Comments on: ‘Data’ on Recovery.gov is Completely Made Up http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dee Josephson Marsha http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18900 Dee Josephson Marsha Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:59:32 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18900 Hey Ozzy, YES the American people are that stupid and I'll throw in greedy! Hey Ozzy, YES the American people are that stupid and I'll throw in greedy!

]]> By: Pepe North West Colo http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18697 Pepe North West Colo Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:40:06 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18697 OK, so go to the graph on recovery.gov. You will see an asterisk next to the Tax Relief part of the graph. The graph states that 288 billion dollars will go to Tax Relief. If you follow the asterisk, you find that 123 billion dollars of that Tax Relief got spread out through the other categories. Leaving only 165 billion dollars in Tax Relief. This is deceiving and needs to be changed. I ask that you all email them, as I have, and tell them to explain it or change it. I know that most people will see the graph and think that most of the money is going to Tax Relief, and never find out that it is not the case. OK, so go to the graph on recovery.gov. You will see an asterisk next to the Tax Relief part of the graph. The graph states that 288 billion dollars will go to Tax Relief. If you follow the asterisk, you find that 123 billion dollars of that Tax Relief got spread out through the other categories. Leaving only 165 billion dollars in Tax Relief. This is deceiving and needs to be changed. I ask that you all email them, as I have, and tell them to explain it or change it. I know that most people will see the graph and think that most of the money is going to Tax Relief, and never find out that it is not the case.

]]> By: Barb -mn http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18568 Barb -mn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:54:09 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18568 How much is this costing us and where is the money going? How much is this costing us and where is the money going?

]]> By: Obama’s Ministry of Truth « Bohicaville http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18386 Obama’s Ministry of Truth « Bohicaville Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18386 [...] Recovery.gov is one of those new websites, and The Heritage Foundation has a piece on their blog showing that the data is “completely made up. And in an Orwellian twist, the administration [...] [...] Recovery.gov is one of those new websites, and The Heritage Foundation has a piece on their blog showing that the data is “completely made up. And in an Orwellian twist, the administration [...]

]]> By: DelawarePolitics.net - Delaware's Center Right Voice http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18382 DelawarePolitics.net - Delaware's Center Right Voice Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:03:59 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18382 [...] From The Foundry: We got a glimpse last week when Politico reported that the “Job Affect” numbers released by the White House simply did not add up. So the Obama Administration claimed that, as a state, California would get 396,000 new jobs under the economic stimulus bill. But when you added the totals up by Congressional District, the California was set to receive 421,900 new jobs. [...] [...] From The Foundry: We got a glimpse last week when Politico reported that the “Job Affect” numbers released by the White House simply did not add up. So the Obama Administration claimed that, as a state, California would get 396,000 new jobs under the economic stimulus bill. But when you added the totals up by Congressional District, the California was set to receive 421,900 new jobs. [...]

]]> By: Frank, Maryland http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18398 Frank, Maryland Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:28:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18398 A phrase comes to my mind when I look at the Recovery.org website and I read the posted information: SMOKE AND MIRRORS!! A phrase comes to my mind when I look at the Recovery.org website and I read the posted information: SMOKE AND MIRRORS!!

]]> By: Barb -mn http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18396 Barb -mn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:20:29 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18396 Isn't this really Obama making stuff up? It's probably some kind of tracking device. The president gives me NOTHING to trust. NOTHING of honesty. NOTHING OF INTEGRITY. He is an intimidator, a simple man of dangerous coercion. Isn't this really Obama making stuff up?

It's probably some kind of tracking device.

The president gives me NOTHING to trust. NOTHING of honesty. NOTHING OF INTEGRITY. He is an intimidator, a simple man of dangerous coercion.

]]> By: Ozzy6900, CT http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18388 Ozzy6900, CT Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:55:22 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18388 Seeing as how the Government lives by the motto "If you can't impress them with intelligence, baffle the with bull's excrement!", accepting the data from a Government web site is absurd! Do they really believe the American People are that stupid? Well, some of the Obamaites really are, but for the most part, people are not that stupid. Seeing as how the Government lives by the motto "If you can't impress them with intelligence, baffle the with bull's excrement!", accepting the data from a Government web site is absurd! Do they really believe the American People are that stupid? Well, some of the Obamaites really are, but for the most part, people are not that stupid.

]]> By: Joe, USA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18373 Joe, USA Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:57:21 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18373 "Breaking News: Obama can't predict future with 100% accuracy" Great reporting. Of course the numbers aren't exact. If they hadn't put this site together you'd still be screaming about 'big government accountability' and not knowing where your 'hard earned' tax dollars have gone. Why not wait until the details roll in, you know, once the programs actually get going and there are details to report, before passing judgment? Imagine if Bush had put together iraqspending.gov to list all the money spent in Iraq in detail? Wouldn't that have been nice to know (like how many shipping pallets of $100 bills were handed out to tribal leaders to get them to stop fighting, etc). Regardless of what you think of the stimulus, I don't see how a website that provides information and details is such a bad thing. If the details come out later, and you can prove them to be politically engineered crap, then you have a story. Until then, give it a chance. "Breaking News: Obama can't predict future with 100% accuracy"

Great reporting. Of course the numbers aren't exact. If they hadn't put this site together you'd still be screaming about 'big government accountability' and not knowing where your 'hard earned' tax dollars have gone.

Why not wait until the details roll in, you know, once the programs actually get going and there are details to report, before passing judgment?

Imagine if Bush had put together iraqspending.gov to list all the money spent in Iraq in detail? Wouldn't that have been nice to know (like how many shipping pallets of $100 bills were handed out to tribal leaders to get them to stop fighting, etc).

Regardless of what you think of the stimulus, I don't see how a website that provides information and details is such a bad thing. If the details come out later, and you can prove them to be politically engineered crap, then you have a story. Until then, give it a chance.

]]> By: John Galt http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18337 John Galt Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:17:36 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2009/02/18/data-on-recoverygov-is-completely-made-up/#comment-18337 I wish I understood how they calculate a "saved job" and imagine anyone in the government making up anything to suit their purpose... "One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary." —Ayn Rand, 1975 I wish I understood how they calculate a "saved job" and imagine anyone in the government making up anything to suit their purpose…

"One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary."

—Ayn Rand, 1975

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