November 11, 2011
THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF MEXICANS:
Obama, jobs, and the Keystone XL pipeline (Robert J. Samuelson, November 11, 2011, Washington Post)To those who claim that the Obama administration's regulatory policies don't have any effect on jobs, we now have conclusive evidence to the contrary from -- you guessed it -- the Obama administration. In case you missed it, the administration announced Thursday it is delaying a decision on the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada's oil-sands deposits to American refineries on the Gulf Coast. Although there's some disagreement over the number of jobs involved, no one disputes that the project would be a sizable net employer. The Obama administration estimated 5,000 to 6,000 construction jobs. Some other estimates are higher.
Posted by oj at November 11, 2011 5:59 PM
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