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		tsotha on July 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 9.2% Unemployment? Blame Microsoft. >> Government cannot create jobs. >This is nonsense. The government can fund projects that create jobs. There's no evidence this is a net creator of jobs, though. There's a lost opportunity cost to take into account here.

thisuser on July 18, 2011 [–]

There's also no evidence that keeping taxes low (the opportunity cost) creates jobs. Just look at our employment performance over the last decade

tsotha on July 19, 2011 | [–]

Where are taxes low? Certainly not where I live.

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