Joel Pollak, RealClearPolitics
On September 2, 2011, the government's official unemployment statistics revealed that the U.S. economy had created zero jobs in August, and the unemployment rate stood at 9.1 percent.A few days later, on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama addressed a special joint session of Congress to announce his "jobs bill"--the American Jobs Act. Obama warned that "doing nothing is not an option," and called upon Americans to join him in pressuring Congress.But Congress "did nothing"--or, rather, the Senate did nothing. House Republicans did pass...
On September 2, 2011, the government's official unemployment statistics revealed that the U.S. economy had created zero jobs in August, and the unemployment rate stood at 9.1 percent.A few days later, on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama addressed a special joint session of Congress to announce his "jobs bill"--the American Jobs Act. Obama warned that "doing nothing is not an option," and called upon Americans to join him in pressuring Congress.But Congress "did nothing"--or, rather, the Senate did nothing. House Republicans did pass...
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