Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 70 stations) by castigating the NLRB for its open support of trade unions at a time when only seven percent of workers belong to a union. Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman agreed, adding that employers are now in the position of allowing unions to use a company’s resources to wage a campaign of intimidation that will ultimately punish the company.
This discussion lead to a conversation with Made in America’s first guest, Aloysius Hogan, Esq., a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who proposed that unions are employing ever-increasing forms of intimidation to pressure employers to accept union representation.
“The newest tactic is for unions to spring a unionization grab that gives employers almost no time to combat the unionization effort. Worse, they have the authority to gain access to a company’s personnel information including email addresses, home phone numbers and home addresses. It’s like giving unions permission to stalk employees,” related Hogan.
Dr. Roffman reminded listeners that the Tennessee VW auto plant successfully fended off a unionization effort, although that hasn’t stopped the union from continuing to go after the company.
Neal agreed, suggesting that if you look around the country at areas with growing poverty it’s where unions have put workers out on the street. On the other hand, right-to-work states, especially those in the south, are finding a solid employment base.
“Union leaders have only their own interests at heart, and it’s not about their union members. They want to collect as much money as they can for their own use,” concluded Hogan.
The next guest on Made in America was Stephen Moore, a Fox News commentator who formerly wrote on the economy and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, and is now chief economist at The Heritage Foundation.
Moore mocked President Obama’s pronouncement that he had reached an agreement with China to reduce carbon emissions when the world knows that China has no intention of meeting any restrictions on carbon emissions. To make matters worse, China is happy to accept money from America to build a greener energy program at a time when China is actually building more and more coal-fired plants to boost their sagging economy.
“Obama hears what he wants to hear. China never committed to a reduction in carbon emissions. Obama only makes pronouncements that seem to support his radical Green agenda when the facts don’t support them,” proposed Moore.
Neal and Dr. Roffman found it strange that the Obama administration isn’t taking a “victory lap” over the drastic reduction in gas prices. It’s really one of the only good things that has happened during his presidency.
The next guest on Made in America was Chris Deaton, writing for Red Alert Politics, who quoted data from the Census Bureau that found that “the current crop of 18 to 34 olds in the U.S. are more likely to be single, jobless and lower-wage earners than previous editions of young adults dating back 30 years.”
He added that as result of average salaries that fell from $37,000 in 2010 to average salaries today of $34,000, it has lead this group to postpone marriages. Whereas a minority of adults 18-34 were single in 1980 and 1990, two out of every three of them today have never been married. The trend toward early bachelorhood was noticeable last century, but the jump from 2000 to now — 52.5 percent to 66 percent — is significant,” suggested Deaton.
Dr. Roffman concurred, adding that these young adults have put their lives on hold until they can find a job that pays a meaningful salary.
Neal noted that the unemployment for this group is more than 20 percent, which is causing more millennials to switch their allegiance to the Republican Party from the Democratic Party, who they believe hasn’t delivered on creating jobs.
The final guest on Made in America was Jorge Arrizurietta of Arrizurietta & Associates, Miami, and a close associate of Jeb Bush, who correctly predicted two year ago that Jeb wouldn’t run for the presidency in 2012. This year, his attitude is changed.
“I think Jeb will run in 2016. He is incredibly focused on making a difference and wants to see systemic changes in how this country is run. He has a lot to offer and I think people are ready for his principled but practical approach to a conservative agenda,” noted Arrizurietta.
Arrizurietta, like many people, think that Obama’s agreement with Cuba was a mistake since he didn’t demand that reform from the Cuban government to make changes in its approach to freedom for its citizens.
On the cronyism front, Dr. Roffman was baffled that Obama had nominated Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, an internist and political ally for the post of Surgeon General.
“This is a guy that’s 37 years old and just recently finished medical school. It seems he’s a great fundraiser for Obama among doctors, but it looks like he’s spent more time practicing politics than practicing medicine,” concluded Dr. Roffman.
Each week Neal Asbury’ 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.
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