Aug. 17, 2012 By John Seiler In numbers released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California's unemployment in July remained the same as in June, 10.7 percent. But that was an improvement from the 11.9 percent of July 2011. The U.S. unemployment rate of 8.3 percent for July 2...
Posts Tagged ‘Rhode Island’California unemployment third worst at 10.7 percentFriday, August 17th, 2012Laffer flat tax would make California boomFriday, April 6th, 2012 April 6, 2012 By Brian Calle and Josephine Djuhana It should come as no surprise that the economic growth rates and prosperity for states with excessive regulations and taxes are much lower when compared to states with fewer regulations and modest taxes. Incentives, such as low taxes and humbl... California ‘The Big State that Can’t’Monday, December 5th, 2011DEC. 5, 2011 As the public employee pension and health care benefit crisis sweeps across the nation, some states are dealing seriously with these multibillion-dollar threats to public services and treasuries. And other states remain in deep denial. California, to no one's surprise, is moving stri... R.I. Pension Crisis Casts Shadow on CAWednesday, September 14th, 2011SEPT. 14, 2011 By JOHN SEILER In a case with great importance for California, a Rhode Island pension bankruptcy advanced yesterday in court. At this stage, Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter ruled in favor of the union. But this is just a preliminiary. The ruling is being appealed. The ... |