MOTHER JONES BY E-MAIL

Explosive Job Growth

May/June 2006 Issue


TOOLS

EmailE-mail article
PrintPrint article




BACKTALK

E-mail the editor





Google


“By cutting taxes on income, we helped create jobs,” George W. Bush boasted in January. But the numbers tell another story. Over the past five years, the private sector has gained 2.8 million new jobs, created entirely by government spending, largely on defense. (Meanwhile, the economy lost about a million nongovernment jobs.) So don’t thank tax cuts, thank the military-industrial complex.

  • Private-sector jobs created by defense spending, 2001-2006: 1.5 million (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • Private-sector jobs created by other government spending, 2001-2006: 1.3 million (Department of Defense)
  • Private-sector jobs lost, 2001-2006: 1 million (Economic Policy Institute)


  •  

    Post a Comment

    Your Name: 

    Your Comment: 
     
    Please press "Submit" only once to avoid double-posting.
    All HTML formatting is removed from comments.
    Read the Mother Jones community rules here.

    Comments:


    Jail.org - Inmate Search
    Criminal records, instant public records & people search & current court records. www.jail.org

    U.S. Public Records Search
    Search County & State Court Records, Criminal records, Vital and Adoption Records www.PublicRecordsInfo.com

    Records.com - People Search
    Public Records and Background Checks. Instantly Search Criminal Records, Addresses and Court Records www.Records.com

    Court Records & County Records
    Find Instant Public Records, Criminal Records as Well as County Property Records Search. www.PublicRecordsIndex.com
















    bookIN PRINT

    CLICK HERE
    for more great reading

    headphones IN TUNE
    New music every issue

    CLICK TO LISTEN


    This article has been made possible by the Foundation for National Progress, the Investigative Fund of Mother Jones, and gifts from generous readers like you.

    © 2006 The Foundation for National Progress

    About Us   Support Us   Advertise   Ad Policy   Privacy Policy   Contact Us   Subscribe   RSS