Posts Tagged 'global trade'

Made in America Panel Suggests Obama is Delusional if He Thinks the Economy is Booming

Made in America Panel Suggests Obama is Delusional if He Thinks the Economy is Booming

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 70 stations) with his astonishment that during his State of the Union Address, President Obama padded himself on the back for the booming economy.

“How can we have a booming economy when just this past week DreamWorks announced it was laying off hundreds of animation workers; WetSeal announced it was eliminating 60 percent of its workforce; Radio Shack was laying off 30 percent ...

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Trade Subsidies Erode Trade Agreements

Trade Subsidies Erode Trade Agreements
Free trade, by its very nature, is based on the ability of nations and companies to sell goods and services at a fair price without undue interference. When trade is conducted freely and fairly, there’s a level playing field and everybody can prosper.But once government subsidies get involved, the level playing field starts to slant.

Seton Motley, executive director of Less Government, was a guest recently on my Made in America radio show, and he maintained that American trade policies, ...

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Corporate Tax Rate Driving American Companies Overseas

Corporate Tax Rate Driving American Companies Overseas

Time was when the United States was No. 1 in numerous economic categories.

Unfortunately, we have traded our swagger in indicators that make us stronger for a tax code that makes us weaker: American companies face the highest statutory corporate income tax rate in the world — 39.1 percent.

According to the Tax Foundation, this overall rate of 39.1 percent is a combination of the 35 percent federal rate plus the average rate levied by U.S. states.

This puts the United States at ...

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