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Manufacturing On Planet Economus

By Dave Johnson
February 7, 2012

Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she feel the need to write an op-ed to diss manufacturing? Is it just an economist thing? more »

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China Cheating Costs 400K Auto Parts Jobs

By Dave Johnson
February 2, 2012

This week three new reports described even more continuing damage to our economy caused by China's trade cheating -- and our own lack of response. Even as the auto industry recovers and auto-assembly jobs are returning, the auto-parts industry and jobs are not. more »

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Democracy v. Plutocracy, Unions vs. Servitude

By Dave Johnson
January 26, 2012

Servitude: "a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life" more »

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President Puts American Manufacturing Front And Center In State Of The Union

By Dave Johnson
January 25, 2012

President Obama put American manufacturing literally at the front and center of his State of the Union speech. American manufacturing was at the front of the speech and at the center of a "blueprint" for bringing back jobs and strengthening our economy. By placing manufacturing front and center he has taken this conversation further than any President before him. more »

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Did The President's Jobs Council Go All Corporate?

By Dave Johnson
January 18, 2012

President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness ("Jobs Council") issued a report calling for fewer regulations and lower corporate tax rates. This doesn't have to be a bad idea.

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China Currency Manipulation - From "Enough Is Enough" to "Not Enough To Certify"

By Dave Johnson
December 27, 2011

In November President Obama said, "enough is enough" to China's currency manipulations. Today the Treasury Department said it hasn't seen enough to call China a currency manipulator. more »

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Bill Clinton's Book -- The Ideas On Trade Agreements

By Dave Johnson
December 2, 2011

I've been taking a look at Former President Bill Clinton’s new book, Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy. more »

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It's The Trade Deficit!

By Dave Johnson
November 8, 2011

A huge part of the reason we can't get out of this unemployment slump is the trade deficit. We don't buy American and neither do our "trade partners." We buy from them, they sell to us -- that's not "trade." Stimulus means we buy from them. Cutting taxes means the extra cash buys from them. Nothing we try brings jobs here because we don't buy enough here that's made here and they don't either. If we want to fix employment we have to fix trade.

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Trade Deals Pass Congress -- China Currency Bill More Important Than Ever

By Dave Johnson
October 13, 2011

Congress just passed three more NAFTA-like trade deals, so our country's trade deficit is going to get even worse. And pressure on working people to accept pay and benefit cuts and longer and harder working hours is going to get even worse. And the rewards to the top 1%, at the expense of the rest of us, are going to get even greater. more »

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These Are The House Republicans Blocking The Crackdown On China Currency Manipulation. Call Them.

By Dave Johnson
October 12, 2011

We buy a lot from China, and they don't buy much from us. Some call that "trade." The result is that our jobs, factories, companies, industries and wealth are moving to China. One very big thing we can do about this right now is to confront China over their currency manipulation and the Senate passed a bill to do just that. more »

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