Archive for May, 2014

Made in America Panel Suggests That Obama is Taking a Pick Axe and Shovel to the American Dream

Made in America Panel Suggests That Obama is Taking a Pick Axe and Shovel to the American Dream

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), by relating a Wall Street Journal news story that tracked a growing rise in ER visits despite the promise of Obamacare that the Affordable Care Act would dramatically reduce ER visits. Yet, another sign that Obamacare is an ill-conceived program.

Returning to Made in America was Peter Morici, an economist and professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, ...

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Made in America Panel Characterizes $1.8 Trillion in Regulatory Costs as an Ideological Struggle

Made in America Panel Characterizes $1.8 Trillion in Regulatory Costs as an Ideological Struggle

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), by reminding listeners that federal regulations cost American businesses $1.8 trillion a year in compliance costs. The result is that it is impacting startups and holding back entrepreneurs.

“Regulation is part of this country’s ideological struggle to help grow the economy and create jobs. It is causing enormous problems throughout business,” said Neal.

Returning to Made in America was Ryan Young from ...

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Over-Regulation Leads to Under-Innovation

Over-Regulation Leads to Under-Innovation

According to the 2013 Global Innovation Index, released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United States ranks as the fifth most innovative country, behind Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

While this is an improvement from 2012, when the United States was 10th, there is one root cause for America’s failure to be crowned the top country in innovation: this nation’s lack of support for entrepreneurs.

Where do new ideas come from? From startups and ...

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Senate Refuses to Play Let’s Make a Deal on Keystone XL Pipeline

Senate Refuses to Play Let’s Make a Deal on Keystone XL Pipeline

The Senate vote on the Keystone XL pipeline this week was like that old game show Let’s Make A Deal. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., doing a Bob Barker impression, told Republicans if they looked behind Door Number One and voted for his energy bill, they could trade their vote for what was behind Door Number Two, which could be the Keystone XL pipeline, or some other prize.

Republicans wisely decided not to play the game and blocked Reid’s energy-efficiency bill after ...

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Made in America Panel Says It’s Time for Harry Reid to Drop his Crusade Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

Made in America Panel Says It’s Time for Harry Reid to Drop his Crusade Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), with a sense of bewilderment that Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid continues his war against the Keystone XL Pipeline despite the fact that many in his own party want to vote for it.  Instead, Reid is asking for a vote on some nebulous energy policy, with the provision that if it gets bilateral support, he may rethink his stance on ...

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