political rhetoric

economy

What’s Wrong With Inequality – the word?

November 26, 2021 Comments Off on What’s Wrong With Inequality – the word?
Ban inequality – the word, the naked word, from our political rhetoric. Inequality is everywhere around us in the media sphere as well as in our day-to-day conversations. Amongst progressive folk one can drop the word like an F bomb and summon up agreeable outrage in one’s interlocutors without saying --->> read more -->>
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 -->>
No Picture
economy

The Job Creators – Who Are They? The Rich, Really?

May 19, 2012 Comments Off on The Job Creators – Who Are They? The Rich, Really?
In recent years a standard bit of political rhetoric in the US has included references to “the job creators”. This most usually  flows along the lines of higher taxes on the wealthy will injure the job creators. Or, government regulation is crushing the job creators. The presumption of course is that the --->> read more -->>