The additional 1.4 million jobs would have lowered the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.9 percent
That is the cost of NOT passing legislation eliminating the
Tax Incentives for Outsourcing American Jobs created by the Bush Tax Cuts in 2003
GOP blocks Democrats' jobs outsourcing bill
Washington (CNN) – Senate Republicans successfully blocked a bill from coming to the Senate floor Tuesday that Democrats claim would help keep American jobs from going overseas.
Republicans call it nothing more than a pre-election political ploy.
The Democratic bill would have ended certain tax breaks for companies expanding overseas while giving new tax incentives to businesses bringing jobs home.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/28/gop-blocks-democrats-jobs-outsourcing-bill/ Outsourcing Supporter Dave Camp Selected for Ways and Means Chair
"Where are the jobs?" That was the incessant battle-cry heard from House Republicans during the campaign. But that didn’t stop an internal committee of House Republicans from recommending that Representative Dave Camp Chair the Ways and Means Committee, despite his record of voting to protect loopholes that reward big corporations for shipping American jobs overseas. The unemployment rate in Camp’s home state is 12.8 percent, higher than the national average.
http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/outsourcing_supporter_dave_camp_selected_for_ways_and_means_chair/