Tag: gop
GOP Is Winning the Budget Battle, but May Lose the Political War
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.21, 2011, under Towing
The Republicans are winning this year’s budget battle: Discretionary spending will decrease. But this is hardly the time for the GOP to take a victory lap: Next, the GOP will have to lower unemployment and improve the average American’s daily life — two areas where the party has historically come up short.
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GOP Is Winning the Budget Battle, but May Lose the Political War originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:00:00.
People@Work: The Sorry State of America’s Wage Earners
by David Schepp on Mar.21, 2011, under Towing
Everyone knows that the typical American household has been running in place or falling behind financially, thanks to stagnant wages and rising prices. But a new study from the the Economic Policy Institute shows that the problem has been endemic not for years, but for decades.
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People@Work: The Sorry State of America’s Wage Earners originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:30:00.
Can the Tea Party’s Platform Reduce Unemployment?
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.15, 2011, under Towing
The U.S. set the forces of globalization in motion, and now more than ever, it’s clear we’re suffering the consequences: high unemployment, stagnant or declining incomes, and rising costs for goods. Can the policies of the surging Tea Party provide solutions, or will they just make matters worse?
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Can the Tea Party’s Platform Reduce Unemployment? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:30:00.
Decoding the GOP Argument Against Punishing Banks for Their Mortgage Crimes
by Abigail Field on Mar.11, 2011, under Towing
Almost as soon as regulators proposed a settlement for the mortgage mess that would require banks to obey the law, the banks’ Republican allies began trying to weaken it through obfuscation and confusion. Read on for some plain English translations of their arguments against the settlement.
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Decoding the GOP Argument Against Punishing Banks for Their Mortgage Crimes originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo & Co, Real Estate, Credit
House Votes to End ‘Car Czar,’ ‘Pay Czar’ Posts
by David Schepp on Feb.18, 2011, under Towing
Republicans in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to eliminate the Obama administration’s “car czar,” as well as the “pay czar” who oversees compensation at companies bailed out with TARP money, and seven other presidential advisers.
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House Votes to End ‘Car Czar,’ ‘Pay Czar’ Posts originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Economy, American International Group, General Motors, Taxes, Autos, Chrysler







