As I’ve said countless times before; our nation is falling way behind in the world of internet communications. The latest international rankings now has the U.S. in 26th place when it comes to internet speed: When South Koreans tested their wired broadband connections over the past 30 days, they found an average downstream speed of […]
There is some mixed news on the jobs front. In April there were 290,000 new jobs created, but unemployment also jumped to 9.9%: More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market […]
That’s what leading economists are saying (via Cesca): The recovery is shaping up to be stronger than expected and there is little risk the economy will slip back into a recession, according to USA TODAY’s quarterly survey of 46 leading economists. Yet most still say the rebound will fall short of the sharp, V-shaped upturns […]
From Another Black Conservative: This story, like so many we have all heard before, is just more proof that the big government socialist model is ineffective. Just think, horny incompetents like the ones at the SEC will soon be involved with your health care. First I really don’t see how this has anything to do […]
How dare you lose your job in the Republican created economy!
We are finally starting to see some job growth, though unemployment still remains at 9.7%: The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing […]
From TPM: The message delivered at today’s tea party protest of the Detroit Auto Show: protecting American jobs beats telling Democrats to “keep their hands off” the economy. A group of Michigan tea partiers successfully shut down a protest of the Detroit Auto Show arranged by the National Tax Payer’s Union today on the grounds […]
I’m sure some will point to this as an indicator that we don’t need health care reform: Spending on health care slowed in 2008, according to a government report released Tuesday. In fact, health spending grew more slowly than at any time in at least a half century. [SNIP] “National health spending growth slowed in […]
This is something me and a lot of the opposing factors to the latest HCR bill saw coming the other night when Democrats caved to Lieberman: Nelson’s key points: Asked if he would vote for cloture even if his initiative to restrict abortion were adopted, Nelson flatly said “no.” Nelson not only said a vote […]
That’s the fewest since December of 2007: The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The Labor Department says the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, an improvement from October’s revised total of 111,000. That’s also much better than the 130,000 Wall […]