by Dave Johnson | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Thursday's bad news: Third-quarter GDP lands with thud: just 1.5 percent growth. That is down from 3.9 percent growth the previous quarter. The economy appears to be slowing, partly because of the drag effect of our trade deficit and partly because of the drag on the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Almost a month ago, the United States and 11 other countries announced final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But the final text of TPP is still secret. We still don't get to know what was agreed to. Today, members of Congress brought out a new weapon...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
The House voted Tuesday to reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. The vote was an overwhelming 313-118, with 127 Republicans voting to reauthorize. On September 30 the House passed a "clean" continuing budget resolution to keep the government in operation through...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, This Is The GOP, Trade
The US has an enormous, humongous and continuing trade deficit, caused by our trade policies. The trade deficit measures the loss of jobs, factories, industries and wealth from our economy. A continuing trade deficit also measures the loss of the "ecosystem" for...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog, Trade
In addition to the notorious Trans-Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is negotiating another secret trade deal. This one is a trade, investment, and governance agreement with the European Union (EU) called the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment...
