Betrayal of the American Dream
Today the American Dream is becoming less attainable than ever before, while the middle class continues to shrink as America’s economy falters.... Read More
May BLS Report: Uninspiring Job Stats Conflict with White House Amnesty Agenda to Add Millions of New Workers
Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistic’s ho-hum report showed that 217,000 jobs were added in May. Unemployment remained unchanged at 6.3 percent. Although... Read More
Boehner, Back in Ohio, Wonders Where Jobs Went
On April 26 during his weekly national Republican Address, House Speaker John Boehner kept on doing what he does best – insulting... Read More
For Those who Don’t Mind Earning Peanuts, Job Market is on the Mend
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its April jobs report. Employers added 288,000 jobs in April, more than the 218,000 economists... Read More
Advice to Politicians: No Guts No Glory
My dad used to tell me that we cannot fool young children and dogs. I would suggest that over the long haul,... Read More
Japanese Choose Sustainability over Growth
The Economist recently published a doom-and-gloom piece about Japan’s shrinking population, which declined by 224,000 people last year. While worldwide population is... Read More
Little-Big Businessmen Cry ‘Labor Shortage’
We all remember the story of the Little Boy who cried “wolf” when there was no wolf around. Today, we have a... Read More
March BLS Report Shows Improvement, Payroll to Population Ratio Still Weak
On the surface, the March 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics report is a step in the right direction. On Friday, BLS announced... Read More
Economic Policy Institute: Full Employment ‘Alarmingly Far Off’
When Congress reconvened on March 24, the comprehensive immigration reform wrangle resumed, almost by rote. Americans who favor enforcement-first nervously await the... Read More
The Sky Could Fall if We Let it
Doomsayers usually don’t get much press in America. We’re an optimistic country, and we tend to dismiss doomsters as Chicken Littles in... Read More