Making Labor Less Expensive Helps Firms Hire

A Successful Argument For A Government Manufacturing Policy Has To Go Beyond The Feeling That It's Better To Produce 'real Things' Than Services. American Consumers Value Health Care And Haircuts As Much As Washing Machines And Hair Dryers.

President Obama Has Repeatedly Urged Congress To Let The Bush Tax Cuts Expire For Those Earning More Than $250,000 A Year. Increasing Rates On Top Earners Is An Obvious Way To Raise Revenue From Those Who Can Afford It Most.

A Natural Way That An Economist Approaches A Problem Is To Say, Here's Where I Think The Economy Is Going; This Is What We Need To Deal With The Problem.

Making Labor Less Expensive Helps Firms Hire People.

The Very First Email I Got [was] From A Women's Group Saying 'we Don't Want This Stimulus Package To Just Create Jobs For Burly Men.'