When President Obama was participating in a live video chat, Jennifer Wedel asked him, "Why does the government continue to issue and extend H-1B visas when there are tons of Americans just like my husband with no job?" Her husband is a … [Read more...] about H-1B Visas Take American Jobs
UN Schemes to Tax Americans — December 2011
UN Schemes to Tax Americans UNESCO — The Model To Say Goodbye A trigger provision buried in U.S. laws since 1990 quietly took effect at the end of October. The U.S. taxpayers' annual donation of 22% of UNESCO's budget was summarily terminated when … [Read more...] about UN Schemes to Tax Americans — December 2011
Let’s Talk About Jobs
We watched a couple more TV presidential candidate debates and, funny thing, again there was little or no mention of what is widely conceded to be the number-one issue: jobs. The unemployment figures remain unacceptably high, and the figures for … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Jobs
Korean Agreement Is a Jobs Killer
Barack Obama, with the help of some Republicans who take their orders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is trying to pass a bill that will kill U.S. jobs, send more jobs overseas, and make more Americans dependent on government handouts. That's … [Read more...] about Korean Agreement Is a Jobs Killer
Candidates Should Be Talking About China — October 2011
Candidates Should Be Talking About China The media are absorbed with the race for the Republican presidential nomination, commenting on daily fluctuations in the polls, and predicting who will win. But why are they omitting discussion of the … [Read more...] about Candidates Should Be Talking About China — October 2011
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Gender Gap
Yes, Virginia, there is a gender gap. In fact, there are two gender gaps: one bad and one good. The bad gender gap is that the biggest losers in the Obama economy are men rather than women, a fact that is bad for men, for families, for the federal … [Read more...] about Yes, Virginia, There Is a Gender Gap
Candidates Should Be Talking About China
The media are absorbed with the race for the Republican presidential nomination, commenting on daily fluctuations in the polls, and predicting who will win. But why are they omitting discussion of the elephant in the room — China? When Donald … [Read more...] about Candidates Should Be Talking About China
Debt Ceiling Up, S&P Rating Down
Remember how we were threatened that if the Republican House of Representatives didn't raise the U.S. debt ceiling, the stock market would crash and Standard & Poor's would punish us by downgrading our credit rating? So, the Republicans … [Read more...] about Debt Ceiling Up, S&P Rating Down
Lamar Smith’s E-Verify Bill Must Be Amended
E-Verify, a computer process that makes it fast and easy for employers to check the validity of employees' Social Security numbers to ascertain if they are legal, was created by Congress as a voluntary system. It demonstrates its utility by … [Read more...] about Lamar Smith’s E-Verify Bill Must Be Amended
Unconstitutional Attack on U.S. Inventors — June 2011
Unconstitutional Attack on U.S. Inventors One of the most valuable individual rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution is the right of "inventors" to own "the exclusive right" to their "discoveries" for "limited times." This right was set forth in … [Read more...] about Unconstitutional Attack on U.S. Inventors — June 2011
