Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to South Carolina. Quick South Carolina facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in South Carolina was 10.0%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 10.7%–a net increase of nearly 1% (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Ohio. Quick Ohio facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Ohio was 8.6%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 10.5%–a net increase of 1.9%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Ohio has received 7,802 […]

June, July and August were supposed to be the months. Democrats clinging to re-election hopes just knew that between the artificial job gains from Census Department hiring, the impact of their almost $900 billion in “stimulus” spending, and the tens of billions spent in other […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Florida. Quick Florida facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Florida was 8.6%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 11.4%–a net increase of 2.8%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Florida has received 6,534 […]

The U.S. economy is caught in a web — of artificially low interest rates, easy money, fiscal “stimulus”, and expansive government control over whole sectors of the economy. And government has no intention of changing course. The ostensible purpose of turning the money spigot on […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Nevada. Quick Nevada facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Nevada was 9.6%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 14.2%–a net increase of 4.6%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Nevada has received only […]

By Kevin Mooney — So called renewable energy sources comprise just 6 percent of Australia’s power supplies, but this could change dramatically in the next few years if environmentalists have their druthers, according to a New York Times “Green Column” that highlights pending projects. Current plans call […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Delaware. Quick Delaware facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Delaware was 7.0%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 8.5%–a net increase of 1.5%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Delaware has received only […]

Recently, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) interviewed former chief credit officer of Fannie Mae, Edward Pinto, to get his thoughts on how best to bring an end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-owned mortgage giants that helped cause the financial crisis, and to […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Colorado. Quick Colorado facts: The unemployment rate in Colorado in January of 2009 was 6.7%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 8%–an increase of 1.3%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Colorado has received 3,423 awards. […]