tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post656567566533061958..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Catch of the DayJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-56885654125758855392011-10-28T15:22:41.845-05:002011-10-28T15:22:41.845-05:00It gets worse. The numbers in his only jobs plan -...It gets worse. The numbers in his only jobs plan - the Energizing American Jobs and Security plan - are dubious as well. They indicate an addition of 1.2 million jobs in the energy sector over 20 years (which doesn't sound particularly encouraging...) but more objective analyses suggest that, with more realistic assumptions, his plan will add 500,000 jobs, not 1.2 mill.<br /><br />The numbers in his tax plan are dubious too. He suggests that by introducing his flat tax he'll be able to save over $483 billion in 'compliance costs'. Where does that number come from? How does he calculate or define compliance costs? The only estimate I could find online came from the Tax Foundation back in 2005, and they estimated that tax compliance costs would his $483 billion in 2015. If we assume Perry used the Tax Foundation figures, is he really suggesting his flat postcard tax would result in no compliance costs?!?<br /><br />I think there's plenty of reason to suspect that his numbers are more rhetoric than evidence... and that's never a good sign.sanchkhttp://www.electnext.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-90936364648017642442011-10-27T08:17:25.316-05:002011-10-27T08:17:25.316-05:00Maybe he'll walk it back by saying, "It w...Maybe he'll walk it back by saying, "It was a typo -- the ad was supposed to say 2.5 billion."Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-51693037367431934342011-10-26T19:29:32.531-05:002011-10-26T19:29:32.531-05:00Maybe Perry figures he'll look really good if ...Maybe Perry figures he'll look really good if he can then come up with 2.7 million in four years.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-60055989610425001432011-10-26T17:18:05.756-05:002011-10-26T17:18:05.756-05:00Well, nothing you say in an ad now could be a *big...Well, nothing you say in an ad now could be a *big* blunder for next November, but: it's still a nice little talking point for the Dems that Perry promises to create fewer jobs than Obama actually "created" in the last X months.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84435550195194159532011-10-26T16:29:46.016-05:002011-10-26T16:29:46.016-05:00I'm not sure it's that big a blunder.
The...I'm not sure it's that big a blunder.<br /><br />The entire GOP budgetary/economic blueprint is faith-based. History doesn't support it at all, but they continue proposing it.<br /><br />What's more, 2.5 million is a "big number." That sounds like a lot of jobs. So, why not promise them? Plus, since acceptance of his policies working is also faith-based, he can't be proven wrong, because he is right by fiat.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com