The Fiscal Quandary of Deficits and Reductions
By: clarkbarrow (Diary) | August 13th at 10:21 AM |
By Clark Barrow August 13, 2012 Despite all the talk about cutting spending and getting the U.S. federal government’s fiscal house in order, conservatives have failed to establish any policy victories. Our debt is still growing. Yet, the slight reductions they have achieved in spending growth rates threaten to put millions out of work, highlighting the devastating economic quandary of either option. U.S. Congressional Republicans | Read More »
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By: clarkbarrow (Diary) | August 3rd at 04:24 PM |
By Clark Barrow August 3, 2012 Millions. The failed Obama economy is having a painful impact on millions of Americans. Nearly 24 million people are currently unemployed or underemployed. Millions have given up even looking for a job, while others have found part-time work to help them scrape by. Worst of all, this number is nearly the exact same as when President Obama took office. That’s | Read More »
Regulation Tidal Wave
By: clarkbarrow (Diary) | August 2nd at 02:57 PM |
By Clark Barrow July 31, 2012 A looming tax increase or the threat of higher unemployment usually receives a lot of attention in Washington, D.C. Many politicians can’t wait to lead a charge to avoid any hardship on the American families. But there is eerie silence on another front that is fast approaching our country: a tidal wave of costly federal regulations. According to an | Read More »
The True Cost of Welfare
By: clarkbarrow (Diary) | July 24th at 10:42 PM |
By Clark Barrow July 24, 2012 Despite a 1,600 percent increase in welfare program spending, the number of poverty stricken Americans is approaching a record high. Truckloads of additional spending intended to help the poor have done little to lift them up. This brings the obvious question: Are these welfare programs actually reducing poverty? A recent survey of economic experts by the Associated Press found | Read More »