About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
Behind Friday’s Jobs Report: The Real Numbers
Buried in Friday’s employment report from the Department of Labor Statistics were two key numbers that reflected the slowdown in the economy so...
Despite Kagan, Public Knows Little About Supreme Court
Now that Elena Kagan has been confirmed as Justice of the Supreme Court following several weeks of highly publicized hearings, the public remains...
Geithner: Welcome to Reality
Claims that “we are on a path back to growth” by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in an op-ed in the New York Times...
Ryans Roadmap II
The first time Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) offered his “Roadmap for America’s Future” to the House of Representatives, it failed by 137-293, with...
Temporary Unemployment Benefits — Permanent Welfare?
The White House on July 21 extolled the extension of unemployment insurance by the Senate, claiming it was “not only the decent thing...
TARP Criticism Misses the Point
When TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky criticized the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) as being ineffective, he blamed the Treasury Department for not...
Maine Eyes Social Security for Pension Bailout
Instead of asking for a federal bailout, Maine is considering shifting part of its underfunded pension plan liabilities to Social Security. Without the...
Great Depression: Here We Go Again?
The unremitting flow of negative news about the economy has finally caught the attention of the mainstream media, causing an increasing number of...
Railroads, Robber Barons, and Unbridled Capitalism
When Matthew Josephson wrote The Robber Barons in 1934, he tipped his hand as to his personal prejudice against the capitalists of the...
Still Waiting for the Recovery
The economy has gained either 2.5 million jobs or 3.6 million jobs since the Recovery Act was signed into law in January, 2009,...
Social Security Benefits Only for Needy?
One way to fix Social Security would be to limit payments only to those who need them, according to House Minority Leader John...
Fixing State Budgets Will Be Painful
Pew Research recently polled Americans about ways to bring state budgets into balance and found that respondents did not like any of the...
The Millennial Generation, Jobs, and Reality
In a microcosm, Scott Nicholson, at age 24, represents his Millennial Generation well: He graduated from college two years ago and is still...
From China, With Love
Addison Wiggin asked his readers to imagine an older happily married couple, having their usual morning breakfast together: They work well together, though...
The Invisible Recovery
On Friday Reuters reported that non-government payrolls rose only slightly in June and overall employment fell “for the first time this year …...