In contrast, Congressman Sestak promised that his $787 billion stimulus bill would keep the national unemployment rate at 9% (Sestak press release, 02/14/09). Instead, the nation’s unemployment rate soared far past 9%, while Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate climbed from 8% to 9.3% as of last month. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for Sestak’s spending spree with higher taxes.
Armstrong County:
Cost of the stimulus for residents of Armstrong County: $177,995,563
Current unemployment: 9.7% - only .3 percentage points lower since Sestak voted for the stimulus and still above the national average.
Butler County:
Cost of the stimulus for residents of Butler County: $484,513,311
Current unemployment: 7.8% - an 8.3% increase since Sestak voted for the stimulus.
Allegheny County:
Cost of the stimulus for residents of Allegheny County: $3,196,511,865
Current unemployment: 8.3% - a 23.8% increase since Sestak voted for the stimulus
Washington County:
Cost of the stimulus for residents of Washington County: $544,049,785
Current unemployment: 8.5% - a 7.5% increase since Sestak voted for the stimulus
“As I travel across Pennsylvania, I will share my plan for creating jobs through reducing the deficit, implementing job-creating tax cuts, and eliminating big-government obstacles to small business growth,” Pat Toomey said. “I believe we can achieve a booming recovering if we institute the right kind of policies and stop the fiscally irresponsible path Washington is taking our country down right now.”
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