It's not just jobs, but where's our money? Missouri has approximately 1.9% of the nation’s population. If the $800 billion in stimulus were divided up evenly, we'd get about $15.4 billion, yet we only got $5 billion. Who did they give our other $10 billion too?

I've said it before...If we can't take control of spending/taxation at the local level, we will never be able to get Washington under control.

That said, if we take a look at some of our own local agencies, we'll find that virtually NO jobs were created (some of the few jobs actually created were temporary gov't bureaucratic jobs) as reported by the agencies that actually received the stimulus funds. It was simply a spending spree by local politicians.

Some of the projects include:
Cottlevile; solar electric system that never worked
St. Peters; purchase of 30000 chinese light bulbs & 600 chinese thermostats
St. Peters; purchase of nitrogen tire inflator
St. Peters; purchase of pretty new streetlights & stoplights on Mid rivers drive
St. Peters; purchase new radar units for police
Various school districts; a lot of the funds were used for expenses such as retirement program funding, tuition reimbursement, employee health insurance, and utility payments
O'fallon; garbage can purchase and "refurbishment"
O'fallon; puchase pretty new streetlights & stoplights downtown
O'fallon; payment for energy audits

While some of these expenditures may be justifiable as worthwhile, they mostly FAILED their intended purpose of creating good permanent jobs. These funds were controlled by our LOCAL politicians and we need to hold them accountable first.

The horror!

A Missing $$'s bombshell from the $800bil stimulus.
The Payroll Tax cuts stimulus ARE NOT INCLUDED. Why?
For 2 years, All employees (Even the millionairres), have been forgiven to pay in his/her Social Security taxes. This year 2012, all Employers joined in on that Forgiveness. TOTAL SPENDING ABOUT $400Bil.
That is the hidden untold story to All Americans.
That, folks, puts the real stimuilus at $1.2Trillion dollars.
This President has SPENT our Social security funds on current workers. That is how he proudly boasts, His policies work. Stealing funds from Retirees again.
BALONEY, our whole economy is on "STIMU-ROIDS"

The $400Bil Payroll tax cuts DWARF the whole original stimulus package and yet does not show up as part of the $800B Stimulus.
I would challenge anyone who would suggest it is not a stimulus Amount, Done OFF THE RECORD.

And...who cares? Most economists felt the stimulus was half as large as necessary to kickstart the economy. Was the Great Recession not painful enough for you? Did you want another Great Depression? Backdooring in stimulus funds in this manner was totally acceptable, but somehow I doubt the accuracy of your math based on previous claims.

The real problem now is that the Federal Reserve is printing money and pumping it into the economy. The Fed has promised to buy $40 billion of mortgage securities a month until the economy improves. Here we go again... down the rabbit hole. This is not money authorized by our Congress. It's helping to make it appear that things are getting better, but this is just more accumulated debt that will continue to drive the value of the dollar down and create long term inflation. It's no surprise that this occurs at election time. Their policy is do whatever for the short-term screw the future.

Sensible , My abacus is never wrong. 6.2% to 4.2% is a 2% tax cut for all working Americans. Anyone earning $100,000 in 2011 & 2012 Did not have to pay 2% in soc Sec Tax. That is $2,000 direct (immediate) tax relief for ONLY THE WORKING people. (note-working people-it excludes Teachers). In 2012 it included employers.
Now that comes to $150Bil in 2011 and $300Bil in 2012= $450Bil in Soc Sec taxes NOT collected by our govt. (The great tax heist of Retired People)
That's pumping more stimulus than reported into an economy.

TheMissourian obviously agrees with my outing this Payroll tax cut "stimulus" add on. But still cannot calculate 135mil workers earning an average $50,000.
getting 2% tax refunds for 2 years. add the employer also getting it in 2012.
Folks, This President Has borrowed every penny to float this economy, not upright it. He will not have one extra penney to spend in 2013 , if he gets re-elected.
This economy's life support is the Payroll Tax cuts that are Stealing all Retired people funds. It is costing over $250Bil a year and None of You knew it.
It's off the budget , because There is no budget.
Now you know why.,
Go ahead Democrats- Stick for the Party name, because the Truth will come automatically , when the "TEMPORARY" Payroll tax cuts must stop on Jan 1st 2013.
Then , the media will be forced to report what you hear me write first.
Obama's "uninformed voter" party will rebel sometime in the next 4 years.
All retired should vote against Dems.

Thanks to Sensible: Here is exact copy of your article link:
"For a worker earning $50,000, the tax will drop from $3,100 to $2,100, allowing the worker to keep (and hopefully spend) $1,000 more in take-home pay". (That's $2,000 for $100,000 earner)

According to the White House, the one-time, temporary cut will put about $120 billion into the pockets of more than 155 million workers.
(Now it's 2 times 2011&2012 plus Employer gets cut in 2012= 120+120+120=$360B)
My number is $400B.

Your link goes on:
"But clearly there will be new pressure on the available pool of general tax revenue, unless the $120 billion generates so many new jobs so fast that an army of newly employed workers fills the coffers of the Internal Revenue Service with unanticipated tax revenue. No one expects that to happen, "at least not quickly.

"So the GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO BORROW to make Social Security WHOLE. That, in turn, would make the short-term deficit WORSE- WORSE-WORSE. So Congress might not vote to replenish the trust fund."
So Congres might not Replenish the FUND.

TRANSLATION---ALL RETIRED PEOPLE JUST SUSTAINED THE GREATEST HEIST OF THEIR RETIREMENT DOLLARS IN HISTORY. OVER $400Bil lost.
That should make social security a quicker bankruptcy candidate.
Democrats think and treat the elderly as "FOOLS", while they show others throwing grandma off the cliff. Any person who does not see this happening is "unAmerican", and Unpatriotic to the Aged.
Sensible proved all my points.