| Nov 29, 2010 | Economy / BusinessTrains will never Leave the gate; Buses seem A wiser fate. With all due respect to President Barack Obama and the $8 billion he’s dishing out to the states for high-speed rail, it’s too late. Fast trains have been overtaken by gradual events. America has...
| Nov 22, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWhen he was campaigning in 2008, President Barack Obama promised to raise the federal minimum wage, declaring “people who work full-time should not live in poverty.” Obama proposed raising it to $9.50 by 2011. That would merely adjust the minimum wage for...
| | Economy / BusinessWe have seen the future and it is grim. That glimpse of the road ahead arrived in the form of a preview of the Bowles-Simpson Commission’s report on the kinds of things government has to do (and not do) if we want to avoid economic doom. Things like giving up...
| Nov 15, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWith the mid-term elections wrapped up, it’s time for another vote–one that will affect millions of Americans, our economy, and our country. Congress faces a crucial decision: whether to extend unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans...
| | Economy / BusinessThe other day, I noticed that my new New Balance running shoes were made in the United States. I was thrilled. I knew that some American who shops, pays taxes, is part of a community, and probably raises a family here made those shoes. I knew that his or her community...
| | Economy / BusinessDownturn’s over, Factories throb; How come I Don’t have a job? You may not be familiar with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Who is? Regardless, it’s the official determiner of when we are in a recession and when we are not. Right now, we...
