tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post6225775539426815668..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Don't Believe the Stimulus Job Creation Hype@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-17873661526775851592009-11-19T13:56:23.734-05:002009-11-19T13:56:23.734-05:00Sue:
A engineer friend of mine who left the USSR ...Sue:<br /><br />A engineer friend of mine who left the USSR in the 60s -- because he wanted to use his brain more -- confirmed to me years ago that this phrase was widely used at the time.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-29757643151296109282009-11-18T20:07:34.495-05:002009-11-18T20:07:34.495-05:00"They pretend to pay us, and we pretend to wo..."They pretend to pay us, and we pretend to work"...<br /><br />Quote by somebody in the USSR at some date in the past...!sueknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-66341481292426032442009-11-18T13:46:15.316-05:002009-11-18T13:46:15.316-05:00Or pretends to dig a hole, which the second guy cl...Or <i>pretends</i> to dig a hole, which the second guy claims to have filled.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-64829025664207540212009-11-18T00:46:08.633-05:002009-11-18T00:46:08.633-05:00> The agency employs 508 people but claimed 935...> The agency employs 508 people but claimed 935 jobs were saved because of confusion over government reports.<br /><br />Well, it's obvious what happened there.<br /><br />They hired 427 people to answer the question, "WTF does <i>that</i> mean?" asked by anyone (<i>everyone</i>, actually) when reading government reports. <br /><br />Of course, all 427 respond with "How the f*** should I know?", since they're all government employees, you realize.<br /><br />It's the new IP & Service Economy form of paying one person to dig a hole, and another person to come along behind them to fill it in.<br /><br />8oPOBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-51199681246232490702009-11-18T00:34:55.956-05:002009-11-18T00:34:55.956-05:00Aside from an unstable economy and current politic...Aside from an unstable economy and current political imbalances, it's also important to make note of such news as the following article: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=1ZZ6W8TSC7I2&preview=article&linkid=0d848b05-00bd-4f7f-bdf4-e9a8be902f7c&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d<br /><br />Best regards, <br />MediaMentionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com