by Jane Richey | Jun 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
“I’ve said that this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and I believe it,” President Obama told an Ohio crowd yesterday. Indeed it is—because in a sluggish economy, American taxpayers are about to be clobbered by the largest tax increase in history....
by Jane Richey | Jun 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Wednesday said that despite a gaffe by President Obama last week, in which the president said the private sector is “doing fine,” the administration understands the economy is in tough shape. He acknowledged that, given pressures...
by Jane Richey | May 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Baby-boomer retirements are skewing the nation’s unemployment rate, but not enough to disguise a weak economy, according to a new report. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says the slow exit of baby boomers is a factor in the declining jobless rate, and...
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Slavic languages, eager to plunge into a...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Discouraged workers are continuing to exit the labor force after giving up hope of finding a job, driving down the unemployment rate as they exit a new Gallup unemployment survey found. The survey, conducted midway through the month of May, found that the unemployment...