What? WHAT am I missing? ============ By STEVEN MALANGA Why do cities like Buffalo decline, and what role should government play in promoting recovery? In his State of the State Address this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $1 billion in incentives to attract new investment to the beleaguered city by Lake Erie. “We believe in Buffalo,” he said, “and we’ll put our... Read more
Archive for the ‘Socialism’ Category
How Stimulus Spending Ruined Buffalo
January 15 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Liberal Press, Party Politics, Socialism, The LeftAdvice to OSW parents
November 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Socialism, The Left[Pretty good. I did not confirm all the writer’s “facts”, but sense she is pretty close.] Marybeth Hicks, a wife of more than 20 years and mother of four children, lives in the Midwest . She uses her column to share her perspective on issues and experiences that shape families nationwide. ===== By Marybeth Hicks Call it an occupational hazard, but I can’t look... Read more
The Phony Success of China’s Stimulus
October 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, SocialismThese are the folks Europeans hope will come to their rescue… ============= By JOSEPH STERNBERG Among the many myths surrounding China’s economy, the biggest relates to how Beijing averted a recession after the global financial crisis. The government was quick out of the gate with a stimulus program running to the trillions of dollars, and growth in gross domestic product (GDP) didn’t dip... Read more
Europe and Its Money
October 9 | Posted by mrossol | Debt, Economics, SocialismThe German Bundestag voted last week to expand the European fund established last year to bail out Greece—or, rather, Greece’s creditors. In doing so, it also moved the euro zone one step further away from the bloc’s founding principle that its members would share a currency, but be responsible for their own fiscal policies within that currency zone. *** In the current... Read more
What Job ‘Training’ Teaches? Bad Work Habits
September 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Socialism, The LeftHere is another “isn’t this obvious” articles… =========== By JAMES BOVARD Last Thursday, President Obama proposed new federal jobs and job-training programs for youth and the long-term unemployed. The federal government has experimented with these programs for almost a half century. The record is one of failure and scandal. In 1962, Congress passed the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) to provide training for... Read more
What Job ‘Training’ Teaches? Bad Work Habits – WSJ.com
September 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, SocialismIf you believe otherwise, I would like to hear from you. ============= James Bovard: What Job ‘Training’ Teaches? Bad Work Habits – WSJ.com.
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