1.    “More Than 9,300” Saved Jobs “Actually Weren’t Saved At All,” Instead “Existing Employees … Received Pay Raises And Benefits.” “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.” (“STIMULUS WATCH: Salary Raise Counted As Saved Job,” The Associated Press, 11/4/09)

2.    “Texas Used Half Of Its $3.25 Billion In Education Funds To Pay For A Teacher Pay Raise.” “While school districts elsewhere reported that stimulus funds saved thousands of teachers from layoffs, Texas used half of its $3.25 billion in education funds to pay for a teacher pay raise.” (“Stimulus Job Lag In Texas $10.7B In Aid Has Created 19,572 Positions So Far, Lowest Total For Big States,” The Dallas Morning News, 10/31/09)

3.    “935 Saved Jobs Reported By The Southwest Georgia Community Action In Moultrie, Ga. … Claimed All Its Existing Employees' Jobs Were Saved Because They Received A Pay Raise With The Stimulus Cash.” (“STIMULUS WATCH: Salary Raise Counted As Saved Job,” The Associated Press, 11/4/09)

4.    “Some Recipients Of Stimulus Money Used The Cash To Give Existing Employees … Including One Florida Day Care That Claimed 129 Jobs Were Saved.” “For example, some recipients of stimulus money used the cash to give existing employees pay raises but reported saving dozens of jobs with the money, including one Florida day care that claimed 129 jobs were saved.” (“Revised Stimulus Job Tally Due Today,” The Associated Press, 10/30/09)

5.    “United Migrant Opportunity Services Based In Milwaukee Reported Saving 113 Jobs … The Award Provided Their Employees A 1.8% Cost-Of-Living Wage Increase.” “United Migrant Opportunity Services based in Milwaukee reported saving 113 jobs through spending $18,000 of a Head Start preschool grant, or about $160 per job. The award provided their employees a 1.8% cost-of-living wage increase.” (“Don’t Count On Stimulus Job Tally,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/5/09)

6.    “The Bergen County Community Action Program In Hackensack, N.J., Noted The Nearly $213,000 It Received Went To Cover Raises For Existing Staff Only, But It Also Reported Saving 85 Jobs.” (“STIMULUS WATCH: Salary Raise Counted As Saved Job,” The Associated Press, 11/4/09)

7.    “With Less Than $35,000, The Obama Administration Managed To Create Or Save 50 Jobs In Danville, They Boast. … ‘It Hasn't Created Jobs, But It's Helped Improve 50 Jobs,’ Roy Garner Explained. The Money Has Gone For Staff Training, Pay Raises And Playground Repair.” (“‘Barackie Madoff’ Rescue Nothing But A $16B Rip-Off,” The New York Post, 10/16/09)

8.    “More Than 250 Other Community Agencies In The U.S. Similarly Reported Saving Jobs When Using The Money To Give Pay Raises, To Pay For Training And Continuing Education, To Extend Employee Work Hours Or To Buy Equipment, According To Their Spending Reports.” (“STIMULUS WATCH: Salary Raise Counted As Saved Job,” The Associated Press, 11/4/09)

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