Obama on how the stimulus helps police jobs

In President Obama's remarks yesterday, he discussed that not only is the stimulus aiming to create the 21st jobs of green tech and new technology, but also provide respite to embattled state budgets for essential services:

"They’ll be jobs creating 21st century classrooms, libraries, and labs for millions of children across America. And they’ll be the jobs of firefighters, teachers, and police officers that would otherwise be eliminated if we do not provide states with some relief."

House Versus Senate Stimulus Bill: Impact on police jobs

The primary different between the Senate Stimulus bill and the House Stimulus bill is the Senate bill is smaller and comprised mostly of tax cuts.

The house bill is more focused on providing states with the funds to meet their budget obligations. These budget obligations are what fund police jobs and other essential state employment services. If the Senate Bill passes not only will we be stuck with an non-nonsensically provision that promotes even more housing speculation, but fewer police employment opportunities.

$4 BN stimulus for local police jobs

Crime rates tend to go up with unemployment rates, so it's great news that the stimulus package will include $4 billion in aid for creating new local police jobs.

Great to see some specific information on how the stimulus package will affect police employment.

Will the stimulus mean more police jobs?

With state and local budgets and severe budget duress, it looks like the stimulus bill may provide some relief.

While much of the bill that the house passed yesterday is comprised of tax cuts and infrastructure improvements, the lion's share is aimed to help state governments meet their budget shortfalls to provide essential services.

Already, in Memphis, the local government is planning to use the stimulus funds to save and create police jobs. Welcome news given the spate of recent layoffs.