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Pistarkle

(196 posts)
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:47 PM Jul 2012

How’s Your American Jobs IQ?

The unemployment rate down from 9.9% in January, 2009 to 8.2% in June, 2012; increase of 4.4 million jobs in two and one-half years - do you want job growth to increase at a faster pace?

Answer the following questions then take action. The answers will be revealed to you with documented sources at www.spindetective.com‘s next post!

1. What is the purpose of President Obama’s American Jobs Act?

2. Can President Obama enforce the American Jobs Act without Congress?

3. When did President Obama, first, introduce the American Jobs Act to Congress?

4. What was the Republican majority House of Representative’s response to the President’s American Jobs Act?

5. What was Senate Republicans’ response to the American Jobs Act?

6. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will promote job creation?

7. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will prevent layoffs?

8. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will assist long-term unemployed Americans?

9. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will relieve middle class tax burdens?

10. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will assist unemployed veterans?

11. What provisions in the American Jobs Act will provide tax relief for small businesses?

12. How will the American Jobs Act protect unemployment insurance benefits?

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