Tag Archives: Job Growth

Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality, Dignity & Freedom’

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “Now that the Congressional Budget Office has explicitly denied saying that Obamacare destroys jobs, some (though by no means all) Republicans have stopped lying about that issue and turned to … Continue reading →

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American Enterprise: Michael R. Strain: A $4 Minimum Wage Can Get People Back to Work

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Sure, you could pay someone $4.00 an hour and that would encourage companies to start hiring again and they would probably hire a lot more people again, people who haven’t finished high school and are not even … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: How Keynes Would Handle an Abnormally Slow Recovery

Posted on February 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m all in favor of trying to boost economic and job growth when the economy is weak with something like a new national infrastructure plan, a National Infrastructure Bank. But when you have a national debt as … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Opinion- David Brooks- The Opportunity Coalition

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I like where David Brooks went with his column today and what I like most about being a blogger, the ability to read so much in one day and then be … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Video: Without Government, There is no Middle Class

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Any good business person whose in business to make a lot of money and be very profitable and be able to provide very well for themselves and their families even if they are the only people … Continue reading →

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TruthOut: Ellen Danin: Infrastructure 101, The Evolution of Building Big Things

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s one big issue where I tend to agree with people who are really are the Progressives in the country. Center-left Progressives who are to the Left of me, but definitely still mainstream leftists. And today’s let’s … Continue reading →

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The White House: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities For The Middle Class

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Let Congressional Republicans only talk about ObamaCare especially in the Senate. Where that is the only thing that Senate Republicans seem to be interested in right now. Even though more Americans are becoming more comfortable with … Continue reading →

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American Enterprise: Phillip Swagel: Four Ways We Can Improve the Economy in 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Just to start out before I go any further. I believe there’s a better shot of the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series in 2014 or the Redskins winning the Super Bowl with Dan Snyder as the … Continue reading →

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VOA News: Video: President Obama Looks For a Political Comeback in 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What President Obama and Democrats need to do is to switch the national political focus to the economy. On issues like unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, a minimum wage increase, … Continue reading →

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The White House: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow The Economy

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  With the weak December jobs report President Obama should be calling for a huge infrastructure investment bill somewhere in the hundreds of billions of dollars. And even call for a National Infrastructure Bank that could finance … Continue reading →

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