Barack Obama unveiled plans yesterday to divert some of the $200bn (€136bn) in lower than expected spending on troubled bank assets to boosting job creation, in what amounted to a second fiscal stimulus.
But the US president, who said his proposals were aimed at alleviating the “continued human tragedy” of unemployment, declined to put a cost on the measures he outlined.
Declaring his objective was to create “the greatest number of jobs while generating the greatest value for our economy”, Mr Obama voiced concern for the travails on Main Street while trying to shore up his credentials on fiscal responsibility.
您已閱讀39%（615字），剩餘61%（974字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。