by Henry Oliner | Jul 31, 2009 | Democrats, Obama, Politics
The question that belies the new administration’s infinite number of programs is whether each additional initiative adds followers or deletes them. Will the gain of union support for the attempt at the card check legislation be more than offset by the loss of business...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 30, 2009 | Business, Economy, Taxes
Obama has already announced plans to increase the maximum tax rate to 40% for those who make over $250k. He has also proposed elimination of the ceiling on social security taxes and now the health care bill adds a tax on employers who do not provide health insurance....
by Henry Oliner | Jul 29, 2009 | Anti Semitism, Israel
We have committed $900 million dollars to Palestinians and $200 million is on its way. One could argue that this is chicken feed compared to the aid given to Israel. Even as the committed Zionist I am I do not have a problem with helping the downtrodden even if they...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 28, 2009 | Business, Democrats, Economics
Paul Krugman referred to the period between 1930 and 1980 as the Great Compression, referring to a flattening of the incomes from the very rich and the very poor of the Gilded Age and the growing income inequality from the Reagan era onward. In “the Conscience of a...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 27, 2009 | Business, Economics, Politics
The card check bill which would have allowed unions to win the right to represent without an election is being modified in hopes of gaining passage. Originally the bill eliminated the secret ballot, allowing the union a victory by just collecting enough signatures on...
