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Business Owner Fires 22 Employees: ‘Elections do have consequences’

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

CBS Las Vegas “I explained to them a month ago that if Obama gets in office that the regulations for Obamacare are gonna hurt our business, and I’m gonna have to make provisions to make sure I have enough money … Continue reading →

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Romney: ‘I’ll deliver recovery, not dependency’

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Mitt Romney in US Today Efforts that promote hard work and personal responsibility over government dependency make America strong. When the economy is growing and Americans are working, everyone involved has a shared sense of achievement, not to mention the … Continue reading →

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Worst Economic Recovery Of Post-War Era

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Jay Cost at the Weekly Standard "This recovery is arguably the worst in the postwar era. At this point, in terms of sustained weakness, the only real competition is with the period 1946-1949 and 1974-1980. And I think the data … Continue reading →

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Obama Pushing Senate Democrats to Reject Keystone Pipeline

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

This is coming from Politico President Barack Obama is intervening in a Senate fight over the Keystone XL oil pipeline and personally lobbying Democrats to reject an amendment calling for its construction, according to several sources familiar with the talks.The … Continue reading →

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January Jobs Report: The real numbers.

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

The first thing I would like to cover is the EXTREMELY great news that the non-farm payrolls added 243,000 additional jobs to the economy last month! However, if you read my commentary on the December’s jobs report you might have found … Continue reading →

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What’s This Talk About A Recovery?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

The Hill | CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012 The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday predicted the deficit will rise to $1.08 trillion in 2012. — The office also projected the jobless rate would rise … Continue reading →

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So Why Haven’t Keynesian Models Worked?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Increased government spending has so far failed to impact unemployment and production. So how could have the simulations been so off? Because there are four major omissions from Keynesians. First, big increases in spending and government deficits raise the prospect … Continue reading →

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Are We Losing Our Economic Freedom?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Regulations, spending, and debt are all contributing to our economic decline. Available in this video are the trends and statistics that shows the widening gap between prosperity and economic freedom. The video is brought to you by the folks at … Continue reading →

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Obama: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back On Job Creation

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

The theme becoming familiar with all who are interested in the economy (judging by the latest labor statistics, I suspect there are many) is whether a president can actually create jobs. The answer to that question is obviously no; he … Continue reading →

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Obama: The 9 Percent President

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

All signs (in case you didn’t figure that out on your own) are pointing towards 9 percent unemployment for the duration of Obama’s presidency. Translation: when voters head to the polls after all the muck and the mire, over 9 … Continue reading →

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Obama Job Plan: Regulate America to Oblivion.

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

America is holding its breath in anticipation for President Obama’s big post-Labor Day jobs plan. September is when Congress is due back in session. It will be then the president will discuss regulations and their damaging effects on job creation. … Continue reading →

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What the Debt Deal Means

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

The Debt Debate was politically nasty and a sickening display of Washington maneuvering. That’s not to say the negotiations were the worst we have witnessed, especially when compared to the first two years of the Obama administration. Before moving any … Continue reading →

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Ignore A Problem Long Enough …

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

… and hopefully it will go away. Or not At some point during the first two years of his administration, President Obama stopped receiving the daily economic briefing that he requested when he took office.

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Obama Sinks With Economy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Recently it was concluded that the era of recovery under Obama is dead. In fact, it was never really born. President Obama chose more regulation and more spending as means to reverse our declining economy. Businesses are loath to hire, … Continue reading →

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