by Dave Johnson | Feb 16, 2010 | Blog
When President Obama tried to get a "Buy American" clause as part of the "stimulus package" he was met with howls of protest. Meanwhile China has a "buy Chinese" policy for their own government procurement. The policy includes "intellectual property" so America's...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 15, 2010 | Blog
I have a regular spot on the radio show, The Fairness Doctrine, currently in Massachusetts but going national. The show has a liberal and a conservative host and they present and discuss differing viewpoints -- without shouting. On the show today we talked about my...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 13, 2010 | Blog
Bob Herbert has a column today, Watching China Run, asking our country's leaders to get moving on the country's problems, Our esteemed leaders in Washington can’t figure out how to do anything more difficult than line up for a group photo. Put Americans back to work?...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 12, 2010 | Blog
I was in DC a few weeks ago, and stopped by the AFL-CIO building. While I was there I bought a hat with AFL-CIO on it. Inside the hat is a label, "Union Made in the USA." I was looking at this yesterday and thinking about how unions wouldn't buy cheap hats made in...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 11, 2010 | Blog
The unemployed have a lot to fear, including losing COBRA itself. Congress is considering passing an extension of COBRA subsidies for the unemployed. But a bigger problem is not just the subsidies running out, but COBRA itself running out. COBRA allows people to...
