December 6, 2009
December 2, 2009
Guess Who’s Coming To The Jobs Summit
You’d think a Presidential jobs summit would include organizations that know a thing or two about employment, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business. You’d be wrong. It’s a return performance of the folks who brought us the stimulus. Critics not invited to White House ‘jobs summit’
November 20, 2009
Going Downhill
Watch the employment colors change over time. The Decline: Geography of a Recession
November 6, 2009
October 21, 2009
October 2, 2009
It Wasn’t Supposed To Be This Way
Unemployment is up to 9.8%, and another 263,000 jobs lost under the Obama administration last month.
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September 28, 2009
Spanish Lesson
A look at Spain’s heavily subsidized green energy industry from The Foundry, Spanish & Solar: A Model to Follow or a Cautionary Tale?
September 24, 2009
Stimulating Bureaucratic Employment
Private sector unemployment increases while federal government employment burgeons. From USA Today, Stimulus funds boost number of federal jobs
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September 19, 2009
Stimulus Dollars At Work
From CNS News, Obama Administration Using Stimulus Money to Encourage ‘Healthful Lifestyle Habits’
The Health and Human Services Department plans to spend $650 million tax dollars encouraging Americans to develop “healthful lifestyle habits.” (more…)
August 26, 2009
Up, Up and Away
From Bloomberg, Obama Raises 2010 Deficit Estimate to $1.5 Trillion (Update3)
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) — U.S. unemployment will surge to 10 percent this year and the budget deficit will be $1.5 trillion next year, both higher than previous Obama administration forecasts because of a recession that was deeper and longer than expected, White House budget chief Peter Orszag said. (more…)