The White House last week asked state and local officials - as well as government contractors - to provide job-creation data by October, correct.
In this age of computerized tracking, we should be getting a better idea of where the money's being spent.
Well, they've always said jobs would be "saved or created." But I don't think the public's paid enough attention to that.
Exactly. That's the problem. I think it's very well documented how much we're spending right now. But the question is where the money is being spent and whether we're getting bang for the buck.