by Jane Richey | Nov 26, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The economy’s “new normal” is decidedly new, but certainly not normal. Statistic after statistic attests to the simultaneous downshifting of America’s economy and our expectations with it. Only by comparison can we put the current economy into...
by Jane Richey | Sep 20, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Twenty years ago, when Democrats tried to oust an incumbent Republican president from office, they questioned his economic stewardship. Vice presidential candidate Al Gore famously bellowed: “Everything that ought to be down is up, and everything that should be up is...
by Jane Richey | Aug 24, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis cheered a slight decline in the youth (16-24) unemployment rate, saying that it was a sign that the job market was improving for America’s young people. “As young Americans all across the country prepare to head into a new school year,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
After every other recession since World War II, the U.S. economy always regained what was lost and got even stronger before the next recession began. During this “economic recovery”, we have not even come close to getting back to where we were in 2008. In...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Unemployment increased in 44 states last month, proving that the rise in joblessness is being felt by everyone, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Alabama and Alaska were hit the hardest, both registering a 0.5 percent increase in jobless claims, according to...