Asked whether United States President Barack Obama has a clear plan for creating jobs, 53 per cent of the respondents to a recent New York Times/CBS News poll said: No.
The 881 registered voters contacted by telephone weren't asked whether job creation is, or should be, part of the President's job description. Short of hiring a White House chef, a dog walker for Bo and an urban farmer (organic) to tend Michelle's vegetable garden, the President isn't a source of jobs.
True, he can nudge businesses to create jobs with tax credits and subsidies. He can conjure up government-financed projects to put the unemployed back to work, which is what Mr Franklin Roosevelt did during the New Deal.
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