There's no doubt that taking the lesser traveled DIY path usually saves a ton of money on household projects, whether they be small fixer-uppers or large retiling jobs.
Sometimes, however, it's just better to call the damn plumber; they have the job for a reason.
Source:
http://www.theplumbinginfo.com/articles/15-awful-diy-plumbing-disasters/
President Obama made a statement today on the White House South Lawn blasting Senate Republicans for obstructing aid to small businesses.
Obama said, "When Congress reconvenes, this jobs bill will be the first business out of the gate. And the Senate Republican leadership needs to stop its efforts to block it."
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The Fed chairman doesn't seem to think the presumably modest jobs boost from printing more money would be worth the risk to the Fed's hard-won inflation-fighting reputation
Source:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2010382,00.html
Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 - Republican House candidate Joe Heck has said that its not governments job to create jobs.
But for more than a decade, Hecks paychecks have come from government entities.
Source:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/13/bad-year-be-getting-paid-taxpayers/
Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, once scheduled to shutter in 2012, now has new life after Friday's announcement from Chrysler that it will keep the plant open and add a second shift of 900 workers in 2011.
The move will spur its suppliers to add 500 jobs as well, the company said. Chrysler's announcement today that
In a report to Congress, Ben S.
Bernanke said that it would take significant time to restore the 8.5 million jobs lost in 2008 and 2009.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/business/22fed.html
Here's TPM's round-up of GOPers hating on the jobless for...well, for being jobless.
With no end to the employment crisis in sight, the U.S. desperately needs to enact an aggressive jobs-creation campaign.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/opinion/29herbert.html
The 1,000 workers who make Barack Obama's suits are worried about their jobs again.
Source:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/suit_in_knot_4l6pKIM3dcL9lvp2ryb0FP
The Democratic effort to raise revenue for a jobs bill by closing a tax loophole that benefits money managers is running into opposition within the party itself as details are being worked out.
The carried interest loophole is a special tax deal for executives of investment partnerships, including real estate, private equity and some hedge funds
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/dems-fighting-over-tax-lo_n_581711.html
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the best monthly jobs report in 4 years: 290,000 jobs created in April (strongest performance since the start of the Great Recession); manufacturing saw its biggest jump in 12 years.
Mike Pence (R IN) said, "Democrat [sic] policies of taxing, spending and bailouts are having a chilling effect on job creators.
Source:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_05/023706.php
The social safety net was built for short-term gaps between jobs, but work may be scarce for years, even as the American economy shows signs of a rebound.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/business/economy/21unemployed.html
BP has cut 7,500 jobs in its cost-reduction drive since 2007, the company said on Tuesday, as it reported an underlying 70 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits.
Source:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/02/02/bp.outlook.ft/index.html
