by Dave Johnson | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Hillary Clinton has a credibility problem when it comes to our country's trade policies and the resulting enormous, humongous trade deficits that measure job loss – especially with regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But Clinton has a chance to shore up her...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform, Trade
[fve]https://youtu.be/FyOVMqAIFw8[/fve] Global Witness recently presented this TED talk on "how exposing anonymous companies could cut down on crime." Should our own government help oligarchs, billionaires and their corporations, criminals and terrorists hide their...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims to be "a business federation representing companies, business associations, state and local chambers in the U.S., and American Chambers of Commerce abroad." They claim to be "the voice of" their members. They are supposed to...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The February trade deficit numbers are out. Exports were up but imports were up way more than exports. Result: We shipped even more jobs and wealth out of the country in exchange for stuff we could have made here. That means we also shipped out essential components of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform
Giant, mega-profitable companies like the drug maker Pfizer engage in complicated, tricky schemes to dodge paying the taxes they owe. The result is that there is not enough money for bridge repair, better schools, and other public goods. The Treasury Department caught...
