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That’s a ‘Green Job’?!?

By Ross Kaminsky on 6.21.12 @ 9:01AM

(This link was posted here in the Spectacle blog about 10 days ago but I wanted to make sure you all saw the video. It’s good enough to be worth repeating!)

H/T Bob Beauprez

If you’ve wondered just what Obama administration officials mean when they talk about all the “green jobs” they have hoped to create through their incineration of taxpayer money with “stimulus,” you’ll get your answers (and perhaps an upset stomach) here.

When you hear this administration trumpeting its “green jobs” success — not that they have any real job-related success to trumpet — keep in mind Mark Twain’s suggestion that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

(Transcript here)

About the Author

Ross Kaminsky is a self-employed trader and investor and is a senior fellow of the Heartland Institute. He is the host of The Ross Kaminsky Show on Denver’s NewsRadio 850 KOA at 11 AM on most Sundays. You can reach Ross by e-mail at rossputin(at)rossputin(dot)com.

http://spectator.org/blog/2012/06/21/thats-a-green-job

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