recession
Biden Denies Recession After GDP Decline, But Economists Say Otherwise
The U.S. Economy Has Shrunk For Six Consecutive Months, According To Federal Data Released Thursday, Which Led Many Economists To Declare A Recession. But The Biden Administration Is Pushing Back, Arguing The U.S. Is Not In A Recession After All.
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Nearly Half Of Small Businesses In Hiring Freeze, Citing Inflation And Costs
Nearly Half Of Small Business Owners Are Not Willing To Hire Because Of Labor Costs And “Skyrocketing Inflation,” A Newly Released Small Business Report Shows.
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Has Joe Biden Abandoned “We the People”? All Signs Point to Yes. (Marsha Blackburn Op-Ed)
When The Great American Experiment Began, Our Founding Fathers Envisioned A Nation That Worked For “We The People” And Enshrined That Vision In The Constitution. But, When I Talk To Tennesseans, It Is Clear That They No Longer Believe That Those In Charge Of The Federal Government Have Their Best Interests At Heart. Tennesseans Are Frightened For The Future And Beyond Frustrated With An Administration That Has Thrown Away The Founders’ Promises.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Recession Is Not Inevitable, CEOs Say It’s On The Way
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says That A Recession Is Not Inevitable, Comments That Have Been Met With Skepticism By Business Leaders.
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Cutting Health Care Budgets Will Make Recession Worse For Working Women – And Everyone Else Too
One Of The Biggest Challenges We Have In Politics & Public Policy Is That People Work On A Narrow Range Of Issues Or Even Just One Issue. Reporters Have Beats, Lawmakers Have Committee Assignments. Subject Matter Experts Usually Work In Just One Discipline. Interest Groups Have, Well, Their, Interests. When The Champions Of A Single Issue Pursue Their Own Interests To The Exclusion Of Everything Else, Specialization Becomes The Enemy Of Good Policy.
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State General Revenue Spending Will Decline For First Time Since The Great Recession
After Nine Consecutive Years Of Spending Growth In States, Weaker Revenue Projections Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic And Related Restrictions Is Resulting In States Spending Significantly Less Of Their General Revenue.
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