FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2015 Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145, [email protected] Washington, DC- The Pew Research Center has released a report that shows how America’s middle class is no longer the majority. The middle class currently stands at 49.9% in comparison to 61% in 1971. Modern trade agreements have caused this middle class decline. Income…
Both sides want to resolve the investor court issue without reopening the deal. Canada’s new government is pushing the EU to move faster on a delayed trade deal, including a potential compromise on the key sticking point holding the deal up. [ by Hans von der Burchard | December 9, 2015 | Politico ]…
This should be a no-brainer: As much as possible, every dollar our federal government spends should help support American jobs and bolster the American economy. But that’s not happening to the extent that it can – and should. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Isaiah Poole | December 10, 2015] Economist Robert…
Contact: Dan Crawford or Susan Balding, [email protected], 202-775-8810 Washington, DC | Dec 8, 2015 | Economic Policy Institute Between 2001 and 2013 the Walmart-based trade deficit with China eliminated or displaced more than 400,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new paper from EPI Director of Trade and Manufacturing Research Robert E. Scott. In…
The U.S. is becoming more appealing as a location for manufacturing capacity, a new survey by Boston Consulting Group suggests. [ by James R. Hagerty | December 9, 2015 | Wall Street Journal ] The consulting firm said 31% of manufacturing executives surveyed in September said they were most likely to add production capacity…
