by Bill Scher | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog
As the details of the President's budget proposal were surfaced, the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on CNN, "Nobody thinks raising taxes in the middle of a recession is a good idea ... I think the problem is we spend too much." Put aside for a moment that...
by Trevor Davis | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
President Obama rolls out his budget today, triggering the next salvos in the debate about America’s future. The president’s budget calls for ending the destructive caps on federal spending known as the “sequester.” It would make vital investments in infrastructure,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending millions of dollars in an over-the-top campaign to turn small business owners against strong financial reforms in general and the creation of a consumer financial protection agency in particular, But one poll indicates that the...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 31, 2010 | Blog
Labor leaders at last week's Alpine assembling of global bankers and CEOs came with a simple pledge: We're going to fight to cap your pay. At Davos, the Swiss resort where global corporate and financial execs assemble every winter at a glittery “World Economic...
by Bill Scher | Jan 29, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Today's initial estimate of 5.7% annual rate of growth in the GDP for the last quarter of 2009 sure beats a kick in the teeth. And if we sustain this rate of growth, we will have a robust recovery and come near full employment. But we won't sustain this growth unless...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 29, 2010 | Blog, Economy
It's not personal, it's business. The Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 that George Bush will be President corporations can spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose candidates. Corporations! Since there are no restrictions on the citizenship of the owners of...
