The truth is finally out, Barack has been focusing on jobs in Iraq while ignoring the true unemployment rate in the U.S. which is at 18% if those who stopped looking for work and those whose unemployment benefits have run out are included in the total unemployment picture. The key question here is, “Why should the U.S. taxpayer be paying to create jobs in Iraq when so many are unemployed in the U.S.?” You figure that one out. Just my opinion….William McCullough
U.S. Taxpayer Money Creating Jobs – In Iraq
By: Malini Wilkes – Live Shots, Fox News.com, Sept. 6, 2010
With temperatures still hitting triple digits every day, Ahmed Saad stays busy installing and repairing air conditioners in his western Baghdad shop. He recently expanded his business and added staff after getting a $6,000 loan, thanks to the U.S. Agency for International Development.“Before, there were only two workers,” Saad said in Arabic. “Now I have six workers. I bought more spare parts. I also have work outside the shop. I go to some companies and ministries.”
The U.S. estimates the unemployment rate in Iraq is 18 percent. By unofficial estimates, it could be as high as 30 percent. Sanctions under Saddam and seven years of war have taken their toll.
“There are no good jobs in the private sector,” laments Adnan Kamil, as he shops in a Baghdad market, “Doctors and restaurant owners are doing well, but the rest of the businesses remain poor.”
Iraq used to have a state-run economy, and the government still accounts for 43 percent of employment, (Sound familiar?)
But why should the U.S. spend taxpayer money creating jobs in Iraq, when we have such high unemployment at home?Read more: http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/06/u-s-taxpayer-money-creating-jobs-in-iraq/#ixzz0yocVsyng
Enforce term limits the old fashion way…..re-elect no-one…….