According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US unemployment rate for March ticked down to 8.2% with a net gain of 120,000 jobs. Leading the charge with the most prominent growth were manufacturing (+37,000) and leisure and hospitality (+37,000). Healthcare also continued it's upward march, adding 26,000 jobs. Retail … Continue Reading ››
So we see the jobs reports on the first Friday of each month, and everyone inhales and holds their breath for just a second. If the unemployment rate goes down, we breathe a sigh of relief. If it ticks up, we wonder what happened.
Over the past few months, the economy has started to pick up … Continue Reading ››
Interesting data published by the New York Times includes some staggering sums about how much money is being raised and spent for this year's Presidential election. We get one vote at the ballot box, but campaign donations are a much different story. Let's see how Texans have put their money where their mouth is. … Continue Reading ››
So let's take a quick trip back to January 2010. The nation was in the throws of a very contentious Healthcare brawl (the Republicans won that btw... Democrats got screwed because they were SPINELESS). Talk of Death Panels and third-world rationing filled the airwaves. The Tea Party was drawing political blood at every chance. … Continue Reading ››
In watching the historic litigation over Health Care this week, many are left to wonder what the Supreme Court's ruling will be. Three days of vigorous discussions that mostly centered on the Individual Mandate. To be certain there is much more debate ahead before the landmark ruling (full audio and transcript here … Continue Reading ››
