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 unemployment rate edged up to 9.8 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was little changed,” with only 39,000 jobs gained — 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.