by Henry Oliner | Apr 21, 2017 | Economics
from Kevin Williamson in National Review, The Social Machine: The purpose of an automobile factory is not to “create jobs,” as the politicians like to say. Its function is not to add to the employment rolls with good wages and UAW benefits, adding to the local tax...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 18, 2011 | Economy
The president’s jobs bill is a non starter, a desperate attempt to do something by doubling down on failed policies. Point one- He offers tax breaks to workers by extending the reduction in FICA taxes, and making up the deficit with higher taxes to the general fund. ...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 14, 2011 | Economics
While we restrain oil production in this country, Canada is tapping their resource with new found vigor. Mary Anastasia O’Grady writes in the 9/12/2011 Wall Street Journal, Canada’s Oil Sands Are a Jobs Gusher. Excerpt: Having spent an hour the day before...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 11, 2010 | Business, Economics, Economy, Random
I am constantly amazed at how sitting political leaders and naive citizens think that the government can create jobs. If the government could create jobs why would we ever tolerate any unemployment? Either the leaders are economically ignorant or liars. If you only...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 9, 2010 | Business
Team Obama has missed the reason for high unemployment and slow growth in spite of low interest rates and seemingly endless stimulus. In the Wall Street Journal Gary Becker, Steven Davis and Kevin Murphy writes “Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery”....
