Opposing Views - The Recession

VIDEO:Unemployment Reaches 10.2%, Highest Since 1983

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:11 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, and is likely to go ...

OPINION:Extension of First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Bailout of Rich

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:14:38 -0600

By Heritage Foundation - Leadership for America

The Washington Post reports : The Senate voted Wednesday to renew the ...

OPINION:Best Way to Stimulate the Economy? -- Just Cut Taxes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:42:07 -0600

By Heritage Foundation - Leadership for America

The failure of the stimulus package to create jobs and generate economic growth ...

VIDEO:Texas Rep. Ron Paul on Fox News -- Government is "Inept"

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:30 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

Texas Rep. Ron Paul appeared on Judge Napolitano's show on Fox News Tuesday night, talking about ...

RESEARCH:Millionaire Congress Members Doing Just Fine Despite Economy

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:38 -0600

By OpenSecrets.org - Center for Responsive Politics

WASHINGTON -- Even members of Congress – many among the country's richest people -- ...

NEWS:Edmunds.com Rips Cash for Clunkers; Obama Admin Responds

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:17 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

The White House has fired back at mega site Edmunds.com for claiming the recent Cash for Clunkers ...

OPINION:Recession Hurting Big Oil? Boo-Hoo-Hoo

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:50:46 -0500

By Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense

It seems the recession is depressing to Big Oil. Apparently, global economic woes have resulted ...

OPINION:Pelosi's Blueprint for Government-Run Health Care

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:50:15 -0500

By Heritage Foundation - Leadership for America

The new House health care bill ( H.R. 3962 ) unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ...

VIDEO:Obama on GDP Rise-"Recession is Abating"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:24:36 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

President Barack Obama is hailing new figures showing the economy grew at a 3.5 percent rate in ...

NEWS: U.S. Department of Commerce Says "The Recession is Over"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:29:30 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

The most devastating recession since World War II has officially ended, according to the ...

NEWS:Al Franken Confronts Scholar on Health Care Bankruptcy in U.S.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:10:56 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) confronts Hudson Institute scholar Diana Furchgott-Roth on health care ...

VIDEO:Obama Supports Lower Pay for Execs of Bailed-Out Companies

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:28 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

President Obama says excessive executive pay "does offend our values," especially when they work ...

OPINION:Wait a Sec, Newspapers Already Receive 'Bailouts'

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:53:31 -0500

By Reason Foundation - Free Minds and Free Markets

Ira Stoll, late of the New York Sun , reminds us that, in an era where we're debating the ...

OPINION:GOP Rep. Dreier Says 'Buy American' Causes One Big 'Mess'

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:44:53 -0500

By Heritage Foundation - Leadership for America

By Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) When it comes to legislative PR, it doesn’t get much better than ...

OPINION:14 Senators Urge Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:42:59 -0500

By AFL-CIO - America's Union Movement

More than 1 million people hurt by the bad economy are at risk of losing their ...

NEWS:Report Says Ending Death Penalty Could Save Millions of Dollars

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:18:41 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

Put aside the moral and ethical debate for a moment. In these difficult economic times, a new study ...

VIDEO:Ron Paul on CNN, Talks Record Bank Bonuses and Regulations

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:33:32 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

Texas Congressman Ron Paul , an opponent of government waste and foreign intervention, appeared ...

NEWS:No Increase in 2010 Social Security Payments, 1st Time since 1975

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:06:44 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

WASHINGTON – Despite signs that the United States is slowly recovering from the Great ...

OPINION: Robert Reich's 4 Ways to Create New Jobs in this Economy

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:20:14 -0500

By Robert Reich - Author/Professor

In his Saturday radio address, President Obama acknowledged the White House is exploring "additional ...

OPINION:As Deficit Rises, So Too Does Number of Federal Employees

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:52:48 -0500

By Competitive Enterprise Institute - From Economy to Ecology

Thanks to the $800 billion stimulus package , and other huge government spending increases, the ...