Archive for May, 2014

A 21st Century Grapes of Wrath

A 21st Century Grapes of Wrath

We’re all familiar with the book The Grapes of Wrath, the depression tale of millions of desperate families during the 1930s that headed to California for promised jobs.

I’m not suggesting we’re at this stage yet, but for millions of unemployed Americans, they are finding that the local job market has dried up and they may need to relocate to more prosperous areas.

The good news is that there are plenty of jobs, if you know where to look.

Jobs these days, like ...

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Made in America Panel Proposes that the Obama Administration Must Share the Blame for the Depressing State of America’s Middle Class

Made in America Panel Proposes that the Obama Administration Must Share the Blame for the Depressing State of America’s Middle Class

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), with some sobering newspaper headlines that included the fact that in 20 percent of U.S. households, no one in the family is working. Other headlines included the fact that most men with full-time jobs are earning less than full-time workers made 40 years ago; and the most depressing news is that America’s middle class is no longer the most prosperous ...

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Job Creation Stymied as Obama Strikes Out on Asian Trade Negotiations

Job Creation Stymied as Obama Strikes Out on Asian Trade Negotiations

A metaphor for President Obama’s recent trip to Asia was the widely aired game of soccer he had with a Japanese robot. In essence, Japan made Obama kick the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — which unites 12 economies around the Pacific Rim — down the road as trade talks stalled.

How important is TPP to American trade? The Peterson Institute for International Economics projects that it could cause American exports to rise by $123.5 billion per year by 2025. With it ...

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