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On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
Looking at the stimulus plan, if you use the most aggressive, optimistic numbers of jobs created or saved that have been promulgated, the cost of the stimulus plan divided by the number of jobs is about $400,000 per job.
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Bill Flores
Republican · Texas

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Flores highlights the high cost per job of the stimulus plan.

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