Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced the launch of a comprehensive new economic indicator, the US Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI). CPA has partnered with Cornell University, the University of Missouri, and the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity (GISP) to unveil a new measure of America’s changing employment situation. The…
Editor’s note. This is initial coverage of our new Job Quality Index which shows consistent deterioration of the quality of jobs on offer for the last 20 years. If quality is more important than quantity, the U.S. labor market isn’t as good as the headline numbers indicate, according to new research. [Katia Dmitrieva | November…
The US has long provided measures of the quantity of jobs created, but not the quality of those jobs. Our new index (JQI) answers many important questions including why the Philips Curve is not working, why global trade and deindustrialization deteriorate the quality of the employment. Please join us! We’re pleased to announce the following…
Washington.The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) reacted cautiously to President Trump’s announcement of the principal details of a potential ‘Phase One’ agreement with China. “I commend President Trump, Ambassador Lighthizer, and Secretary Mnuchin for their unprecedented work to address the multi-dimensional challenges posed by China’s whole-of-government strategy—which has long eroded America’s military, economic, and…
Excerpt: “GOP globalists are a big threat to the economic recovery,” Stumo said. “President Trump’s nomination team needs to have a litmus test to screen out globalists when considering appointees. The president should now be tweeting about these America Last FTC commissioners as vigorously as he tweets against the Federal Reserve.” President Trump’s hand-picked appointees for the Federal Trade…
Editor’s note: China’s military rise is funded by their trade surplus with the US. Conversely, the US containment strategy against the USSR bankrupted them. Adm. Phil Davidson sent letter to Senate Armed Services Committee faulting shortage of ‘immediate and necessary resources’ [Gordon Lubold | April 17, 2019 | WSJ] WASHINGTON—The commander in charge of U.S.…
Editor’s note: China’s request to be considered a “market economy” is yet another example of the persistent deceit of the country’s leadership. The World Trade Organization decided that China didn’t automatically qualify for market-economy status in 2016 as Beijing has asserted, according to two people with knowledge of the case, handing a major victory to…
Editors note: They told us tariffs on solar panel imports would kill the US solar market and cost jobs. They were wrong. SunPower’s New Oregon Facility Now Producing Performance Series Solar Panels, Solidifying Commitment to American Manufacturing The 19-Percent Efficient Commercial Solar Panel with Proven Shingled Cell Design Delivers Superior Power, Reliability, Value and Savings Compared…
Editor’s note: US consumers are paying for China’s ability to engage in military aggression against us. “Last month, Chinese Rear Adm. Lou Yuan told an audience in Shenzhen that sinking a pair of U.S. aircraft carriers would settle issues of sovereignty in the South China Sea. What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” he said,…
Editor’s note. Germany is for free trade so long as it is a massive net exporter. It’s new National Industrial Strategy is more “Germany First” than Trump’s MAGA. [Ruth Bender | Feb. 5,2019 | WSJ] The policy would allow the country to take stakes in strategically significant businesses to protect them from foreign takeovers. It also…
