When it comes to President Barack Obama, I have always maintained his race has never been a factor in the rejection of his policies.
The color of one’s skin shouldn’t matter in this country.
Yet, as our first black president, it appears he has turned his back on America’s black labor force.
The black unemployment rate stands at more than 20 percent, and has been at that level for a long time. The unemployment rate for black youth is astronomical.
Yet, ...
If you want to see the principle of cause and effect in action, look no further than Obamacare. We have a situation where Obamacare is causing employers to reduce their number of full-time employees to part-time to avoid having to provide government-approved health plans or be penalized.
We are now seeing companies that have already converted full-time employees to part-time cutting healthcare benefits altogether and forcing them to buy health insurance through the Obamacare exchanges.
It’s hard to escape the irony of ...
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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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