The real jobs debate
The article below discusses the push in Illinois to raise the minimum wage to $10 and hour. While we cannot endorse each point made in the article, it does a…
Keystone XL approval is one executive action the nation would embrace
Members of President Barack Obama’s team made it clear this past weekend that Obama will use part of his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to send a message…
Higher Premiums Hit Hard at the Middle Class and Economic Growth
Higher premiums could really kneecap the economic recovery. by Jacqueline Leo ObamaCare has delivered another sucker punch to the middle class. This time it’s sticker shock. Now that most people…
A Misguided Obsession with Inequality
Obama uses misleading statistics that ignore taxes and transfer payments. Faster economic and job growth is what the poor really need. by Robert E. Grady In his widely noted speech,…
What about jobs?
The country needs jobs, not more jobless benefits. Congress and the White House have completely lost sight of this. One blessing of the holiday season is upon us: The prospect that…
Rising incomes matter more than disparity
Economic growth benefits all. Obama’s focus on income brackets and disparity doesn’t create more growth, wealth or opportunity. It is merely focuses on redistribution. If President Obama is to be…
Intellectual Property Rights and Regulation of Technology
by George Landrith One of the most important parts of the Constitution is one of the least recognized. While American’s appreciate the importance of free speech and free elections, few…
Tax reform and reduction and easing regulations key to boosting economy
As auto sales plateau, the industry and the U.S. economy need more freedom to grow. While October numbers show auto sales continuing on their path to pre-recession levels of 15.5…
ObamaCare: It’s unsustainable; better to scrap it and start anew
Confirming the disconnect between the empty-promise pretenses on which ObamaCare was sold and its real-world effects in practice is a new report from Medicare actuaries that says health spending in…
Economic Malpractice
It’s amazing how little President Obama has learned about economics in his four and a half years in the White House. Growth, incentives, tax reform, tax increases, private investment, the…
Killing the American Dream with the Minimum Wage
Political crusades for raising the minimum wage are back again. Advocates of minimum wage laws often give themselves credit for being more “compassionate” towards “the poor.” But they seldom bother…
Jobless rate is worse than you think
by Heidi Shierholz On Labor Day, we celebrate the American worker. And more than four years since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, a big…
The truth about falling wages
The left and “progressives” love to blame wage stagnation on greedy businesses wanting to gobble a larger share of the pie. But it’s actually a product of businesses’ uncertainty about…
When welfare pays better than work
by Michael Turner Here’s an offer for you: $38,004 per year, tax free. No work required. Apply at your local welfare office. The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted…
Yet another magical economy tour went about as well as you’d expect
by Ed Morrissey Three weeks ago, Barack Obama launched a cross-country speaking tour to boost his economic policies, a campaign that included an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.…