How to create a ....job?

This American Life.
"It seems like every politician has a plan for putting people back to work. But we and the Planet Money team couldn’t help but wonder…how do you create a job? Can politicians truly create many jobs? Is it possible the whole thing is just well-intentioned hot air? "

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/435/how-to-create-a-job