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Showing posts with label Bus Economics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bus Economics. Show all posts

Friday, November 28, 2014

Albert Hunt: Democrats Must Address Americans' Economic Anxiety

I just read a column by Mr. Albert Hunt that I felt, in part, addressed some of the prevailing concerns...

I have followed Mr. Hunt for several years... Read http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5048

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Mr. Hunt is usually a consistently responsible liberal-centrist voice and he addressed many of my concerns in this piece: Albert Hunt: Economy must be Democrats' Focus

Albert Hunt: Democrats Must Address Americans' Economic Anxiety

Albert Hunt: Economy must be Democrats' Focus


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Sunday, 23 Nov 2014

To recover from their debacle in the midterm elections, Democrats have seized on two questionable propositions: They lost mainly because of President Barack Obama's unpopularity, and the 2016 presidential election will be more favorable.

Across the U.S., Democrats ran away from the president, and the electorate this year wasn't the same as during the 2012 presidential campaign: It included three percentage points more white voters, with a corresponding drop in people of color; the number of younger voters fell by a third, while the number of older voters increased by that much. This helped Republicans.

Turnout, exit polls and other data suggest another Achilles' heel for Democrats: the lack of any real focus on the economy. Many candidates talked about raising the minimum wage and achieving pay equity for women. But Republicans often co- opted those issues. Minimum-wage initiatives carried in five states, sometimes with the support of conservative Republicans such as Representative Tom Cotton, who unseated Democratic Senator Mark Pryor in Arkansas.

Most Republicans had a coherent economic message: downsize government, reduce domestic spending, cut taxes and curb regulations on business.

The Democrats got trounced with the middle class, according to exit polls. Among voters earning $50,000 to $100,000 -- more than a third of the electorate -- Republicans had an 11-point advantage…

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Doing business in the state of Maryland is an ordeal in hell: Permitting issue ends local firm's recycling of food scraps


Maryland Department of the Environment calls for operations to cease due to lack of permits http://tinyurl.com/7wkz6k5

By Kevin Rector, krector@tribune.com February 6, 2012


A Woodbine company that had been processing food scraps into composted materials with commercial applications — a process lauded by state and local officials as the next great frontier in recycling — has ceased those operations after hearing concerns about pollution from the Maryland Department of the Environment.

The impact has been far reaching, causing a string of institutions and the Howard County government, which were all sending food scraps to the facility, to find other, out-of-state facilities to handle the material.

Recycled Green Industries, which is still processing yard waste at its Carroll County facility off Kabik Court, received a verbal request to stop its food waste operations from the department on Dec. 22 because it did not have correct permits or processes in place to handle food scraps, according to a department spokesman… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/business/ph-ce-recycled-green-0205-20120205,0,5133383.story

[20120206 ExpCar Permitting issue ends firm recycling]

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

CNBC: Cash-Rich Firms Sit Tight, Fearing Government Meddling

Cash-Rich Firms Sit Tight, Fearing Government Meddling

Published: Monday, 7 Nov 2011


Fears of government intervention and regulatory changes are causing companies in Asia and Europe to refrain from increasing spending despite improved balance sheets since the global financial crisis, a survey by money manager Fidelity Worldwide Investment showed.

The debt crisis in Europe and sluggish growth in the United States have top companies worried about the sustainability of existing sales volumes, according to the survey of more than 110 analysts at Fidelity in Europe and Asia.

These issues trump other factors such as inflation, wage costs, pricing and companies' financing positions, with healthcare and utilities companies, in particular, fearing intervention even more than banks… http://www.cnbc.com/id/45200565

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

I Make America Supporter Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs Speaks to Congress About Importance of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

I Make America Supporter Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs Speaks to Congress About Importance of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

Mike Rowe Advocates for U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness through Infrastructure Investment
MILWAUKEE, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel's TV program Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, yesterday testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's hearing on "Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy" in support of U.S. manufacturing jobs and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' (AEM) I Make America campaign. In his testimony, Mr. Rowe described his experiences working with manufacturers and skilled laborers across America, his personal initiatives in support of jobs creation, and the importance of paved roads and reliable bridges.
In his written testimony, Mr. Rowe said, "I am ready, able, and eager to partner with the federal government to help reconnect our country to the importance of manufacturing and skilled labor."
In addition, he demonstrated his support of the I Make America campaign stating he was proud to join forces with AEM, "...for the launch of I Make America, a national grassroots campaign to promote U.S. manufacturing jobs through infrastructure investment and the passage of export agreements."
For Mr. Rowe's complete remarks and to view video of the hearing starting at minute: 68 click here.

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