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Our Disappearing Labor Force

Our Disappearing Labor Force

The year 2014 is turning out to be a reincarnation of 1978, when we had an out-of-touch Democratic president who failed to spur the economy and help create jobs.

In fact, the labor force participation this year equals that of 1978, when only 62.8 percent of American civilians 16 or older had a job or actively looked for work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It is estimated that more than 11 million people have dropped out of the labor force ...

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Made in America Panel Ponders America’s Shrinking Labor Force

Made in America Panel Ponders America’s Shrinking Labor Force

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) with the alarming news that the nation’s labor force participation is at its lowest rate since 1978 under Carter’s moribund administration.

Made in America welcomed first-time guest Ali Meyer, a reporter for CNSNews, who revealed that the percentage of American civilians 16 or older who have a job or are actively seeking one dropped to a 35-year low in October to 62.8 ...

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Made in America Panel Proposes that Feel Good Speeches Won’t Expand American Manufacturing

Made in America Panel Proposes that Feel Good Speeches Won’t Expand American Manufacturing

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) by expressing his discomfort with President Obama’s recent initiative to fund manufacturing hubs in Chicago; Canton, Ohio; and in North Carolina.

“As an entrepreneur myself operating manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S., do I really want the government deciding where entrepreneurs like me should establish operations? Why those three locations and not elsewhere?   That’s intrusive and especially ironic since Obama’s tax and regulatory ...

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American Trade Policy Stuck in Neutral

American Trade Policy Stuck in Neutral

For a president who vowed to double exports in five years, you have to wonder why President Obama has been unable to make any progress in expanding U.S. trade.

This week, Obama met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reaffirm their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) estimates has grown the U.S. economy from roughly $290 billion in 1993 to more than $1.1 trillion ...

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Made in America Panel Wants to See States Determining Workplace Policies Instead of the Federal Government

Made in America Panel Wants to See States Determining Workplace Policies Instead of the Federal Government

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) by acknowledging the important message that was sent to industrialized unions after workers at a VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted not to join the UAW, despite support for the UAW by VW management.

Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman agreed, characterizing the vote as a “smack down against unions,” and noted that the vote reflected the trend of manufacturers moving to right-to-work states ...

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