If you’re a regular reader of this site you know that education is a frequent topic. Though the nation’s economy is slowly improving, its current state – fueled in large part by the unwillingness of some of our elected officials to boost job prospects – has, in part, resulted in greater competition for jobs available to debt-saddled graduates.… [Read more]
I am fortunate enough to be on the E-update list from the Desk of Scott Walker. It’s been illuminating. Good times.
Now, grant you, Scott Walker was not recalled; on the other hand, Dems regained control of the Senate chamber. And in better news, even as Wisconsinites were re-electing Scott Walker, President Obama won over Romney in the exit polls.… [Read more]
I’m sure you all know just exactly how crappy the economy is these days; I have been experiencing my own personal recession since February, 2009, when I was laid off from a long-term job that I loved. Since then, I’ve been riding the rollercoaster from hell and I can’t seem to get off. I was actually hired less than 2 weeks after my initial layoff, and I soon found out that I was the fourth assistant my new employer had hired – in less than 2 years.… [Read more]
A friend asked me if I believe it when I hear people say “America is broke“. Like anyone who has ever planned or read a budget, I know that numbers are data — but that data means something only when it is translated into information that tells a story…so, with hard and cold numbers, is it possible that the answer to the question as to whether or not America is broke can be both ‘yes’ and ‘no’? … [Read more]
