Obama Visits Green Plant Where Stimulus Created 150 Jobs at $2million per Job — Congratulates Himself for the Remarkable Accomplishment
(CNSNews.com) — President Barack Obama on Thursday toured a vehicle battery plant in Michigan, a possible battleground state in the 2012 presidential race, touting his administration’s focus on green technology and jobs.
Obama told the employees of Johnson Controls Inc., in Holland, Mich., gathered at the factory that they represented how America can come out of a recession by making products that can be sold around the world.
“Look what’s happening in Holland, Mich.,” said the president. “Every day, hundreds of people are going to work on the technologies that are helping us fight our way out of this recession. Every day you’re building high-tech batteries so that we lead the world in manufacturing the best cars and the best trucks — that just doesn’t mean jobs in Michigan. You’re buying equipment and parts from suppliers in Florida and New Mexico and Ohio and Wisconsin, all across America.”
The economic stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provided $2.4 billion in grants to advanced vehicle batteries technology. From that amount, $300 million in grants went to Johnson Controls to manufacture batteries.
According to the White House, thus far the firm has added 150 jobs because of the grant. That means the government spent about $2 million per job, but only if no more jobs are added.
Some in the crowd at the factory held up signs, one saying, “Thank you for the jobs,” and another saying, “Hang tough, you’re right.” Michigan has a 10.5 percent unemployment rate, among the highest in the nation, and could be a contested state in the 2012 presidential race.
Obama reminded the workers that the government made the jobs possible.
“What made this possible? The most important part is you,” said Obama. “Your drive, your work ethic, your ingenuity, your management, the grit and optimism that says we’ve got an idea for a new battery technology or a new manufacturing process and we’re going to take that leap. But what also made this possible are the actions that we took together as a nation through our government.”
Posted by WM on Friday, August 12, 2011, at 8:47 am | 
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What are the REAL statistics? Its my understanding that no one is buying the batteries….is that correct? The batteries for the stupid cars.
I want truth!!!!!
I think a a kindness to our country he could wear a bag on his head….I’m so weary of seeing that fugly face everywhere!!!!
“Obama reminded the workers that the government made the jobs possible.”
All he’s was doing there was campaigning and reminding the ‘folks’ how to vote.
“Obama reminded the workers that the government made the jobs possible.”
Idiot. Government doesn’t “make” jobs; the market/free enterprise/capitalism does.
This battery company will close in about six months, like the solar panel company lauded by Obama out West that was granted hundreds of millions and recently closed.
“This battery company will close in about six months”
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It will be subtracted to a Chinese company.
The Democratic party ally who originally got the money to start the company will walk away with a nice profit.
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Now now, I’m sure those 150 green employees are pleased at this great accomplishment.
He just Jinxed that Company…….workers, be prepared to start collecting Unemployment before the end of the year !
I thought it was unemployment checks that creates jobs?
Isn’t a “green job” someone who is involved in the planting, harvesting and sales of turf?
He should have just given the workers the 2 million each and
they could have retired. That would lower the unemployment
numbers better than this 300 million blip.
Johnson Controls is a crap company, you don’t want them in your
town.
No chance Johnson Controls is in it to make money. Hey O, if you give me $2 million I will give 3 or 4 minimum wage folks a job for a year or so, too. No chance of that either as, I don’t sell my vote based upon how much money the government will steal from others to support me being the fattest and laziest I can be at the detriment of our country.
He`s gone and jinxed that company now.
Obummer is SADIM = Midas in reverse.
Worst.President.Ever.
150 jobs wow happy days are here again.
And yet I just read on Fox News today that 44% say they will still vote for Obama.
WHAT!! Only 2 million per job. Cheap bastard!
I dont watch green planet its nothing but hogwash and poppycock
After Obama visited Cree Semiconductor, we found out that the money they were given by the administration went overseas. What will we find out now? That this company is leaving the states because they can’t afford Obamacare?
More Epic failure on the horizon, no doubt..
Looking at that photo, one might think that Obama was standing behind Bawney Fwank when it was taken.
Mmmm, Mmmm, Methane.
Next week the plant will close and all the workers will lose their jobs, just like so many other stimulus success stories.