You might have missed it in all the excitement over last week's health care summit, but Speaker Pelosi made the outlandish claim
that the health care bill would create 400,000 jobs "almost
immediately." How, exactly? She never said. But it's another example
of the latest tactic used to pass any and all legislation: call it a
jobs bill.
The Washington Times cites a few more examples today:
Unlike the bills listed above, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is introducing legislation today that is actually a jobs bill. The proposal, called the "Immediate Tax Relief for America's Workers,'' would cut payroll taxes for six months for nearly 130 million workers. He plans to pay for this tax relief by redirecting unspent stimulus money.
Although we would extend the cut further than Senator Brown, payroll tax relief is a key part of our Jobs Here, Jobs Now, Jobs First plan. In the plan, we call for a two-year, 50% reduction of the payroll tax, which would immediately boost the take home pay of every worker, and dramatically free up cash for every employer to hire and invest. Click here to calculate how much you would save.
After all the empty promises from President Obama and his team to "pivot to jobs," it looks like the new Senator from Massachusetts is actually ready to do something about it.
The Washington Times cites a few more examples today:
It was a modest measure to designate several thousand beachfront acres of St. Croix as a National Historic Site, but in the hands of a skilled congressman such as Rep. Nick J. Rahall II, it became yet another jobs bill.While that might be clever politics to pass a politician's unrelated pet legislation, it is not good policy that will create jobs at a time we need them most.
Likewise the Travel Promotion Act, which would create a nonprofit group to push U.S. tourism, has been billed as a job-producing machine by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.
It doesn't stop there - backers last week unveiled a bipartisan bill to create a visa category for entrepreneurs, predicting it "will create jobs in America."
From immigration to clean energy to expanding the social safety net, there's no better way to grease the skids for new government programs in Washington nowadays than to declare them job-producing bills, then watch supporters line up and potential opposition crumble.
Unlike the bills listed above, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is introducing legislation today that is actually a jobs bill. The proposal, called the "Immediate Tax Relief for America's Workers,'' would cut payroll taxes for six months for nearly 130 million workers. He plans to pay for this tax relief by redirecting unspent stimulus money.
Although we would extend the cut further than Senator Brown, payroll tax relief is a key part of our Jobs Here, Jobs Now, Jobs First plan. In the plan, we call for a two-year, 50% reduction of the payroll tax, which would immediately boost the take home pay of every worker, and dramatically free up cash for every employer to hire and invest. Click here to calculate how much you would save.
After all the empty promises from President Obama and his team to "pivot to jobs," it looks like the new Senator from Massachusetts is actually ready to do something about it.
