by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Former Wall Street trader and analyst Henry Blodget asks a prescient question about tax rates in his column at Business Insider: "Do low tax rates on rich people actually ruin the economy?" He doesn't answer the question, but he makes an observation that points to a...
by Bill Scher | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Republicans are attacking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's plan to cut $2.7 trillion in spending over 10 years because it reportedly includes $1 trillion in savings from drawing down military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, calling it a budget "gimmick". This is...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Take a look at the agenda of the upcoming Take Back The American Dream Conference. There is a session on Tuesday titled, Strategy on State Level for Buy America Campaign. This session will look at ways to trigger state-level procurement rules that say when states use...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
"The way to create jobs is by paying a living wage to workers, That creates demand. Republicans say jobs from tax cuts for rich people." These were some of the remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at a Speakout For Good Jobs Tour I attended last night. See the...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
In the midst of the July heat wave, some Oklahoma City commuters got a nasty surprise as they drove down Interstate 44 one morning: an expansion joint on a 36-year-old bridge buckled. Several vehicles were damaged as they drove across the broken joint before repair...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Education
I don't think anyone has ever even tried to make the argument that education and jobs are not in any way linked. But the economic argument for education is not well understood even by those -- politicians especially -- who are most apt to make the connection. So...
