Everyone is talking about the “fiscal cliff” deadline looming on Dec. 31, when automatic tax increases and spending cuts take effect unless Congress reaches a compromise. Both political camps are in full campaign mode, blaming the other for the lack of progress.
We’re seeing a lot of news stories these days about the projected costs of the new federal health care law known as Obamacare. Employers of all sizes, from small companies to warehouse stores and restaurant chains, are warning that compliance costs will force layoffs and price hikes.
We’re seeing a lot of news stories these days about the projected costs of the new federal health care law known as Obamacare. Employers of all sizes, from small companies to warehouse stores and restaurant chains, are warning that compliance costs will force layoffs and price hikes.
Every year about this time, we compare the commercial airplane sales of Boeing and its European arch rival, Airbus.
The end of Hostess Brands Inc. is a lesson for us all.
In “the good old days,” schools emphasized “reading, writing and arithmetic” taught to the tune of the hickory stick.
In “the good old days,” schools emphasized “reading, writing and arithmetic” taught to the tune of the hickory stick.
Before the campaign promises of more jobs and renewed prosperity fade away, elected officials need to understand that those promises must be kept.
Before the campaign promises of more jobs and renewed prosperity fade away, elected officials need to understand that those promises must be kept.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently reported that, if Congress fails to avert the “fiscal cliff” by the end of December, six million jobs will disappear over the next two years, sending the unemployment rate soaring to near 12 percent.
When you peel off the layers and get beyond the rhetoric, this year’s presidential election is about government control. President Obama wants government to have a greater say in our daily lives, while Gov. Romney advocates for greater personal responsibility and private-sector solutions.
In 1951, if farmer Henry Bakken had told you there was oil under his prairie land in Williston, N.D., you’d have thought he was a few bricks short of a load.
Elections are always important, but the stakes are particularly high this year with our economy stuck in neutral and threatening to slip into reverse.
