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Dave Johnson's picture

Will The U.S. House Side With China On Currency?

If we want to bring jobs and wealth back to the United States for the 99% of us who have been under extreme pressure we're going to have to do something about trade. The huge trade imbalances -- especially with China -- are sucking our jobs and factories and companies and industries and money out of the country. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

Seeking a Trade Rule Enforcer

Leo Gerard will be addressing the Oct. 3-5 Take Back the American Dream conference about the "Contract for the American Dream" and how we can "Stop Outsourcing the American Dream." Click here to register.

America is being played. more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

When Trade Is Out Of Balance Tariffs And Trade Enforcement Equals Jobs

A new report shows just how many jobs have been lost to "China’s currency manipulation, state-owned enterprises, heavy industrial subsidies, intellectual property theft and piracy, indigenous innovation policies, rare earth mineral export restrictions and other trade-distorting practices," and lets you look at the numbers in each Congress more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

On China Did Huntsman Blame America First?

In last night's Republican Presidential debate, former US Ambassador to China and Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman was asked about Gov. Mitt Romney's call to confront China over their trade policies. Huntsman appeared to say that we should not confront China over their currency manipulation more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Romney Right On China

One part of Mitt Romney's "Jobs Plan" is worth pointing out and commending: he is right when it comes to China. Romney calls for steps to make China "play be the rules" including sanctions for currency manipulation and blocking China's use of third-party countries to evade enforcement. more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Quick Things To Bring Manufacturing Jobs Home

Here is a fact about bipartisanship and civility in Washington: the Republicans in Congress will obstruct anything President Obama proposes to create jobs and help the economy, period. A bad economy helps them in the coming elections, and that is that. Deal with it. more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Here's A Deficit To Worry About

Washington is in a Fox News tizzy about budget deficits. But even though the budget deficits were clearly caused by tax cuts for the rich, huge military spending increases and the effects of the lack of jobs, ideas for fixing those are the very things that are "off the table" in DC's discussions. more »

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Scott Paul's picture

Does China Deserve a Seat at the Debt Ceiling Talks?

Enjoying the debt ceiling talks? The posturing, petulance, brinksmanship, bluffing? Well, let me make it a little bit more nauseating: China has pulled up a seat at the table. China’s leaders more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Exports Up But Imports Up More -- The Net Is Jobs Lost

Yesterday we learned that the trade deficit exploded in May, especially (as always) with China. more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Trade Deficit Blows Up

There was (yet more) bad economic news this morning. Reuters: US trade deficit grows to 31-month high. While oil takes part of the blame, the problem is not all oil: more »

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