Katie Hobbs Earns Rusty Shovel for Latest Jobs Report
We recently published a post examining Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ jobs record. Our post noted that since Hobbs took office, government jobs grew to their highest level ever while key private industries have struggled. Although that record included jobs at every level of government, Hobbs took credit for them and included them in her total […]
Katie Government Jobbs
Executive Summary Katie Hobbs loves giving herself nicknames. Her first was the self-described “veto queen” and lately she’s taken to calling herself “Katie Jobbs.” In a recent post on social media, the Governor claims that she has “created 86,400 jobs” – but a look at the underlying data raises cause for significant concern, as job […]
The Stakes of Free Enterprise
“The record of history is absolutely crystal clear that there is no alternative way so far discovered of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by the free-enterprise system.” –Milton Friedman What is free enterprise? Free enterprise is the unimpeded, voluntary flow of […]
It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income
New data featured in the Wall Street Journal shows that food costs are eating up the largest chunk of Americans’ budgets in 30 years. According to the most recent data from the US Department of Agriculture, Americans are spending a whopping 11.3% of their disposable income on food. Americans are feeling squeezed by the rising […]
AMERICANS HOLD GRIM VIEW OF ECONOMY
First-ever Sawyer Business School/USA TODAY poll shows that despite declining inflation rate, 70% of Americans believe economy is getting worse, not better
As people move from big cities, Northwest rural communities see economic boost
During the pandemic lots of people relocated from big cities to small, rural places. In Waitsburg, Wash., some say that’s boosted the economy.
ECONOMY REMAINS THE PUBLIC’S TOP POLICY PRIORITY; COVID-19 CONCERNS DECLINE AGAIN
Increased focus on deficit reduction; Republicans far more likely than Democrats to view it as a top priority