Posts Tagged ‘ recession ’

GOP Plan To Create Jobs Fails To Create US Jobs

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The United States economy is failing not into a recession, that is our current economic condition, but into a depression.  The failure of the ‘trickle down economics’, removing regulations and opening Free Trade Agreements with China has reared its ugly head.  Now the GOP is promoting its “job creation plan” which will only make matters worse for the middle class and create an substantial economic class society. Here are some highlights of the GOP Plan (read full proposal here): Require congressional review and approval of any government regulations that have a significant impact on the economy or burden small businesses. Audit existing...

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Slow Death of 80′s Dependency of Brand Names

Slow Death of 80′s Dependency of Brand Names

New consumer polling data shows that an overwhelming majority of U.S. supermarket shoppers will continue purchasing store brand products after the recession is over. A poll conducted this month by GfK Custom Research North America for the Private Label Manufacturers Association reports that 91% of shoppers say they will keep buying store brand products after the recession ends. Conversely, only 8% of the consumer polled said they will stop buying these products. The quality of store brand products is a big factor in convincing shoppers to keep buying them. The GfK poll found that 9 of every 10 shoppers...

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March Comes With Office Madness

March Comes With Office Madness

When the NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins later this month, millions of fans across the country will be looking to follow the games, which take place mostly during the workday, on their phones, at lunch or at their desks through the streaming online video service offered by CBS, the NCAA’s official network. Claire Simmers, Ph.D., professor of management at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, believes that watching the games during the day can provide a challenge to employers and employees alike. Simmers”With streaming services and portable devices like iPhones, you can watch these games anywhere,” Simmers says. “As an...

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Stimulus Package Soapbox

Stimulus Package Soapbox

While the U.S. Government wrestles with the details of President Obama’s proposed stimulus package, a mystery man is moving quickly to give locals the money they need. Today, from 10am to 4pm at Union Station, Bailout Bill, Founder of BailoutBooth.com, will be giving away $50,000 in cash to anyone and everyone who walks up and explains why they need a bailout. “People need money and we’re here to give it to them,” says Bailout Bill, Founder of BailoutBooth.com. “Times are tough and the government is taking a long time to get their act together, so while they’re letting politics...

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President Obama’s First Address

Following are excerpts of President Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress: “While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken; though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before. “The weight of this crisis will not determine the destiny of this nation. The answers to our problems don’t lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our factories; in the imaginations of our entrepreneurs...

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