ARRA: The seen and the unseen

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

What is seen:

450,000 government sector jobs "created or saved"

What is unseen:

1,000,000 private sector jobs forestalled


Read more in this Ohio State Study:

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Public Sector Jobs Saved, Private Sector Jobs Forestalled"

For the time challenged: NCPA highlights the study findings.

Bastiat's "That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen"

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