Seems like a oxymoron, no? But not really: Beyond government jobs, the report showed that the private sector created 231,000 jobs. Manufacturing continued to trend up, rising by 44,000. The industry, which is leading the economy’s recovery, has added 101,000 … Continue reading →
It’s no surprise that Hugo Chavez’s socialist state of Venezuela has fallen on hard times. They are well-deserved; Chavez had to work hard to achieve the decline in a nation that has rich natural resources on which to draw. The … Continue reading →
Remember Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber, and “spreading the wealth?” It seemed a surprising revelation at the time. But Obama’s income redistributive tendencies have become an old and familiar story, if hardly a ho-hum one. Now Obama has done it … Continue reading →
…ever catch on to the Democrats’ Lucy and the football?
Continue reading →…will bankrupt us. The powerful public sector unions have obtained unsustainable benefits for their retired members, and the bills are coming due.
Continue reading →This House of Representatives seems intent on making history, and it’s not a good sort of history. If passing a budget—or even proposing one—causes problems and the need for debate with opponents, then hey, why do it? After all, money … Continue reading →
The SEC has charged Goldman Sachs with “defrauding investors by allegedly marketing a financial product tied to subprime mortgages without telling them a big hedge fund was on the other side of the trade.” My first question was one which … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. This means that, along with millions of others, I’ll be making my way to the copy machine and then on to the … Continue reading →
It may have slipped under your radar screen, as it almost did mine. But I was talking to a friend who owns a small home remodeling business and he reminded me that on April 22 (Earth Day!) new EPA regulations … Continue reading →
The answer is “yes,” if this report by Joshua Green at the Atlantic can be credited. I wondered about something similar last fall, in which I quoted this article by Charles Gasparino, who reported: I’m told that Treasury Secretary Tim … Continue reading →
So many states are fighting Obamacare in the legal arena because they are already teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and they know this law and its demands will push them right over the precipice. That is one of the … Continue reading →
And what a learning curve it’s been. This may come back to haunt the Democrats; I certainly hope so. We’re always told not to sign a contract without reading and studying every word. Well, HCR was one whopping big contract … Continue reading →