Rhetoric vs. Reality: Health Care “Reform” and Jobs
CLAIM: “So this bill is not only about the health security of America. It’s about jobs. In its life it will create 4 million jobs — 400,000 jobs almost immediately.”
— Speaker Pelosi at the White House health summit
FACT: According to this morning’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy as a whole lost a total of 95,000 jobs in September, and the private sector created only 64,000 jobs — far fewer than the 150,000 new jobs per month that most experts agree are needed just to keep up with the growth in the labor force.