Category Archives: Economy

Tell Me If You’ve Heard This One Before: Obama To Focus On Jobs

Obama’s like the kid who constantly breaks windows playing ball too close to the house, does a crummy job mowing the grass, won’t clean his room, whines about wanting cookies before dinner, and then demands a raise in his allowance every few months. Heck, the USA Today writer can’t even find it in himself to […]

Bad Weather Preventing Fisker Auto Only Cost 6 Times More To Make Than To Sell

And yet it was a terrible, terrible vehicle with numerous defects, a propensity to catch on fire, where constantly needing warranty repairs, and could be so bad that some demanded their money back. Perfect place to dump taxpayer money, eh? (this story is a bit dated, from April 18th) (Bloomberg) Fisker Automotive Inc. spent more […]

NY Times Notices Lots Of People Stuck In Part Time/Low Pay Jobs

They can’t quite get over their extreme liberal bias to note that this is the state of the Obama economy, but it’s a start! (Part-Time Work Becomes Full-Time Wait for Better Job) The American economy has generated 30 straight months of job growth. But for millions of people looking for more work and greater income, […]

Obama Unveils His “Take it Or Leave It” $3.77 Trillion Budget

Said budget has managed to annoy both Democrats and Republicans (Washington Post) President Obama plans Wednesday to unveil a $3.77 trillion spending plan that proposes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare. As Washington barrels toward […]

Oh Oh: There’s A War On Women In Obama’s “Green” Economy

While they do get paid a bit more in the “green” economy, a much lower percentage are working in the “green” economy. Supposedly, there are 3.4 million “green” jobs (school bus drivers, scrap metal workers, employee at a bike shop, and, yes, even an oil industry lobbyist) out there, but…. (Climate Progress) ….the green sector […]

Liberal Suggests U.S. Should Spend Lots More To Create Jobs

No, really (via Memeorandum, though I did see the opinion piece while perusing the LA Times android app this am) (LA Times) Why add to the deficit right now? Jobs. Our economic models clearly show that without increased government outlays we’ll be unable to generate enough GDP growth to seriously attack unemployment. If we tried […]

Democrats Mostly Against Any Obama Grand Bargain

Unless it includes lots of tax increases and sharing the wealth policies (though none of them have been willing to send a check to the IRS themselves) (Politico) President Barack Obama may be thinking about a “grand bargain” to address spending and the federal deficit, but there’s a key constituency he has to persuade to […]

Amendment To Continuing Resolution Would Bar Obama Golf Outings On Public Dime

At least until PINO Obama resumes White House tours (Daily Caller) Republican Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert introduced an amendment to the Continuing Resolution that would not provide the White House with any taxpayer funds to transport President Barack Obama to and from any golf course until they resume White House public tours. In a House […]

Paper Which Just Laid Off A Bunch Of Employees Hysterical Over “Austerity”

It’s nice to wake up on a Sunday morning and give a hearty chuckle followed by a good facepalm. The NY Times’ Jackie Calmes needs KCCO The latest budget impasse ushered in a new round of austerity on Saturday, with the nation facing reduced federal services, canceled contracts, job furloughs and layoffs. For those who […]

Sequestration Starts: World Has Yet To End

And the media is still spinning as to what the “cuts” really are. Either that or they are just partisan fools (The Hill) Nineteen months after it was put into place, the sequester has arrived. Barring unexpected developments, President Obama will issue an order at some point on Friday — perhaps as late as 11:59 […]

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