The Stimulus Fantasy continues....$787 Billion flushed down the toilet Obama White House: Stimulus helped avoid depression http://nypost.com/2014/02/17/white-house-defends-stimulus-bill-five-years-later/ In the early days... Obama Administration: The Stimulus will create jobs! Reality: Not a single job created. After no jobs were created.... Obama Administration: The Stimulus saved jobs! Reality: Not a single job was saved. Unemployment and low workforce participation reach peaks. Today... five years later Obama Administration: The Stimulus helped avoid depression. Reality: The stimulus simply extended by the recession by misapplying resources in the open market