A "green stimulus" grant of nearly a half million dollars to grow trees in Nevada produced only 1.72 permanent jobs, according to the federal government’s Recovery.gov Web site. And you wonder why I am so grumpy.
According to Heartlander the stimulus was advertised as a key component of "shovel ready" jobs designed to boost the economy. The recipient of the funds now admits that the grant had nothing to do with creating jobs.
Bob Conrad, public information officer for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which oversaw the grant money distributed to Nevada’s Clark County Urban Forestry Revitalization Project was quoted on FoxNew.com as saying, "It was one of a number of projects that we do believe helped improve natural resources in the state."
How about this? In several southern Nevada municipalities it is illegal for private individuals to plant new trees because of the region’s chronic water shortage. But it is okay for government to do it?
In the report it is noted that each of the 1.72 jobs created the cost per was $290,697. This is where your tax dollars go.
I would have done one of those jobs for less money. I have a shovel and I could stand and lean on it all day - five days per week, in the shade - for a lot less.
Of course, I would have to take some breaks.
PMO
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