to readers that Mr. Gregg apparently has no knowledge of economics and is supporting policies that raise unemployment.

The statements from Senator Gregg, about issues that directly affect the lives of millions of people, are far more worthy than other comments that the Post and other media outlets have opted to highlight, such as then Senator Obama's use of the word "bitter" in reference to white working class voters during the presidential primaries.

--Dean Baker

[unhappycamper]

1. Good question Judd.

Why the fuck are we still in Afghanistan and Iraq? Our children and their children will be paying for these adventures for a very, very long time.

[SpiralHawk]

2. The Juddhead. Typical republicon.

Wants more tax cuts for the rich. Wants the American people to suffer so he and his rich cronies can make MORE MORE MORE...for themselves.

The Juddhead is infamous in the Granite State for having evicted a sick widow from her home so that he could make MORE MORE MORE cash money bucks.
Now he wants his Republicon Family Values to afflict the whole nation.

Typical arrogant republicon whackjob.

[asdjrocky]

3. Why on earth did Obama like this guy so much? nt

[democracy1st]

5. Just another extremely bad judgement call. Obama made this guy

he was no where to be found before that so called appointment.

[hobbit709]

4. Put Gregg on the unemployment line

[GrapesOfWrath]

6. Didn't this jerkwad win the powerball lottery a few years back?

Already wealthy, but he wins powerball, talk about an unfeeling universe we live in, lol