Economy
Citizens Commission The Real Issue Is Jobs
Members of the Citizens' Commission on Jobs, Deficits and America's Economic Future formally released their report earlier today with a declaration that the commission created by the White House to come up with a deficit-reduction plan is poised to make the economy...
America Speaks Will Washington Listen
"America has spoken." It's a phrase we've heard from the right after every election — special election, run-off or midterm — following the 2008 election in which voters sent Barack Obama to the White House and Democratic majorities to both houses...
The Top Five Priorities Of The New GOP (Hint None Of Them Are Jobs)
Republicans were triumphant in this year's election in part by arguing they would do a better job at creating jobs. But what have they been prioritizing since they won? What are they actually proposing to do now? Here are the biggest actions Republican have taken...
Did The Rich Cause The Deficit
Washington is inundated with deficit commissions. The country has piled up a huge debt because we cut taxes for the wealthy and borrowed to make up the difference. But everyone says we can't fix the problem by raising taxes on the rich in a recession because taxes...
If Its Sunday Its A Bunch Of Republicans With No Ideas About Jobs
On the day before Congress reconvened in Washington, in the middle of a continuing job crisis, Republicans took to the Sunday talk show airwaves and ... had no ideas what to do about creating jobs. This is not terribly shocking. There have been no actual job creation...
Its About Jobs Not Deficits
What is the matter with people in Washington and New York? There is obviously a jobs emergency and they're talking about deficits -- and in the middle of a frenzy of worrying about deficits they are talking about cutting taxes for the rich! ?? And, to make matters...
Third World America: Reagan Revolution Drags Us Down
The recession ended in June, 2009? What? Seriously? No one told the millions of unemployed. And last week we got more bad news: 44 million of us living in poverty, and that was last year, before unemployment and COBRA subsidies started running out for the unemployed,...
To Lift The Economy Lift Wages
To lift the economy, we have to lift wages. Increased wages will restore demand. The changes that will increase wages will help restore democracy. The social contract used to be that citizens in our democracy share the benefits of our economy through increased wages...
Businesses Do Not Create Jobs
Businesses do not create jobs. In fact, the way our economy is structured the incentive is for businesses to get rid of as many jobs as they can. Demand Creates Jobs A job is created when demand for goods or services is greater than the existing ability to provide...
Conservatives Kill Jobs & Come Back For More
If, in the future, Republicans ever again ask "Where are the jobs?" it will be because they've forgotten where they buried the ones they killed. For now, though, it's clear they remember all too well. Like a serial killer returning to a favorite dump site to reminisce...
