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OPINION: 850,000 jobs return as U.S. economy continues reopening
But unemployment rate ticks up to 5.9 percent in June The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report is actually two distinct surveys —
OPINION: Congress should not use tax increases for infrastructure
President Joe Biden has announced a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill via budget reconciliation but has not told the American people how they can
OPINION: Congress needs to stop spending to staunch rapid inflation rise
The prices that suppliers are charging businesses and other customers rose again [in May], adding to inflation pressures bubbling through the U.S. economy. The Labor
OPINION: Time to end national economic-emergency measures
May’s drop in unemployment makes clear the economic emergency is over. As states continue to reopen their economies, it is having the obvious anticipated impact
OPINION: Too many still unemployed; opening economy is the answer
More spending is not the solution The last month of President Trump’s economic miracle was February 2020. [The March 5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
President Trump was right about vaccine timing
President Donald J. Trump was ridiculed and scoffed at by bureaucrats at the FDA when he repeatedly stated that a vaccine was nearing completion, possibly
OPINION: Increased COVID-19 recovery means shutdowns must end
OPINION President Donald Trump’s return to the White House [on Oct. 5] provides Americans hope that COVID-19 is not a death sentence, with mortality down
Opinion: House Dems do nothing while Pelosi blocks small-business funding CARES Act renewal
OPINION Since labor markets bottomed in April after the COVID-19 lock-downs, nearly 14 million jobs have been recovered in the U.S., according to the Bureau
OPINION: Yes, Joe, you are a radical socialist who is soft on rioters
Joe Biden recently asked a simple question: “Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters?” The answer is yes. When
Private-sector job creation continued to rebound in July
President Donald Trump continues to lead a dramatic rebound in the jobs economy as America added 1.46 million new private-sector positions in July. The retail,