Articles tagged with: stimulus package
Obama: A Man For The Ages
most economists admit that 2010 will most likely be a year of slow economic recovery in the United States. During this year, the country will begin to digest the ramifications of the health care reform package, and many employers will position themselves to take advantage of the newly defined “health care landscape”.
High Unemployment Will Dog 2010
There is little doubt that continued high unemployment rates will have a major impact on the 2010 mid-term elections, and may hamper Obama’s ability to accomplish other major campaign initiatives. The truth of the matter is that there is very little the Obama Administration (or any administration) can do to effect the economy in any significant way without changing the American capitalistic system.
End the Recession With Health Care Reform
The unexpectedly bad “jobs report” released by the Department of Labor on Friday came as no surprise to the Obama Administration, who has warned all along that the recession would most likely impact the economy for the rest of 2009 and probably most of 2010. Given the depth of the recession, that actually began in the fourth quarter of 2007, and given the disastrous …
The Economic “Die has been Cast”
Much to the chagrin of Congressional Republicans, the House Democrats released the details of the proposed $825 billion economic recovery bill on Thursday. Although the bill calls for an unprecedented level of government spending, intended to kick-start the economy, Appropriation Committee Chairman David Obey stated that even $825 billion may fall short of the amount needed to accomplish the Administration’s …
