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Made in America Panel Predicts a Continued Rise in Right-to-Work States

Made in America Panel Predicts a Continued Rise in Right-to-Work States

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by urging listeners to look at the new job numbers with a jaundiced eye. Although Gallup predicted the new unemployment rate would hit 8.3 percent, the Obama administration once again was able to manipulate the jobless numbers to make it appear that the jobless rate has dropped below eight percent.

“You can’t take these job numbers seriously. They are just cooking the books.  What the numbers ...

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Choking on a Twinkie

Choking on a Twinkie

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Like many Americans, I was saddened by the news that Hostess Bakeries in the United States would cease operations, because who doesn’t have fond memories of, and love, for a Twinkie or Ding Dong?

But as a business owner, I was even more saddened that 18,500 employees would lose their jobs because the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Union went on strike rather than negotiate a new contract. The closure also means the end ...

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Made in America Panel Predicts an 11th Hour Compromise for Fiscal Cliff Threat

Made in America Panel Predicts an 11th Hour Compromise for Fiscal Cliff Threat

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by reiterating what he predicted weeks ago that soon after President Obama’s reelection, unemployment numbers would rise; and they have.  The new unemployment rate, according to Gallup, is 8.3 percent and will likely rise further after January 1 when the nation falls off the fiscal cliff.

“This is terrible news for the unemployed who believed that after the election things would get better.  They’re not,” concluded ...

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Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help Small Business Create Jobs

Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help  Small Business Create Jobs

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by welcoming former U.S. trade representative Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, who is a Senior International Partner for Wilmer-Hale, which offers legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas.  She joined the firm after serving as the U.S. Trade Representative—the chief trade negotiator and principal trade policymaker for the United States—from 1997 to 2001, and acting as deputy USTR from 1993 to 1996.

In his introduction Neal ...

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A Really Different Small Business Day for 2013

A Really Different Small Business Day for 2013

Saturday, Nov. 24 was Small Business Day. Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Day is a time to encourage consumers to buy from small retailers. President Barack Obama made a big deal about buying some books at a small bookstore.

The irony is that while he was giving himself a public relations boost, his tax hikes and Obamacare were shoving many of these small businesses into insolvency. As this trend continues, next year there will be far fewer ...

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