by Eric Lotke | Dec 4, 2008 | Blog
Previous posts and our report have discussed how America is falling apart. Collapsing bridges, high unemployment, and so forth. In this post I discuss how we are falling behind. China recently announced an economic stimulus package worth $586 billion, roughly 7% of...
by Eric Lotke | Nov 26, 2008 | Blog
Everybody is saying the same thing. Stimulus plans don’t mean tax rebates worth a few tanks of gas and a restaurant dinner. Stimulus plans means new roads and bridges, aid to states so they won’t lay off nurses and teaching assistants, and a down payment on a new...
by Eric Lotke | Oct 30, 2008 | Blog
The email came from GOPUSA, whose mission is to “spread the conservative message throughout America.” The editorial, “Barack Obama’s Dream Cabinet”, caught my attention. I’m curious and thought they might have insight to offer. So I indulged a click. Here then are the...
by Eric Lotke | Sep 30, 2008 | Blog
The bailout package failed. Republicans didn’t line up behind their leadership, unconvinced about the size, the urgency or even the rightness of rescuing tycoons from their own mistakes. Congress may soon try again, especially because the market showed its contempt...
by Eric Lotke | Sep 22, 2008 | Blog
The economy is sinking. Wages are flat, costs are rising and bridges are collapsing. Wall Street doesn’t know which way is up. The bail out is coming now and the stimulus checks came in the spring. But three quarters of Americans (still) think the country is on the...
