Making Labor Less Expensive Helps Firms Hire

If You Think About It, Candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, Was Running On Sort Of Long-run Economic Issues, Like Restoring Prosperity To The Middle Class, Dealing With The Perennial Problem Of Health Care In The United States. He Talked A Lot About The Budget Deficit, About The Need To Transition To Clean Energy.

The Goal Of Long-run Economic Growth Without Asset Price Bubbles Is Not Only Achievable, But Is Something We Should Expect If We Put A Sound Regulatory Framework In Place And If Policymakers Remain Vigilant.

Fewer People Working Means Permanently Lower Tax Revenues.

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.

Most Arguments For Instituting Or Raising A Minimum Wage Are Based On Fairness And Redistribution. Even If Workers Are Getting A Competitive Wage, Many Of Us Are Deeply Disturbed That Some Hard-working Families Still Have Very Little.