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Cloward-Piven Spending Spree Continues
Obviously our economy cannot sustain still more government spending. But with grown-ups poised to take control of Congress, Democrats continue to shovel money in a frenzy, knowing that if they dig us into a deep enough hole, there will be no climbing out. From the Wall Street Journal: The Obama ...

UN Tech Group Finds Most Expensive Broadband
Posted by samzenpus ( 33% noise) View Skip destinyland writes “In the Central African Republic, broadband internet service costs 3891% of the average monthly income. ‘Put another way, a month’s broadband service costs more than three years’ average wages in the country,’ notes one technology blog, ‘compared ...

Ed Miliband team confident on race
David Miliband expected to win first round of ballot but brother's campaign team say they will take bulk of second preferences Ed Miliband's campaign for the Labour leadership claimed that vital second preference votes were heading to their man by a proportion of three to one, greatly increasing his ...

Roubini: The Economy Is So Weak Now That Any Shock Will Cause A Double-Dip
Roubini: The Economy Is So Weak Now That Any Shock Will Cause A Double-Dip Vincent Fernando, CFA Sep. 5, 2010, 1:22 PM The latest view from Nouriel Roubini is that there&##x27;s a whopping 40% chance of the U.S. economy double-dipping into recession due to the fact that the government ...

Wanting a Rally: Weekend Reading
it feels like stock investors want to rally for a while. They're celebrating good news and shrugging off bad news.

Labor Day: Immigrants Build the U.S. Economy
"Undocumented immigrants streaming into this country from south of the border drive down wages and steal jobs that could otherwise go to out-of-work Americans. Right? Wrong. As it turns out, immigrant workers play an important role in building our economy and bolstering institutions such as ...

rop 19 dangerous to residents, catastrophic to economy
The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, now known as Proposition 19, is on the ballot for the upcoming November election. As a police chief I encourage you to review the initiative and join me in voting "no.

Gingrich Blames Democrats Poor Polling Numbers on 'Radicalism' of Obama, Reid and Pelosi
Gingrich Blames Democrats Poor Polling Numbers on 'Radicalism' of Obama, Reid and Pelosi Click here to view this media Newt Gingrich is in upside down land again with his explanation of why the generic Republican v. Democratic poll numbers are looking bad for Democrats right now; the Democrats are too ...

Future hiring will generate mainly high-skilled or low-paying jobs in service industries
more images more images more images Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at...

Future hiring will generate mainly high-skilled or low-paying jobs in service industries
more images more images more images Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all. Job creation ...

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