Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 44 stations) by warning about the administration’s “selective sequestration” whereby they play the victim of budget cuts but proceed to spend money on questionable programs.
Joining the show as a first time guest was John Berlau, Senior Fellow for Finance and Access to Capital in the Center for Economic Freedom at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who has reported that members of the House Agriculture Committee advanced seven bipartisan bills that would ease derivative rules of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law of 2010. He contended that Dodd-Frank’s implementation entails very expensive technology to provide “real time” price quotes—that are so broad that it may have ensnared even small farm co-ops.”
“The move represents a growing recognition by both parties that Dodd-Frank, which was intended to reform Wall Street, has instead victimized Main Street. It’s a realization that the 250-page Dodd-Frank bill regulates everything but the kitchen sink, but doesn’t address the main cause of the country’s economic problems” Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac,” said Berlau.
He noted that Dodd-Frank just puts shackles on community banks that prevent them from lending money to the community businesses that create jobs.
Neal segued to a discussion of CVS’s proposed policy that will demand that all employees reveal their personal health habits, including divulging their weight.
“There’s nothing wrong with enhancing the health of the workforce, but if we’re going to ask invasive questions of employees, than employees must understand that they are partners with employers. If poor employee health raises insurance costs, then employees must recognize that the company might go out of business,” said Neal, who added that employers in drug free companies can ask that employees have drug tests and OSHA can ask that employees handling heavy machinery get tested, so asking employees for personal health information already exists.
Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman suggested that it’s not really fair for employers to ask personal questions of their employees, but if under ObamaCare the government has access to personal health information, than there’s a precedent.
Neal portrays New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a “silly bird” for his ongoing war against sugary soft drinks.
“The solution is not passing laws, it’s about educating kids and their parents about the dangers of obesity,” said Neal.
Joining the show as a first time guest was Dr. Steve CamarotaDirector of Research at the Center For Immigration Studies, Director Research Center for Immigration Studies, who agreed with Neal that we need to encourage more skilled workers to legally immigrate; and with Dr. Roffman that we’re keeping out the good people and letting in people who are drawn to America’s government handouts.
“Most illegal immigrants are unskilled and have some high school or even a high school education, so they aren’t qualified for better paying jobs. And now we have the ‘Gang of 8’ who are trying to pass restrictive immigration policies, mostly because their states have the highest unemployment rates in the nation,” said Dr. Camarota.
He added that the country is “super charging” its immigration policy that allows current unskilled U.S. residents to streamline a way for them to gain preferred immigration for their unskilled relatives.
The final guest on Made in America was first time guest Kyle Olson, CEO and Founder of EAGNews.org, who is an expert on education policy.
He accused the Department of Education of engaging in a shell game where it looks like they are cutting spending when in reality they are privately building up the bureaucracy by earmarking funds for questionable education programs.
“They have launched a program entitled Education Excellence for African Americans. There’s nothing wrong with that, but we need policies that help all Americans. We shouldn’t be defining students by race,” said Olson.
Olson noted that the State of Wisconsin has instituted a program that promotes white privilege, and seeks to categorize students by race and giving them special accommodations.
Dr. Roffman and Neal continued their ongoing segment on government waste and cronyism, and returned to their favorite topic: the wasteful loans made by the Department of Energy.
The latest questionable loan was $197 million to Solo Power, a company that, like the ill-fated Solyndra, manufactures solar panels.
“Last September they got $107 million to meet certain benchmarks. They weren’t able to meet them and had to ask for a $20 million tax credit from the State of Oregon. Soon after, they needed more money, and have had a management shakeup. This is not a good sign,” suggested Dr. Roffman.
Neal and Dr. Roffman asked listeners to stay tuned for a future segment on Al Gore’s call for the much maligned carbon tax.
Each week Neal Asbury’s Made in America provides Neal’s insights into the week’s top news stories and their impact on the worlds of entrepreneurship, small business ownership and the overall economy. Neal’s analysis, together with co-host Dr. Richard Roffman, a veteran 30-year publisher with extensive domestic and international experience, takes a non-biased approach based on real life experience in business as an American manufacturer and exporter. Made in America airs nationally each Saturday from 7-8:00 PM on Radio America. Link to Made in America at http://www.nealasburysmadeinamerica.com.
MAR
