Archive for November, 2011
Super Committee Fails to Reach Deficit Agreement
The bipartisan congressional committee tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction announced on Monday it cannot reach agreement by the Wednesday deadline. The declaration came in a written statement from the 12-member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The committee, in the end, could not resolve that Republicans would not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Secretary of Defense Letter Spells out Implications of Cuts
In response to a request by Sen. McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Graham (R-SC), SecDef Panetta sent a letter that provided more specifics on what the DoD would cut if budget levels fell per the levels mandated by full sequestration of the JSCDR or Congress failed to agree on $1.2 billion in deficit reduction per the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Jobs Bill Re-Visited
By John Hofmeister It’s unfortunate that the current administration’s fundamental opposition to domestic natural resource development and traditional energy resources persistently omits energy investment and reinvestment from the growth prospects of the national and global economy. In the name of political correctness and in deference to many of its political funders the absence of political [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Way Forward: Moving From The Post-Bubble, Post-Bust Economy To Renewed Growth And Competitiveness
By Daniel Alpert I am pleased to share with you the news that, together with Robert Hockett of Cornell University Law School, and the inimitable Nouriel Roubini of New York University and Roubini Global Economics, I have authored what I hope will be viewed as a significant new white paper on behalf of the Washington, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Prevailing Wage Laws a Drag on Job Creation
By Bruce Toll Co-Founder of Toll Brothers Inc. Putting Americans back to work is a top priority for the President and members of Congress. There are certainly some positive aspects to the President’s jobs bill. There are business tax cuts and initiatives aimed at rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating public schools and neglected homes [...]
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