by Dave Johnson | Apr 4, 2014 | Better Off Budget, Blog, Jobs and Growth
It doesn't matter what Friday's report of the March job numbers shows. If you listed our national problems in order of priority and immediacy, jobs has to be at or near the top. While America's political, media and business elites are all doing fine in their personal...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Today's February trade deficit report shows that exports fell, which costs jobs, and imports increased, which costs jobs. The U.S. international goods and services trade deficit in February was $42.3 billion, up 7.7 percent from a revised $39.3 billion in January....
by Dave Johnson | Apr 2, 2014 | Better Off Budget
The new Ryan/Republican budget is out. It cuts $5.1 trillion from spending over 10 years on things that make our lives better, while reducing taxes on the wealthy and giant corporations, and increasing military spending by $483 billion over the same period. (Note that...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
The company Caterpillar is in the news today as another example of corporate tax dodging. A Senate report looks into how the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment avoided paying $2.4 billion in taxes. That $2.4 billion could pay teachers, fix...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
Last week Senate Democrats unveiled their "Fair Shot For Everyone" agenda for the rest of this election year. They say they want to "ensure that every American who works hard has a fair shot to succeed" and are planning to hold votes to: Raise the minimum wage,...
