Why jobs no longer top Washington's agenda
With only 54,000 jobs added in May, political leaders still focused on deficit cutting
msnbc.com
updated 6/3/2011
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Asked what was dampening economic growth, she said Americans "aren't as confident and I think they are waiting to see Congress move to resolve some major issues like the debt ceiling."
But Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said, "Another month, and another data point on the failure of Obamanomics. The administration still doesn't seem to understand that you cannot spend, borrow, tax, and bail out your way to economic prosperity."
Even as their political leaders talk about job creation, there's some evidence Americans don't have faith Washington can even do much to help produce those jobs.
Voters 'very skeptical' on job creation
Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg, unveiling new research Thursday based on his polling and focus groups, said Americans are dubious even when the government announces that more than 200,000 jobs have been created in a given month.
“When they hear that, their response is: ‘Ah, what kind of jobs are those? 240,000 jobs that don’t pay anything? Or two million people applying for those jobs?’ They are very skeptical on the jobs numbers,” Greenberg said.
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