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With a Weak Economy, We Need Smarter Policies

The old tricks aren’t working any more. The government’s tools for a weak economy have been to lower interest rates, borrow and spend, or have a war. Now, interest rates are so low that you can’t earn enough on your savings to keep up with inflation, the government owes $31,666 for every man, woman and child in America, and we have two of the longest running wars in U.S. history. more »

McCain's Flea-Market Economy

George W. Bush's solution to our nation's economic mess—that his failed policies helped create—is to applaud people who must work three jobs to make ends meet. more »

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Americans want to protect American jobs

The public rates protecting American jobs as nearly as important as defending the country against terrorism (86% terrorism, 84% jobs).

Source
“Opinion Leaders Turn Cautious, Public Looks Homeward: America’s Place in the World,” The Pew Research Center for People and the Press, 17 November 2005. http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=1020
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Manufacturing Jobs Disappearing

Between 2000 and 2007, America lost one out of every five manufacturing jobs – a loss of 3.4 million jobs.

Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data compiled and Available from: http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm

U.S. Lost 17,000 Jobs in January

cnbc.com — For the first time in nearly 4-1/2 years, U.S. payrolls shrank as continuing losses in construction and manufacturing reflected the economy's waning momentum. The Labor Department also lowered some job growth estimates from previous months.

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Confessions of a Job Exporter

Say you owned the corner store and needed to hire one employee. more »