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"Mitt Romney Will Not Be Providing a Detailed Economic Plan Anytime Soon, Thankyouverymuch"
Mitt Romney Will Not Be Providing a Detailed Economic Plan Anytime Soon, ThankyouverymuchBy Kevin Drum at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/09/mitt-romney-will-not-be-providing-detailed-economic-plan-anytime-soon-thankyouver?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
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But there is one thing Romney is being oddly accurate about: his jobs claim. If he's elected, he probably will be able to create 12 million new jobs over the next four years. That's because this is a very modest goal. The economy will probably create 12 million new jobs no matter who's president. This is a case where Romney is taking advantage of the public's general innumeracy. Most people have no idea how many jobs a good economy produces, so there's no point in making an outrageous claim. Sure, he could say he'll produce 20 million jobs, but to the average voter that's just as meaningless as 12 million or 100 million. So he might as well stick to reality.
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