Jobs Creation

Common Sense Policy

Doug Demeo | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Clean Technologies, Campaign for Congress, 21st Century, Jobs Creation, Pollution Costs, Economy That Works for Everyone, Occupy Wall Street, Externalities, Common Sense, Politics News

People want government to address our disparities in more honest ways. They want better response to our nation's concerns, beginning with fair and effective economic policy. Common sense policy.

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Shovel-Ready Projects: They Exist, And We May Need Them For A Long Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Aashto, Jobs Creation, Economic Stimulus Package, Highways, Shovel-Ready, Great Recession, American Jobs Act, Recession, Business News

NEW YORK -- As President Barack Obama pushes for his American Jobs Act, some on the right and in the press have claimed there are no "shovel-ready" pr...

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Beware the Wrong Lessons from Poverty and Income Data

Jeff Madrick | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Taxes, Census, Unemployment, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Poverty, Jobs Creation, Census Data, Jobs, Bush Tax Cuts, Business News

The poverty data released by the Census Bureau last week may well be the straw that broke the camel's back -- the camel being those deliberately blind people who can't seem to acknowledge that most Americans are doing poorly.

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Getting Money for That

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Obama Jobs Speech, Obama Jobs, Vat, Value-Added-Tax, Jobs Creation, Politics News

The president and all in Congress agree on creating jobs -- in China. They get money for that.

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Economy, Jobs And Morality

Doug Demeo | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Biomimicry, Economy, Clean Energy, Body of Christ, Whole Foods, Green Business, Fair Trade, Unemployment, Green Faith, Food Politics, Environmental Sustainability, Jobs Creation, Green News

There can be no quick fixes, no magic bullets and no wearisome blame games. A conversation about what constitutes an enduring economy is something that we all have a vested interest in.

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Obama's Audacity of Hype

Ken Blackwell | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Jobs Creation, Franklin Roosevelt, New Deal, President Obama, Politics News

There's a real problem when the President of the United States feels the need to become the entertainer-in-chief, especially when the joke's about very serious matters that have long-term consequences.

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The Hole Truth About the Republican Party

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cpac, Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Gop, Socialism, Medicaid, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Job Creation, Health Care, Politics News

It's a case of terminal hubris. Political blindness. The mere whiff of semi-power driving them mad. While the Democratic Party is wildly disorganized, Republicans are doctrinaire.

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Business Doesn't Need American Workers

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

America now has about 25 million people either out of work or underemployed. Meanwhile, corporate profits continue to set records. What's going on?

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Can We Preserve the American Dream Without Sacrifice?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democracy, U.S. Military, Jobs Creation, The Comeback, Taxes, Gary Shapiro, Cash for Clunkers, Retirement, American Dream, Business, Federal Deficit, Business News

Delayed gratification. From an early age, we teach our children that work before play is a vital part of growing up. Whether it is homework before gam...

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President Obama Gets It Right: Regulation Hurts Innovation, So Why the Public Backlash?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, Small Business, Jobs Creation, Federal Deficit, Economy, Corporate Tax Rate, Executive Order, Gary Shapiro, Health-Care Law's, Regulation, Amy Chua, Innovation, Wall Street Journal, President Obama, Business News

Are we confusing our passion for the free market with our emotion toward the person who occupies the Oval Office? Will President Obama be vilified no matter what he does?

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CES 2011: Government and Business Driving U.S. Innovation and Jobs

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

As the person heading the association producing CES, I had a front row seat to judge the state of innovation. I'm pleased to report that the United States has leaders who focus on results before politics.

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What will it take to make every workplace as safe as the corner office?

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Occupational Health and Safety, Labor, Jobs Creation, Labor Day, Workplace Safety, Osha, Green News

Labor Day, its picnics, parades, and speeches have now come and gone. But as I wrote on The Pump Handle, despite the vast improvements in workplace sa...

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Soon It'll Again Be the Voters' Turn to 'Bite Back'

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Obama Jobs, Obama Unemployment, Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Job Creation Bill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Roosevelt Employment, Fdr, Politics News

No candidate promised anyone a job during the 2008 campaign. But what unemployed workers were promised in '08 was that beginning Day One every energy of the new administration would be focused on creating jobs.

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Republican Jobs Plan: Bigger Tax Cuts For The Rich

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop Tax Cuts, Jobs Creation, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Tax Cuts, Stimulus Package, Gop Jobs, Business News

After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally prop...

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The Unemployment Benefits Stalemate: Our Broken Politics on Full Display

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs Program, Obama Unemployment, US Unemployment, Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits Extension, Arianna Huffington, Unemployment Benefits Extension 2010, Politics News

The White House has the ultimate PR weapon -- the president's bully pulpit. But Obama seems unwilling to use it when it comes to the jobs crisis. Why isn't he doing everything possible to make it impossible for Congress not to pass the extension?

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Obama Signs $18 Billion Jobs Bill -- Just 10.8 Million Jobs Short

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Jobs, Financial Crisis, Obama, Congress, Afl-Cio, Jobs Creation, Unions, Economic Policy Institute, Richard Trumka, China, Trade Policy, Nafta, Home News

The President signed on Thursday a nearly $18 billion jobs bill that most experts don't believe will create anywhere near the 11 million jobs needed t...

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New Jobless Claims Fall

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Jobs Creation, Economy, Hiring, Jobless Claims, Economic Recovery, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — The economy is showing renewed strength as retail sales surged last month and factory orders also increased. Such gains could lead ...

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James Galbraith: Jobs, Not Deficit Reduction, Is Policy Focus

guardian.co.uk | James K. Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Deficit, Greece Debt, Unemployment, Jobs Creation, John Maynard Keynes, Federal Budget Deficit, Economy, Economic Recovery, Euro Debt, Piigs, Recession, Business News

"Growth," James Galbraith writes in The Guardian, "is not assured; it cannot be assumed; and it is not even the highest priority." Instead, he says, "...

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Weekly Audit: Attack of the Imaginary Budget Demons

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Defecit, Congress, Jobs Bill, Pundits, Jobs, Budget Deficit, The Nation, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Jobs Creation, Tax Policy, Fiscal Year, 2011 Budget, Tax Cuts, Working in These Times, Free Market, Recovery Act, Stimulus Package, Economy, Home News

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger On Feb. 1, President Barack Obama unveiled his 2011 budget proposal. While conservative pundits reacted with ...

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Jobs Tax Credit: Baucus Says Bill Has Bipartisan Support In Senate

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Jobs Tax Credit, Obama Jobs, Jobs Creation, Obama Budget, Obama Small Business Tax Credit, Business News

WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says there is bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a bill that offers tax credits to employers that ad...

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Metro-Area Unemployment: December Data Show Unemployment Worsened In Most Cities And Counties

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metro Area Unemployment, Unemployment, Economic Recovery, Recession, Economy, Jobs, Jobs Creation, Metropolitan Areas, Business News

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose in most cities and counties in December, signaling that companies remain reluctant to hire even as the economy re...

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Obama's Small-Business Offers a More Generous Tax Credit for Hiring

nytimes.com | ROBB MANDELBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Joseph Stiglitz, New Jobs, Obama Small Business Tax Credit, Obama Tax Credit, Business News

This morning, as President Obama visits a small business in Baltimore to unveil a temporary tax credit to encourage the hiring of new employees, The A...

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Stimulus Aided Teachers, Laborers According To Job Data

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Stimulus Package, Teaching Jobs, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Government Spending, Obama Administration, Teachers, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's stimulus plan spared tens of thousands of teachers from losing their jobs, state officials said Monday ami...

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Steven Pearlstein: Is Obama's On Wall Street's Side -- Or Main Street's?

Steven Pearlstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, Jobs Creation, Unemployment, Bailout, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Timothy Geithner, Bank Bonuses, Fiscal Policy, Business News

Fairly or unfairly, the official who has come to personify this let-them-eat-stuffing attitude is Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who can't seem to d...

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Childcare as Infrastructure: Minting the Common Wealth

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Women's Work, National Childcare Network, French Childcare, Economy, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Childcare, Obama, Barack Obama, Jobs Creation, Elder Care, Family Friendliness, Health Care, Culture of Care, Politics, Breaking News, Living, Home News

While Obama aims to fund traditional infrastructure-maintenance work, in the big picture, good, affordable childcare shores up infrastructure of an even more essential kind, our citizens.

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