ADP report indicates a job market in need of reform

Brad Anderson — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:10:44 GMT

Tomorrow is jobs day, but one early indicator of the direction the government employment report will take is the monthly analysis from ADP. Today’s ADP report hints at a continued tepid job market, and the need for JCA's fiscal policy recommendations.

What is the secret to why some nations are wealthy and other impoverished?

Brad Anderson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:55:26 GMT

The natural state of makind through most of history is abject poverty. How, then, did some nations manage to escape this?

It will take eight years to return to 'normal' employment at this rate

Brad Anderson — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:16:45 GMT

At this pace, we'll close the jobs gap by, oh, 2020. That's how long it will take to return employment to pre-recession levels.

We need policies that encourage innovation, investment

Brad Anderson — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:29:46 GMT

We are a long way from recovering the 8.7 million jobs lost following the recession. We need pro-growth policies that encourage innovation and create incentives for investment.

Regulation

Brad Anderson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:44:39 GMT

If you ask the American people if they’re worried there is too much regulation, taxes, and spending - they’re likely to say yes. If you ask an American small business owner what his or her biggest problem is, the most likely answer will be complying with government regulations. It’s estimated that the cost of regulations on the American economy is $1.75 trillion – double what the government took in in individual income taxes last year. And since the beginning of the Obama Administration, there has been over $40 billion in new annual regulatory burdens, not to mention the regulations now in the works (almost 3,000).