Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) by welcoming Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to the show, and applauding the bold actions he took to turn around Wisconsin’s economy — a model for the rest for the country.
Walker’s launch of his “Blueprint for Prosperity,” has turned a $3.6 billion deficit in Wisconsin into a $2.0 billion dollar surplus.
“The plan is designed to put taxpayers back in charge, with reforms that put more money into their pockets. At the same time, we’ve dropped unemployment in the state by three percentage points down to 6.1 percent, and we have had the best private sector job growth since the 1990’s,” according to Walker.
Walker took aim at President Obama’s defeatist attitude, and his administration’s propensity for measuring success by how many people are dependent on the government instead of how many people no longer need government assistance.
“We’re missing a sense of optimism. We have to restore power to our employers to create jobs by creating common sense regulations and training workers for today’s jobs,” concluded Walker.
Made in America welcomed back David Corbin, a Professor of Politics at The King’s College, New York City, and the co-author of “Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation.”
In a piece he wrote for The Federalist Today entitled, “Limited Government In An Age Of Militant Progressivism,” Corbin contends that over the past 100 years progressivism has gotten more militant, not more liberal, and its influence on the American regime cannot be overlooked.
“This administration attacks anyone who disagrees with them as being crazy or a bad person. Obama had the audacity to proclaim that the “era of austerity is over.” Does anyone think we’re not spending enough money when we’re going to be $23 trillion in debt?” asked Corbin.
Neal concluded the interview by quoting directly from Corbin’s piece: “Perhaps the most powerful lure of progressivism made militant is its promise of permanent victory for its side and permanent defeat for its enemies. Progressivism isn’t going away. Victory against its excesses, never permanent, will require a return to the public square, where the case for limited government is made plainly, boldly, and vigilantly, as is ever the price of liberty.”
First time guest Susan Gallogly, co-owner of All Time Toys in Ellicott City, Maryland, explained how she and her husband converted an enthusiasm for collecting Star Wars figures into a thriving on-line and brick-and-mortar retail store.
“After I had my second child, I wanted to work from home so the idea of expanding our vintage toy operation made sense. I initially bought and sold items on E-Bay but eventually expanded our operations to a retail store where we now employ seven workers. Our hope is to expand to larger quarters and begin selling more items on our own dedicated website,” noted Gallogly.
Patrick Howley from the Daily Caller joined Made in America to discuss President Obama’s ill-advised move to raise the minimum wage and mandate overtime pay for employees that work longer than 40 hours per week.
“This is another example of Obama going around Congress to set his own agenda without considering the consequences. For example, it will impact the employer mandate under Obamacare by converting more part-time employees to full-time employees even while employers begin cutting hours so they don’t have to pay overtime. This will hurt everyone,” maintains Howley, who added that it will really hurt people at the bottom of the economy.
Neal and co-host Dr. Rich Roffman tackled the evolving situation in the Ukraine and Russia’s military takeover.
“It’s all about energy. That’s where Putin has his power since he can shut off energy supplies. If we can replace Russia as an energy provider it will hurt Putin in the pocketbook since Russia relies on energy to drive their economy,” proposed Dr. Roffman.
He wants to see the U.S. export more coal and natural gas to Eastern and Western Europe, replacing Russia as the primary energy supplier. It will weaken Russia while strengthening the U.S economy and creating jobs; and it is the “right thing to do.”
Each week Neal Asbury’s Made in America provides Neal’s insights into the week’s top news stories and their impact on the worlds of entrepreneurship, small business ownership and the overall economy. Neal’s analysis, together with co-host Dr. Richard Roffman, a veteran 30-year publisher with extensive domestic and international experience, takes a non-biased approach based on real life experience in business as an American manufacturer and exporter. Made in America airs nationally each Saturday from 7-8:00 PM on Radio America. Link to Made in America at http://www.nealasburysmadeinamerica.com.
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