Archive | Economy
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Column: Detroit – Obama’s economic blueprint for America
During his speech before the Democratic National Convention last week, Barack Obama offered a gem to rival his pledge from his 2008 campaign “moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and the planet began to heal.
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Column: America can’t afford to live beyond its means
Friday’s job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are just another one of the many painful reminders of the recent economic collapse and ensuing recession. In the month of August, three times as many workers left the job market as found jobs.
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Column: Debunking the middle class
Game theory suggests that in the final sum of things, Democratic politics is mostly about wooing the median voter, i.e. the individual or demographic whose inclusion will bring your coalition to 50.1 percent of the vote.
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Column: The economy still sucks
Last month, the national unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent. Given that the unemployment rate peaked at 10 percent in October 2009, the economy must have improved significantly over the last three years, right? Actually, no. In many ways, the economy has barely improved, if at all.
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Obama should look to Calvin Coolidge for direction, panel says
President Barack Obama can look to former President Calvin Coolidge’s economic achievements in the 1920s as he tries to shape a successful path to financial recovery, panelists said at Dartmouth College on Wednesday night.
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Column: Tax cuts for the wealthy should be allowed to expire
Taxes have never quite sat right with the American people. Since the very inception of our nation, taxes have been the bane of the average American’s existence and the No. 1 cause for antagonism with our government.
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Column: The fear of unpredictability
Recent economic growth numbers are begging the question: Are we getting out of the recession any time soon? The daunting question looms like a dark cloud over the heads of lawmakers and businesses who don’t know what to expect from a lethargic economy.
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Column: Ducking responsibility and leading from behind
The United States has a spending problem. Like an immature teenager with a brand new credit card, it keeps purchasing and purchasing with no regard as to how the purchases will ultimately be paid for.
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Survey: Employers hiring more recent grads
As the year is coming to an end, tension is running high for the graduating class of 2012. In a few weeks, many of these students will enter the “real world,” and a lot of them have the same question on their minds: what’s next?