Hey, Ma’am, Where are the Jobs?
With California’s unemployment rate the highest it’s been since the year our junior Senator, Barbara Boxer, was born, I was wondering (yet again) what, in her 17 years representing the state in the United States Senate, that Democrat has done to create jobs in the Golden State. Last month the LA Times reported, “There is no obvious engine of job growth to put California’s more than 2.2 million unemployed residents back to work quickly.”
2.2 million people out of work? Well, the “so-called stimulus” which Mrs. Boxer supported did create 36,083 jobs, cutting that number by about 1.6%. Oh, wait, that figure refers to the jobs created nationwide. How many were created out here in the Golden State? Well, let’s see Jim Geraghty was able to find out how many jobs were created in New Jersey and Virginia by going to Recovery.gov. so, let’s go there. So, we find 2,260 jobs created (or saved) in the Golden State.
2,260 jobs created or saved, why that’s a whole one-tenth of one percent of the total unemployment in California. Wonder if that will make up for the jobs lost by the climate control legislation she’s sponsored with John Kerry.
So, for voting to busy the federal deficit and racking up the debt to be passed on to her grandchildren–and their peers–Mrs. Boxer has helped create (or save) a paltry 2,260 jobs in a state with over 30 million people. That’s about one-fifth the number of “net 12,300 jobs” California employers slashed in August alone.
And we don’t know how many jobs the Golden State will lose if her latest big government scheme is enacted.
Let’s hope we never find out.
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I am a California resident and I was born and raised here. I love this state and I especially love San Diego. But we (meaning California, not me) sent the likes of Pelosi and Boxer to Washington. And you don’t even want to know about the crazy gang of loons, leftists, and psychotics that are swinging from the rafters in our state capital. California is a lost cause and absolutely nothing is being done to reverse the decline. If you think I’m exaggerating, just take a gander at what is considered a priority in Sacramento these days:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigtvs14-2009oct14,0,4908205.story
Yeah. California’s Energy Commission is on a life-or-death crusade to stop the threat of big screen TVs. Here’s the money quote:
“We would not propose TV efficiency standards if we thought there was any evidence in the record that they will hurt the economy,” said Commissioner Julia Levin, who has been in charge of the two-year rule-making procedure. “This will actually save consumers money and help the California economy grow and create new clean, sustainable jobs.”
So, the woman who has apparently spent two years on combatting the threat of big screen TVs is telling us that it’s going to save money, help the economy, and create jobs. Seriously everyone, just forget about us and save yourselves.
Comment by Sean A — October 16, 2009 @ 12:33 pm - October 16, 2009
Speaking through Tano’s words of wisdom:
So, Dan, what is your beef?
Comment by heliotrope — October 16, 2009 @ 1:06 pm - October 16, 2009
Dan, good points, but the trouble I have with this line of thinking is that government spending *cannot* result in net job creation.
Are you familiar with the broken window fallacy? What the government spends (thus ‘creating jobs’ which are seen), it takes away from the private sector (thus preventing the creation of jobs which are not seen). Whether the ‘taking’ is by taxes, borrowing or inflation (money printing, which erodes the real value of people’s savings).
That’s the hidden punchline to your post. Of course Ma’am has not created any jobs! First, she cannot (on a ‘net’ basis). Second, we should devoutly wish her NOT to try.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — October 16, 2009 @ 2:31 pm - October 16, 2009
Jobs Creating Engine…. didn’t they just trade that in for a greener model with the Jobs-For-Clunkers program?
Comment by Sonicfrog — October 16, 2009 @ 7:40 pm - October 16, 2009
I reside in the State formerly known as Golden. The Politicians in Sacramento have run this cash cow into the ground. If the saying about California being the first to experience situations that spread to the rest of the Country is true…then the rest of you are truly screwed.
Comment by killiteten - Native Intelligence — October 17, 2009 @ 1:58 am - October 17, 2009
Is it now the pyrite state?
Comment by The_Livewire — October 17, 2009 @ 10:50 am - October 17, 2009