By Bill Wilson — New legislation by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), the “Protecting American Jobs Act,” would remove all judicial powers from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and send all disputes arising under U.S. labor law to federal courts. Other recent proposals have aimed narrowly at reining in the Board’s […]

By Frank McCaffrey — Hear from ALG President Bill Wilson on the President’s “balanced approach.” This is, of course, new taxes. Also we analyze a recent speech from Nancy Pelosi on job creation.

By Bill Wilson — When Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett wrote his love letter to Barack Obama begging to have his taxes increased — a move that prompted Americans for Limited Government to note up to $1 billion in back taxes his company may owe — he implied that he would be comfortable paying capital gains taxes at a higher rate, and that those gains ought to be treated equally […]

By Bill Wilson — Tucked away in the $447 billion so-called jobs bill — which won’t create jobs — is yet another bailout of bankrupt states like New York, Illinois, and California. This time, the bailout totals $140 billion. This comes atop $145 billion states got out […]

By Bill Wilson — If China is going to bail out Europe from its own self-inflicted debt crisis, its premier, Wen Jiabao, wants a few things in return.  Namely, it wants World Trade Organization (WTO) “market economy” status conferred on it, which would help its companies in […]

By Bill Wilson — As Congress responds to the President’s jobs speech, the employment news continues to be grim with zero new jobs created in August.  This Labor Department announcement combined with the White House’s officially having raised their projections for joblessness nationwide to more than 9 […]

By Bill Wilson — In the 2010 elections, Republicans won an historic victory — picking up 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats — predicated largely on the mandate to cut spending and borrowing in Washington, D.C. Republicans railed against the Obama Administration’s proposal to take in more than $1 trillion in new debt every year for the next ten years , when by 2021, the national debt […]

By Bill Wilson — For Barack Obama, economic prosperity for 14 million Americans seeking a job is just a matter of borrowing a few more dollars, and printing yet more money. And of course, paying your fair share — by Obama’s rules. It is Obama’s “story of […]

By Bill Wilson — Markets have begun pricing in the likelihood of a European collapse, where key members of the eurozone withdraw from the monetary union, banking institutions collapse, and widespread defaults reshape the landscape across the pond. This possibility, considered remote at best in recent months, […]

Obama’s economy continues to fail to produce the private sector jobs to even meet the needs of new entrants in the economy, let alone those who are currently unemployed. What is stunning is that the economy created zero jobs in August. It is almost criminal […]