Posts Tagged 'employment'

Shutting Down Future US Jobs

Shutting Down Future US Jobs

As usual, President Obama fails to think about long-term solutions to our economy. His role in the shutdown is one example, but a far more dangerous decision was his willingness to cancel his trip to Indonesia for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC). The outcome of this decision could stop the creation of millions of good-paying American jobs.

According to data from APEC, its members — including the United States and China, Russia, Mexico, Canada and 16 other countries — account ...

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Flip the Economy, Not More Burgers

Flip the Economy, Not More Burgers

There are thousands of employees that work for fast food restaurants. They work hard and get paid very little. But how many dreamed of going to school, graduating with a degree and setting out to spend their life flipping hamburgers? Very few, I bet.

Unfortunately, in the Obama economy, too many college graduates have found themselves in this position. And worse, many American workers now consider fast food jobs a destination, not a temporary stop off until a better paying job ...

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A Tale of 2 Employments

A Tale of 2 Employments

In July, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.2 million. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.

Contrast this to 2004 when The Heritage Foundation estimated that only one in five part-timers preferred a full-time job.

Look where we’ve come in nine years. The term “involuntary part-time workers” was not even ...

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