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I'm confused about the comparison between cost per job and cost per job year. Presumably this (the Wisconsin deal) would be the better deal as the jobs presumab

• syshum 9y ago
  Doubtful alot of the Recovery Act was for One Time Construction projects, like paving a road. There were also alot of one off projects like sending people out to help with Energy Efficiency in homes. There was not alot of long term stable jobs in there.
  • wavefunction 9y ago
    What about all the Wall Streeters bailed out? Those are long-term stable jobs, after a fashion.
  • weberc2 9y ago
    Your first sentence suggests that you disagreed with my previous post, but your rationale very much supports my point. Spending 125-250K on a job that only exists for a year is markedly worse than paying a comparable amount for a job that lasts many years.
    • syshum 9y ago
      I dont think the government should be paying for any job. I disagree with this corporate subsidy, and I disagreed with the Recovery act
      • weberc2 9y ago
        That's fine, but my statement was neither for not against. Just observing that one appears to be a better bargain than the other.