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It seems like every day there is a new report pointing out the ineffective and sometimes fraudulent methods used to count jobs “created or saved” by Obama’s $787 Billion “Stimulus” bill.  Whether there are pay raises being counted as jobs, or just outright confusion on the parts of those who are tasked with reporting the numbers, The Las Vegas Sun put it best:

Forgive the average citizen if the federal stimulus does not appear to him as transparent as promised.

The federal government says that in Nevada the stimulus has directly created or saved 5,658 jobs. The state itself puts that number at 5,080. Sen. Harry Reid’s office says it’s 6,134.

The Sun’s report highlights the differing job reports in the state -- with the state of Nevada, the federal government, and Harry Reid’s office all disagreeing on the true amount.  This because, as the Sun acknowledges, “instead of representing real bodies in actual jobs, the numbers are estimates — the result of different state agencies using different formulas to calculate stimulus results.”

As the Nevada Controller, Democrat Kim Wallin says: “I wouldn’t say they’re making up numbers, but there are no standards or consistency.”