Archive for January, 2010

Our Lost Decade Compared To Decades Past

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Economy, Jobs, Money

I wrote yesterday about the scant number of jobs created in the last 10 years, but when compared to the past six decades the news becomes that much bleaker. Wash Post illustrates… I’m not saying we should have guarantees our overall net worth should go up or that our economy has to add jobs, but [...]

January 2nd, 2010 | Permalink| 9 Comments »

Truth in Blogging

By mw | Related entries in Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Partisan Hacks, Partisan Nonsense

We are unaccustomed to this kind of refreshing candor coming from a Communication Director of any administration in recent memory. Pfeiffer delivers on the promise of the title “The Same Old Washington Blame Game” with much more of the same old Washington blame game in the post itself.

January 2nd, 2010 | Permalink| 8 Comments »

Pay or Play – Unequal Treatment

By Frank Hagan | Related entries in health care reform

One of the proposed changes in the health care insurance reform bills is the “employer mandate”, a requirement that employers of a certain size either provide health insurance to their employees or pay a fine. If the employer provides insurance, it can be provided before taxes in most cases, providing a tax benefit (or, subsidy) [...]

January 1st, 2010 | Permalink| 18 Comments »