Making Labor Less Expensive Helps

Climate Change And Dependence On Foreign Oil Are Problems That Won't Go Away On Their Own. Tabling Plans To Deal With Them Doesn't Make It Easier For Companies To Plan And Invest; It Makes It Harder.

You Know, I Think The, The Crucial Thing, You Know, We Have Put In Place What Is, Is Just Simply The Biggest, Boldest Recovery Package In History, Right; The Stimulus Package, Biggest Ever; The Financial Rescue, Absolutely Comprehensive; A Housing Plan - That Is Incredible Medicine For The Economy. And We Fully Expect It To Work.

Raising The Minimum Wage, As President Obama Proposed In His State Of The Union Address, Tends To Be More Popular With The General Public Than With Economists.

There's A Joke In Economics About The Drunk Who Loses His Keys In The Street But Only Looks For Them Under The Lightposts. When Asked Why, He Says, 'because That's Where The Light Is.' That's The Problem With The Deficit.

As An Economic Historian, I Appreciate What Manufacturing Has Contributed To The United States. It Was The Engine Of Growth That Allowed Us To Win Two World Wars And Provided Millions Of Families With A Ticket To The Middle Class. But Public Policy Needs To Go Beyond Sentiment And History.