economy and society

US manufacturing out vs employment 1947 - 2011
economy

A Note on Jobs & Unemployment – revised

December 31, 2017 Comments Off on A Note on Jobs & Unemployment – revised
A Note on Jobs & Unemployment Original publication date – 12/27/2016; Revised – 12/31/2017 As the presidential campaign of 2016 fades away and the Trump Era begins, we find a national scene without any real discussion of the facts of jobs and unemployment and what the future might bring. Trump --->> read more -->>
economy

Jobs, Automation, Walmart, and Globalization – low skill, low pay jobs disappearing

October 30, 2017 Comments Off on Jobs, Automation, Walmart, and Globalization – low skill, low pay jobs disappearing
Trump and Republicans (and some Democrats) puff up the return of well-paid manufacturing jobs and toss about ideas that thirty years of globalization can be reversed by renegotiating NAFTA and other trade agreements. All the while one of the most important factors in the disappearance of jobs, automation and robots --->> read more -->>
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economy

Job (Business) Killing Regulations

March 2, 2017 Comments Off on Job (Business) Killing Regulations
Ever since Ronald Reagan told us in his 1981 Inaugural Address, “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” government bashing by right-wingers, Republicans and many Democrats has been a constant drumbeat of political rhetoric. Now we have Trump with his “Kill 2 regulations for every --->> read more -->>