by Jane Richey | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Labor Department announced last week that the Obama administration will be providing nearly $2 million in grants to place women in “nontraditional occupations,” such as carpentry, welding, and masonry. “Apprenticeship programs are effective pipelines...
by Jane Richey | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), “little is known” about whether nearly three dozen federal jobs programs for the disabled are actually helping people find work, including programs designed to help disabled veterans. “Little is known about the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Uncategorized
The Navy is steaming ahead with an initiative to power ships with biofuel, despite criticism the so-called “green fuel” costs nearly seven times more than conventional fuel. This month marks the first time the Navy is using biofuel in an operational setting —...
by Jane Richey | Jun 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
From the Oil City Derrick: Gasoline prices are silver lining as economy weakens By SANDY SHORE AP Business Writer There’s some good news behind the discouraging headlines on the economy: Gas is getting cheaper. At least two states had stations selling gas for $2.99 on...
by Jane Richey | Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
For those waiting for our economic problems to be solved, you can quit holding your breath. There is simply not going to be a solution to our economic problems on the national level. So why is that the case? Well, it is because the economic policies of both major...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
The facts of the Buffett Rule are simple. The President wants millionaires (and small businesses taxed as individuals) to pay a minimum tax of 30 percent. For all of his rhetoric that the measure would “stabilize our debt and deficits for the next decade,” the Buffett...
