Category: Job Creation

The Minimum Wage: Why $7.25 Is Enough

| March 27, 2013 | 8 Replies

I know I’m late to the party, but I would like to provide my views on Obama’s State of the Union, or more specifically, his latest idea which he introduced in his SOTU adress: Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9. Here’s something you should all understand about economists: We agree on 95 % [...]

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Minimum Wage: Fodder for Increased Unemployment and Inflation

| February 13, 2013 | 5 Replies

President Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10/ hour will only increase unemployment and inflation as it places a burden on small businesses.

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Obama And Unemployment: A Conflict of Interest

| September 26, 2012 | Reply

Why does high unemployment persist under Obama? There are several answers to that question: Obama has overspent, overtaxed, overregulated, over-used inflammatory rhetoric against job creators etc. Another answer that often comes up is that Obama has misprioritized: Instead of focusing solely on the jobs issue he just passed a poorly crafted stimulus bill early in [...]

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Nikki Haley at RNC: Obama Will Do Everything He Can to Stand in Your Way

| August 29, 2012 | 2 Replies

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley encapsulated how harmful President Barack Obama is to federalism and our economy.  She said, echoing what other Republican governors had said earlier during the Republican National Convention, “the hardest part of my job has been this federal government, this administration, and this president.”  She said that President Obama “will do [...]

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42 Months with Unemployment Being Above 8% During Obama Administration

| August 3, 2012 | Reply

July’s jobs report came out and the unemployment rate is at 8.3% 8.254% percent showing an increase in unemployment while at the same time seeing 163,000 jobs added.  CNSNews reports that 195,000 fewer Americans had jobs in July with 150,000 dropping out all together.  This makes 42 months with unemployment above 8% during President Obama’s [...]

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GOP Responds to June Unemployment Numbers–Where’s the Recovery?

| July 6, 2012 | Reply

The unemployment rate held at 8.2% in June as employers added only 80,000 jobs.  The consensus from Republicans is that Americans still haven’t seen the recovery we were promised. Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) who is the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee issued the following statement: Job creation and economic growth are not keeping [...]

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Steve King: Three Is Not A Magic Number for President Obama

| January 20, 2012 | Reply

Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King (IA-05) released the following statement today marking the third anniversary of the inauguration of President Obama: “In an interview shortly after his inauguration about the economy President Obama stated that ‘If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s gonna be a one-term proposition.’ Three years later the [...]

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Steve King: Oil Will Be Sent to China if the Keystone XL Pipeline isn’t Built

| January 18, 2012 | Reply

Washington, DC: Congressman Steve King (IA-05) released the following video statement in response to President Obama’s decision to deny the permit to build the job creating Keystone XL pipeline: “If we block it, that oil will certainly go to China. It will enrich their economy,” said King. ”It will starve ours and it’s clear that the President [...]

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U.S. Government Funds Manufacturing Jobs Overseas

| October 28, 2011 | Reply

By Tom Pauken A government-guaranteed loan to a so-called green energy company Solyndra has been in the news lately. Solyndra was supposed to employ thousands of Americans in the production of solar panels and received federal loan guarantees from the Obama administration in excess of half a billion dollars. Now, the company has filed for [...]

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Bloomberg-WashPo GOP Presidential Debate Open Thread/Liveblog

| October 11, 2011 | 2 Replies

9:04p – Final thoughts: Governor Mitt Romney handled the questions well, and had the most opportunities.  Because of this it’s hard not to consider him the winner of tonight’s debate.  He still hasn’t addressed (and I don’t think he ever will) RomneyCare to my satisfaction.  That said, this was his place to shine.  He was [...]

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Whereupon I Issue A Challenge To Liberals

| September 27, 2011 | 4 Replies

I have a challenge for you Liberals. I know you loathe challenges, so much so that you have even refused to allow scorekeeping in some organized youth sports. But try to get over your fear of challenges to accept my challenge. I have a single rule for you to follow by letter and spirit: You [...]

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Steve King’s Statement on Obama’s Job Speech

| September 8, 2011 | Reply

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) offered his statement in response to President Barack Obama’s job speech this evening to a joint session of Congress. The President has given his jobs proposal speech tonight, and put a series of things into the speech, none of which had a price tag on that I could see. And he [...]

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Tom Latham Responds to Obama’s Jobs Speech

| September 8, 2011 | Reply

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress this evening: "There is one thing that all Americans can agree upon tonight; that too many of our neighbors continue to struggle with unemployment, grim economic news, and anxiety about the [...]

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Rand Paul’s Response to Obama’s Jobs Speech

| September 8, 2011 | 2 Replies

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) offers his own response to President Obama’s jobs speech. If the President were to ask me my advice on how to deal with the worst recession since the Great Depression, I would politely ask him to turn off the teleprompter. It’s hard to have a conversation with the American people when [...]

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Obama Jobs Plan Speech Live Blog & Open Thread

| September 8, 2011 | 2 Replies

6:44p – The end to a totally uninspiring speech. 6:43p – Man can be as big as they want?  No they can’t.  Man tried that before, how’d that work out for them?  Hint read about the Tower of Babel in Genesis. 6:42p – “You should pass it (the plan) and I intend to take that [...]

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