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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 16:59

“About two-thirds of the 14,506 jobs claimed to be saved under one federal office, the Administration for Children and Families at Health and Human Services, actually weren’t saved at all, according to a review of the latest data by The Associated Press. Instead, that figure includes more than 9,300 existing employees in hundreds of local agencies who received pay raises and benefits and whose jobs weren’t saved.
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But officials defended the practice of counting raises as saved jobs. “If I give you a raise, it is going to save a portion of your job,” HHS spokesman Luis Rosero said.”

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The Associated Press: STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise counted as saved job

This administration is shameless.

When you make an mistake, it’s an error. When someone points out your mistake, and you still refuse to acknowledge it, it’s a lie.

(via jeffmiller)

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