Barack Obama and his “plan” to create five million new green jobs
Posted by Mike Sylvester - 8/18/08 @ 3:00 am - Filed Under 2008 National Elections
I am getting sick and tired of hearing the commercial where Barack Obama promises to “create five million new green jobs.” This commercial has aired over and over in Indiana and ANYONE who reads his plan and thinks that it is going to create five million new green jobs needs to report to a medical institution because they need to “have their head examined.” Here is the plan.
Five million jobs is a whole lot of jobs. The entire civilian workforce in the US is a little over 145 million people. So if Barack Obama’s adds five million new green jobs then one in every 33 jobs in the United States would be a new “green” job…
The entire United States military including all active duty members, reserve members, and national guard members is a little over 2.8 million strong.
Barack Obama is claiming he can spend 150 billion dollars and create five million green jobs.
Does ANYONE believe this absurd claim other then completely blind and partisan supporters of Barack Obama?
Mike Sylvester
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I was waiting for the buzz words to start emerging from the campaigns.
John M. needs to start referring to all of the jobs that he’ll create in the Web 2.0 space.
Kristina, who often suffers from *electile dysfunction
* The inability to become excited about any of the candidates for president.
Kristina,
I cannot get exccited about any of them either…
Mike Sylvester
Speaking of “green”. Has anyone ever wondered why there are no light switches in any of the offices in the City/County building?
Mike,
Well it is speculative and rhetoric. But if you are interested in pure political BS and tangible political decisions why not comment on Daniels’ commercials.
Indiana ranks 49th in environmental policy-not sure how you sugar coat that. The purpose of IDEM has become to promote “economic” growth, not environmental policy. Campaign and possible economic capabilities aside how can you say that Daniels is nothing but cynical?
Why not focus on how McCain has voted against bills to promote renewable technologies or failed to show up for votes. It is easy for McCain to say he is in favor of renewable technologies, but his voting record contradicts that view. If you want to be serious about this issue how about not just reacting to a commercial while sitting on your ass?