Sherrod Brown claims unemployment benefits create jobs

During a November 2010 appearance on MSNBC's "Hardball," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) claims tax cuts don't help the economy and unemployment benefits create jobs.

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[govgrip]

wow democrats are really spacing out on economics wow really given up any pretense of doing anything but overspending and giving all the spending to their friends, this is 5th grade shit

[cupera1]

Every month ~400,000 people apply for first time for unemployment each month and between 200,000 and 50,000 people find a job each month. There has never been a month when the people that have been hired have been greater than the 1st time unemployment applicants. BHO is playing with the numbers. The U6 number of unemployed is ~18%, they count people that have given up looking for a job.

[timenyart]

The Bush Tax Cuts applied for everybody, but I guess in Sherrod Brown's little world, "the rich" are anybody who pays taxes. Good to know my measely 10 k a year is considered rich now.

[tension saturn]

Democrats appeal to the inclinations most people have- get more for less, etc. It's hard to beat- because the bum's vote counts the same as a real producer's does. Hopefully Mandel or someone will take this guy out of office so the size of government can really be cut- drastically.