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Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

The next carmaker bailout has become less likely

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted over the weekend not to unionize with the United Auto Workers. The Wall Street Journal says it's "the best news so far this year for the...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

We’ve got a bill to do that, Mr. President

President Obama wants to give a little more life to his jury-rigged effort to let people keep health care plans they liked. The Associated Press reports that the administration "is considering an...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

Obamacare discourages work

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts that the ridiculously misnamed "Affordable" Care Act will reduce work. As the agency itself said of Obamacare:"By providing subsidies that...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

Higher pay, but only if you keep your job

President Obama wants to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. "Give America a raise," he demanded of employers in his State of the Union speech, telling them, "Americans will support you" as...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

Obamacare even more repellent to Wisconsinites

Back in October, when Obamacare was a freshly launched disaster, I said that the website problems were only the beginning. The new Marquette University Law School poll suggests that Wisconsinites...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

I’ll listen respectfully

I'll listen respectfully when President Obama gives his State of the Union speech. The office he holds deserves that, and perhaps he'll say something new. Perhaps he'll start respecting the...

Demoralizing people as they struggle is not a good thing

Ominous signs for Obamacare

Obamacare's backers keep on claiming that it's not a government takeover because private insurers are involved. But it's not clear how at set-up will fare. According to The Hill (hat tip to Right...