by Dave Johnson | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
[fve]https://youtu.be/ZDJOMSFdEJw[/fve] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but is having trouble convincing people to believe her. Imagine the trouble Hillary Clinton will have trying to build support...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
One of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's stronger economic appeals to working-class voters is his position on trade. Trump understands that people are upset that "trade" deals have moved so many jobs out of the country and he offers solutions that sound...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
When Republican candidate Donald Trump says we should keep jobs in the U.S., he doesn't mean what people think he means. He wants to make the U.S. just as low-wage as elsewhere, to be "competitive." Members of Michigan People's Campaign were among those in Detroit who...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Another presidential campaign means it's time to bring back the "Latest Lie" series. And here's the latest lie. Campaigning in Nebraska Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton said, "Well, we're not going there, my friends. I'm telling you right now we're going to write...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the June trade deficit rose to $44.5 billion. This was an increase of 8.7% percent from May's $41 billion (revised from $41.1B). The increase in the trade deficit was almost entirely from rising imports. June's exports were...
