Job creation trumps deficit reduction in poll (64% to 30%) - July 22

[JohnWxy]

Republicans keep repeating (so people will know what they think) that people are worried about the deficit. But according to this Quinnipiac Univ poll (conducted July 13 - 19) people are much more concerned about job creation than the deficit.

This is a poll number you won't hear anybody in the corporate M$M mention. OF course not, they rely on the GOP for their view of reality.



http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66L4Q520100722

By Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK | Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:16pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American voters overwhelmingly say lowering unemployment is more important than reducing the federal budget deficit, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday.

The poll, conducted July 13-19, showed that 64 percent of respondents thought reducing the jobless rate should be a bigger priority versus 30 percent who favored focusing on cutting the budget deficit.

A majority of Republicans -- 58 percent to 38 percent -- also said reducing unemployment was more important, the poll said. Republicans have accused President Barack Obama's administration of expanding the deficit through overspending.

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[Hello_Kitty]

1. Good thing they created that Jobs Commission. Oh, wait...

:grr:

[JohnWxy]

3. Was that to come after the stimulus which added 2.7 Mil jobs to U.S. payrolls? - (Zandi & Blinder)

How the Great Recession Was Brought to an End - M. Zandi, A. Blinder

"Because of the fiscal stimulus, real GDP is about $460 billion (more than 6%) higher by 2010, when the impacts are at their maximum; there are 2.7 million more jobs; and the unemployment rate is almost 1.5 percentage points lower."

Of course, that was the stimulus after downsizing by one third, to meet Republican demands for tax cuts (as a price for their cooperation).

[xchrom]

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