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If the 2.7 millions jobs that have been lost since the so-called stimulus was signed into the law did not convince you that government spending does not correlate into economic growth, take a look at this story from the Associated Press: Stimulus Cash Doesn't Create Local Jobs:
“A federal spending surge of more than $20 billion for roads and bridges in President Obama's first stimulus has had NO EFFECT on local unemployment rates, raising questions about his argument for billions more to address an ‘urgent need to accelerate job growth.’ An Associated Press analysis...
"Stimulus" is Not Creating Jobs
You've almost touched on a very important point. Democrats have held the majority in the House and Senate since 2007. In January 2007, the unemployment rate was 4.6%. By January 2009, it had risen to 7.7%. Now under total Democrat control, it has risen to 10%.