Job Creation

    The Obama Tax Increase and Small Business

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 13th at 05:00 AM  | 

    John Boehner, on Sunday, suggested that he might be willing to support a tax package that included Barack Obama’s tax increase on job creators — those making more than $250,000.00 a year. There are some important points to consider. First, this tax increase is, according to the Democrats, a tax increase on the rich. This is code for “job creators.” Neither you nor I have | Read More »

    Stolen Jobs

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 3rd at 01:57 PM  | 

    Great op-ed by Rep. Lamar Smith in the Politico. If President Barack Obama could snap his fingers and create 8 million new jobs, would you want him to do it? I would. And certainly the 15 million unemployed Americans would, as well. The good news is that the president can do just that — implement a policy that opens up 8 million jobs. The bad news | Read More »

    Obama’s “Saved Or Created Jobs” Does Not Match Reality

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 27th at 05:49 PM  | 

    The House Republicans have put together some data your local mainstream media outlet probably will shy away from discussing. Today, Barack Obama told the public, “In these last few months, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has saved or created nearly 100 — 150,000 jobs”? But that’s just not true. 16,000 jobs have been lost every single day since Barry’s stimulus plan was passed. At | Read More »