NY Times? (Sorry). ======= Bob Funk: Where the Jobs Are—and How to Get One The man who matches companies with workers talks about the skills gap, the harm from ObamaCare, and the incentive not to work. But he’ll still find you a job. Here’s something you don’t often see in Washington: a businessman trying to repeal a law that helps his company. That’s Bob... Read more
Archive for the ‘Economics’ Category
Where the Jobs Are—and How to Get One!
September 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Economics, Party PoliticsThe Seven Deadly Sins of Investing
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | EconomicsGood list. ============ By KIRSTEN GRINDIt has been nearly five years since the depths of the U.S. financial crisis, and investors have learned a lot since then. Or have they? Despite the downturn that left many investors reeling from losses on everything from real estate to the stock market, when it comes to investor behavior—those hard-wired instincts that drive us all—little has changed,... Read more
An Employment Primer
July 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Tax IssuesI like most of John Mauldin’s stuff. This one was interesting and disturbing enough to share. What think/say ye? ==== A Lost Generation By John Mauldin | Jul 27, 2013 It is pretty well established that a tax increase, especially an income tax increase, will have an immediate negative effect on the economy, with a multiplier of between 1 and 3 depending upon whose... Read more
Jenkins: The Young Won’t Buy ObamaCare – WSJ.com
June 19 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaCareToo logical… ====== Media outlets lately have emphasized the challenge of enticing healthy young adults to sign up for ObamaCare, “exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government are counting on to make health reform work,” as the L.A. Times put it. These pieces are useful as far as they go, but miss a key point that Supreme... Read more
Joe Biden’s Free-Trade Epiphany
June 10 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, The LeftNot George’s fault? ======= Vice President Joe Biden returned from his trip to Latin America last month a convert to free-trade and an enthusiast for the peace that former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe brought to his country. Or so said the veep in an op-ed he penned for this newspaper last week. If Mr. Biden now sees the connection between prosperity and free... Read more
