America, it's your turn to speak out

June 10, 2010

This project, "America Speaking Out," is centered around a state-of-the-art Web site where all Americans, regardless of party affiliation, can share their ideas for addressing the nation's challenges.

ONE MEMBER'S STORY

My Father's Business
By Ervon Fairbanks

"I am in the retail grocery business, a business I inherited from my father in 1960. Prior to my father's passing I had graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. I was drafted into the army toward the end of the Korean War...

Job Creation 101

Wall Street Journal
October 12, 2009, 3: 26 PM ET

The White House is finally coming to realize that taxes affect job creation. Terrific. Its solution seems to be to bribe employers for hiring new workers, albeit only for a couple of years. Less than terrific.

Alarmed by the rising jobless rate, Democrats are scrambling to "do something" to create jobs.