In yet another reminder that President Obama and liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs while driving our national debt past $14.3 trillion, the U.S. Department of Labor reports today that national unemployment has risen again to 9.1 percent. Today’s rise in unemployment is just the latest development to highlight the failure of Obama and Manchin’s tax-and-spend economic policies in Washington. While Manchin and the Obama Administration promised their $787 billion stimulus would create millions of new jobs and keep national unemployment below 8 percent, the United States has actually lost more than 1.8 million jobs since Manchin cheered as his Washington party bosses rammed it into law – and national unemployment has remained above 8 percent now for 28 consecutive months. “As the unemployment rate rises to 9.1 percent, West Virginians are reminded once again that the Obama-Manchin agenda of reckless spending has…
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Manchin Fiddles While West Virginians Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call Manchin-Backed Tax Hikes “Laughable,” “A Gimmick” As a new USA Today/Gallup survey shows nearly 70 percent of Americans suffering “financial hardship” thanks to a national average of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, West Virginians are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, he is actually attempting to drive the price of fuel up by supporting President Barack Obama’s new energy tax hikes. As USA Today reports: As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel. For 21%, the impact is so…
