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July Consumer Prices Jumped 5.4% While Core Inflation Remained High

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 11, 2021 16 Comments

“The kind of inflation now is driven by the fact that there aren’t enough used cars, that the oil markets are rocking and rolling, that housing construction demand is high and there’s been trouble getting sawmills up and running."...

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Inflation Grows in June as Consumer Price Index Jumps 5.4% From a Year Ago

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 13, 2021 15 Comments

“Demand is coming back very rapidly, and businesses are normalizing prices in the sense that they are making up for declines...

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June Adds 850K Jobs, But Unemployment Rate Went Up and Labor Participation Didn’t Budge

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2021 10 Comments

No one is returning to work as the economy opens up. It's great we have more jobs, but it means nothing if no one applies and hired....

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People Dropping Off Unemployment Rolls in States Ending Fed Benefits

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 28, 2021 18 Comments

"The number of workers paid benefits through regular state programs fell 13.8% by the week ended June 12 from mid-May—when many governors announced changes...

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Chipotle Hikes Prices by 4% to Cover Higher Employee Wages

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2021 25 Comments

Businesses have been paying more for supplies and raised hourly pay to entice people to return to work. Therefore, menu prices went up....

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May Added 599K Jobs, But Saw Little Change to Labor Participation Rates

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2021 14 Comments

The economy saw 559,000 more jobs in May and a drop in the unemployment rate. However, economists predicted 671,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate likely fell due to a surplus in jobs.

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Steelworker Union Begs Biden to Keep Trump Tariffs in Place

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 21, 2021 37 Comments

Trump was an outstanding president for labor, a fact for which he receives little credit. Many labor union members backed Trump, but the bosses are in bed with the Democrats and backed Biden. Now the Steelworkers Union is asking Biden to keep Trump's tariff on foreign steel in place.

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Inflation Spikes as Consumer Prices Soar by 4.2% in April

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 12, 2021 29 Comments

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed in April by 4.2% as the economy begins to open up, causing a demand for supply. It's the biggest 12-month increase since 2008. The CPI "measures a basket of goods as well as energy and housing costs." In other words, it encompasses everything. All goods.

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Stacey Abrams Spins Job Report: ‘Insufficient’ to ‘Focus on Traditional Masculine Areas of the Economy’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2021 34 Comments

First of all, why is anyone asking Stacey Abrams about the April jobs report? Shouldn't she be governing Georgia? Oh, wait.

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Biden Insists April’s Dismal Jobs Report Shows U.S. Economy is on the ‘Right Track’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2021 38 Comments

The April jobs report showed the U.S. added only 266,000 jobs during the month and the unemployment ticked up to 6.1%. Economists are usually off the mark, but holy cow. They predicted 978,000 job growth and unemployment of 5.8%. I have never seen such a huge difference between prediction and numbers. Miserable considering the U.S. started to see some growth at the end of former President Donald Trump's term.

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UAW Slams Ford Over Decision to Move New Car Production From Ohio to Mexico

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 34 Comments

The United Auto Workers (UAW) told Ford employees at an Ohio plant the company wants to move production of a new line to Mexico instead of their Ohio Assembly Plant (OHAP). Ford has not made its decision public, but the union insists it received "strategically limited information," and the situation is "rapidly evolving."

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Republicans Planning to Target Democrats Over Biden’s Job-Killing Keystone XL Policy

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2021 16 Comments

It's astounding that one of Joe Biden's first acts as president was to destroy thousands of jobs with the stroke of a pen. The people who lost their ability to provide for their families have spoken out, but their objections have fallen on deaf ears. Republicans, who are increasingly embracing working-class voters, are planning to make the Democrats pay a political price for this.

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Biden EPA Pick Says Rest of the Country ‘Can Learn From’ California on Regulations

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2021 28 Comments

Joe Biden's decision to halt the Keystone XL Pipeline was just the beginning of his plans for fighting climate change. His pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Michael Regan, and he is a true believer. He even thinks the rest of the country can learn from California.

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Joe Biden’s Presidency is Already Worse Than Imagined

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2021 46 Comments

Joe Biden has been president for a little over two weeks, and it already feels like six months. I knew that when Democrats and the media kept claiming that Biden would return to normalcy, it was a lie, but I didn't realize how bad it would be. It's a disaster on multiple levels.

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John Kerry: Energy Workers Fired Due To Biden Should Learn To Make Solar Panels

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2021 85 Comments

After a press briefing on Wednesday, a reporter asked John Kerry how he and Biden would respond to the people who would lose their jobs in coal and oil due to Biden's new climate policies. Kerry explained that these workers can find employment in alternative forms of energy, such as solar panels' production. How utterly insulting.

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Keystone XL Pipeline Workers Speak Out About Lost Jobs Following Biden Cancellation of Project

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2021 63 Comments

Joe Biden's decision to eliminate the Keystone XL Pipeline is killing jobs and hurting Americans. Unions that endorsed Biden are already speaking out against the decision. So are the workers who are losing their jobs.

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Unemployment Claims Jumped to 965,000 Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2021 14 Comments

Last week's unemployment claims went up by 181,000 to 965,000, which is another sign the economy is having a tough time with COVID-19 spikes. This is the biggest jump since August.

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Illinois Restaurant Owner Refuses to Close His Business, Slams COVID Relief Bill

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 28, 2020 35 Comments

Jeff Buckler, the owner of Lil Buford's Bar & Grill in Champaign County in Illinois, slammed the $600 COVID-19 relief checks and restrictions that have kept businesses closed in his state. Buckler has defied the lockdown to keep his employees working so they can pay their bills.

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