RNC video: Happy anniversary to the three-year, one-term promise, Mr. President!
But don’t take our word for it … Three years ago today, while Barack Obama demanded almost $800 billion in stimulus funds, he told NBC that the money would generate millions of net new jobs and a new...
View ArticleMadness? This… is… Obamanomics!
“You’re on your own” vs. “We refuse to leave you alone.” We won’t win the race for new jobs and new businesses and middle-class security if we cling to this same old, worn-out, tired `you’re on your...
View ArticleJobs report: Only 69,000 jobs added, jobless rate rises to 8.2%; Update: New...
“Huge miss.” Jim Pethokoukis called this a “huge miss” on Twitter, and he’s right. Analysts expected the US economy to add 150,000 jobs in May. Instead, we saw only a net gain of 69,000 jobs, and...
View ArticleCNN: Moody’s downgrade of 15 banks a sign of a new recession
“That means jobs in this country are not going to grow.” Late last night, Moody’s hammered 15 of the world’s largest banks with ratings downgrades, including US firms like JP Morgan Chase, Citibank,...
View ArticleJobs report: More people went on disability than got jobs in June
Hope and change! Here’s a fun tidbit that I missed from the June jobs report. Most months, the number of people transferring out of the workforce on disability claims are easily dwarfed by the people...
View Article“Social Impact Bonds” | Goldman to Invest $9.6 Million in City Jail Program...
Goldman to Invest in City Jail Program, Profiting if Recidivism Falls Sharply New York City, embracing an experimental mechanism for financing social services that has excited and worried government...
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