by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The new monthly job numbers are out. They are a little bit better than they have been, but they are not very good. We added very few jobs but the unemployment rate went down. This is a function of a really bad economy in which people are so discouraged they aren't...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
In the past year, conservative congresspeople have claimed to oppose nearly everything on the grounds that it would increase the deficit -- even when legislation was formally estimated to either cut the deficit (health care reform), have no impact on the deficit...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
If you like your Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, courts, roads, trains and the rest of what government does for We, the People, then you should pay attention to this. Early next year the Republicans will demand severe cuts to everything or they will allow the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The House Republican leadership has announced it will enact two things immediately upon taking control of the House this week: a new "CutGo" rule to require revenue offsets for any increases in spending, and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act health reform law. The...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
Can we compete with China's wages? Does government interference and regulation hold us back? Are our unions keeping us from being competitive? Do we need to lower our standard of living in a race to the bottom? You might be surprised to learn that Germany pays higher...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The new Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is proving that the financial services industry invested well when it spent more than $200 million on the 2010 elections, including more than $106 million on Republican candidates. Rep. Spencer...
