Doubling down on stupid in the ivory tower….

Amid all of Øbama’s recent student loan rate histrionics in an attempt to buy the votes of college audiences and Jimmy Fallon, I came across this gem of a story on college tuition increases which was briefly mentioned on the WTIC news yesterday. It was a report on the news regarding differential increases in tuition…

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5,552 people become statistically invisible in Connecticut

We’ve got mail. Most people probably do not realize how state and federal unemployment figures are put together. Of course, we need to compare apples to apples when looking at historical figures, but when you’re unemployed and politicians are claiming things are getting better, it can be a hard pill to swallow.

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More bad news about Obamacare

Jim and I discussed this on the show this morning and we thought you might like to read the full article.  A recent study by James Sherk of the Herritage Foundation has disclosed that Obamacare will cause unemployment and underemployment of low wage, low skill workers to rise.

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Minimum wage not working so well for minority youths

The American people are being sold a bill of goods – lied to – concerning the effects of a minimum wage. Federal and state minimum wage mandates do nothing to help provide a “living wage” nor does it do anything to improve the overall employment picture. Walter E. Williams’ column today discusses how this government…

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Unemployment Rises … 9.6%

There is some good news  in this month’s report, but only if your first and last name is Pollyanna. Heh. The Labor Department reports that the private sector added 67,000 jobs in July which according to reports is better than … expected? Or better than nothing. You choose.

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Economic stimulus…a far better idea

Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) told us, with a straight face, no less, that unemployment benefits create jobs.  Anyone who frequents this blog knows that her comments make absolutely no sense.  But, in a marvelous article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Arthur Laffer explains not only why Ms. Pelosi’s statement is completely…

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