Americans Blame Economic Woes on Washington Before Wall Street
Americans remain convinced of Washington’s culpability in the economic crisis from which the country is still struggling to recover, according to a pair of new… Read More
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Top 10 Reads: September 22, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe The Great $16 Muffin Myth… Read More
Business Leaders: Liberal Economic Policies Are Preventing Recovery
News on Thursday that there were more new jobless claims last week than initially expected gives new weight to the words of a pair of… Read More
Obamacare: No Prescription for Economic Recovery
The economy is recovering at an unusually slow pace. Typically, employment grows strongly after a severe recession. Not this time. Unemployment remains stuck above 9… Read More
Youth Hardest Hit in Obama Economy
Whom has the recession hurt the most? There is no easy answer to that question—job opportunities have diminished for every ethnic and demographic group. But… Read More
VIDEO: Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Battle Royale
It’s not Eminem or Dre, not East Coast or West. It’s economists Hayek and Keynes, and Congress can’t decide who gets it best. They’re battling… Read More
The Obama Tax Hike and Lessons from 1937
Raising taxes on successful businesses is one thing we cannot afford to do. Large, successful businesses that create jobs would be hit the hardest, but… Read More
Outside the Beltway: Takin’ What They’re Givin’ But Not Workin’ for a Livin’
With 14.9% unemployment and a massive 800,000 jobs lost in the last decade, times are tough in Michigan. But despite the desperate conditions, some Michiganders… Read More
Oil Prices and the Economic Recovery
As oil prices steadily rise, many oil and gas experts fear higher prices could stunt economic recovery, not just in the United States but around… Read More
In Their Own Words: Spending Our Way Out of the Recession
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) was quoted in The Hill earlier this week discussing the country’s economic outlook. Despite the President’s recent efforts to talk about savings, Rep. Clyburn took a different tack, saying that “wouldn’t help alleviate the recession.” He added, “We’re not going to save our way out of this recession. We’ve got to spend our way out of this recession, and I think most economists know that.”
