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Obama Debuts $210B Jobs Plan

Posted Feb 13, 08 5:20 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Democrat Barack Obama today laid out a $210 billion plan to create 2 million environmental and construction jobs over 10 years. “This agenda is paid for,” the Illinois senator said at a General Motors plant in Wisconsin, adding that the money would come from ending the Iraq war, cutting corporate tax breaks, taxing carbon pollution, and hiking taxes on the wealthy.

The AP reports $150 billion would go toward development of eco-friendly energy—so-called “green collar” jobs—and $60 billion to rebuilding highways, bridges, and other infrastructure. Ahead of Tuesday's Wisconsin primary, Obama, perhaps out of deference to GM's ongoing troubles, did not say he’d require auto manufacturers to raise fuel-economy standards—despite his regular claim he takes that argument to Detroit.

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he takes a driving tour of the UAW Plant in Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters following his address at a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)   (Associated Press)
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