Firedoglake / By David Dayen

House Republicans Want to Pass the JOBS Act; Not So Much Having Anything to Do With Jobs

Wow, the JOBS Act can pass! I guess we'll all have jobs soon. Wait, what's that acronym? Jump-starting Our Business Startups (isn't that J-SOBS, really)? So what's that all about?

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