Well, here’s a shocker. A new AP poll shows that a majority of Americans want a higher minimum wage. They also want paid sick leave and parental leave, free community…
Repeat After Me: The Economy Is Improving. The Economy Is Improving.
If you repeat something often enough, you may even start to believe it. So try this phrase: “The economy is improving. The economy is improving. The economy is improving.” Certainly,…
Now Bad News Is Bad News
With the end of quantitative easing due to take place next month, reality may once again have an impact on financial markets. Since QE began more than five years ago,…
Attention Deficit Capitalism
“Democracy would not be democracy, rule of the people, without at least a modicum of political attention and activity from its citizens.” …
Household Income Shows Troubling Outcome
Hold off on the victory dance. The 2014 “Economic Report of the President” and many media reports indicate that the U.S. economy has finally recovered. But has it? One measure…
Talking the Talk
When’s the last time you’ve heard anything about the sovereign debt crisis? We’ve seen more activity in a tortoise than we’ve seen in Europe of late. Maybe Vladimir Putin needs…
Goodbye, Middle Class
With all of the talk in Washington about equality, you have to wonder how the gap between rich and poor has widened to the point where even The New York…
Solving Our Problems By Executive Order
Why didn’t he think of this sooner? President Obama announced during this week’s State of the Union address that he is going to bypass Congress and issue more executive orders…
Some Recovery
The government’s stimulus programs are not working and neither are a growing number of Americans. In October, we noted that the number of Americans not working exceeded 101 million, setting…
Another Record Smashed: More Than 100,000,000 Americans Not Working
The Labor Force Participation Rate has fallen and it can’t get up. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this week that 90,609,000 Americans who are 16 or older…