The question is, what do you want for future in Ohio? Under the current administration new rules and regulations have killed nearly a million jobs in the country (http://eng.am/KP3Ruy). How many jobs could we have if we focused on enforcing the regulations already in place instead of just adding new job-killing ones?
It’s clear Ohio will play a pivotal role in this election. Just keep this in mind when thinking about the “growth” we’ve seen under the current administration. The number of people on food stamps has grown from 33 million to 46 million. Another four years of that growth would give us 66 million – a staggering 20% of the US population -- on food stamps. We have entered a food stamp economy, not a growth and jobs economy.
The current administration wants to impose new regulations on fracking, but what happens is that Ohio gets less investment and less development and additional regulators. You basically wind up with the equivalent of DMV employees being responsible for whether or not Ohio’s economy grows. Don’t we have enough rules and regulations already?
It has been an exhaustive election cycle, but at the end of the day it’s simple. The election should come down to the economy and getting people back to work. The current administration touts job growth, but the jobs that are being created are low paying, part-time jobs. In the retail and wholesale sector, a million full-time jobs have been cut since 2006, while more than 500,000 part-time jobs (http://1.usa.gov/Riud6o) were added. Are these really the jobs you want added in Ohio?
The only thing getting “energized” by the current administrations tenure is taxes on the middle class. The middle class pays more taxes under the current administration’s leadership. Check out the Forbes article that proves it (http://onforb.es/PCxEdl). We need a change in policies and leadership if in fact protecting the middle class is something Youngstown and Ohio values.
It’s certainly refreshing to see a Hollywood movie try to make an impact on this issue. Public unions, especially in public education, often end up as poisonous agents. We saw it in Chicago where a disingenuous strike left thousands of children in limbo (http://bit.ly/SwDdUR). It’s no reason that the public faith in public schools is waning (http://bit.ly/LmszmU). Hopefully this movie will enlighten many that unions need reform.
Really this is another sign that it’s time for the postal service to move away from public sector thinking and move to private sector business theory. The writing has been on the wall, as net income and volume have mail have steadily declined (http://chi.mg/oBezLD), but it’s clear a lot needs fixing. It may be time for the USPS to embrace private sector business theory. Government regulation is doing it no favors, and unless it can adapt, more layoffs seem to be the only way to account for faulty business model. It’s sad to see such misfortune befall the USPS, but solutions are there if they can embrace innovation.
Pension liabilities have never been more volatile (http://bit.ly/NI6UCi). We just saw three cities in California go bankrupt after locking themselves into inflexible contracts based on unrealistic economic assumptions (http://bit.ly/O5Q9it). Without reform we’re bound to see more cities follow in the footsteps of these California cities. Hopefully Ohio doesn’t balk at making changes because the consequences are very real.
The report from Pew pretty much confirms what we already knew, that pension liabilities are growing ever more dangerous. After seeing the entire state of Rhode Island pushed to the precipice of insolvency (http://nyti.ms/wn7HlE), you would have hoped many states would have taken measures to create a more sustainable model. Unfortunately it seems like many seem willing to make that jump. There are successful models out there that can be implemented. In New York we saw a proposal that could significantly reduce the risks inherent in defined-benefit pension system, by moving to a 401(k) like defined-contribution system (http://bit.ly/LDTfdV). However if states continue to drag their feet when it comes to pension reform it may soon become too late to make a change without having to drastically reduce benefits for all workers.
It’s incredibly important for Ohio to push pension reform. If you look at the states that Ohio most resembles in terms of population to unfunded liability ratios, the one that most resembles Ohio is Rhode Island (http://eng.am/vYjPtl). Rhode Island was pushed to the precipice of insolvency due to pension mismanagement and had to resort to radical reforms to keep the entire system from going over. If Ohio wants to avoid a similar fate it must make some tough choices now, otherwise it will have no choice but to severely slash benefits even more in the future.
Obama leads, but Romney has chance in race for 270 electoral votes
The question is, what do you want for future in Ohio? Under the current administration new rules and regulations have killed nearly a million jobs in the country (http://eng.am/KP3Ruy). How many jobs could we have if we focused on enforcing the regulations already in place instead of just adding new job-killing ones?
November 5, 2012 at 1:22 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Today marks busiest early-voting day in the Valley
It’s clear Ohio will play a pivotal role in this election. Just keep this in mind when thinking about the “growth” we’ve seen under the current administration. The number of people on food stamps has grown from 33 million to 46 million. Another four years of that growth would give us 66 million – a staggering 20% of the US population -- on food stamps. We have entered a food stamp economy, not a growth and jobs economy.
November 5, 2012 at 1:14 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Rep. Boehner: Obama will doom drilling
The current administration wants to impose new regulations on fracking, but what happens is that Ohio gets less investment and less development and additional regulators. You basically wind up with the equivalent of DMV employees being responsible for whether or not Ohio’s economy grows. Don’t we have enough rules and regulations already?
November 5, 2012 at 11:42 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Living under a political barrage
It has been an exhaustive election cycle, but at the end of the day it’s simple. The election should come down to the economy and getting people back to work. The current administration touts job growth, but the jobs that are being created are low paying, part-time jobs. In the retail and wholesale sector, a million full-time jobs have been cut since 2006, while more than 500,000 part-time jobs (http://1.usa.gov/Riud6o) were added. Are these really the jobs you want added in Ohio?
October 31, 2012 at 11:32 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Will Obama’s visit energize Dems?
The only thing getting “energized” by the current administrations tenure is taxes on the middle class. The middle class pays more taxes under the current administration’s leadership. Check out the Forbes article that proves it (http://onforb.es/PCxEdl). We need a change in policies and leadership if in fact protecting the middle class is something Youngstown and Ohio values.
October 31, 2012 at 11:31 a.m. permalink suggest removal
‘Won’t Back Down’ stands up to fix a struggling school
It’s certainly refreshing to see a Hollywood movie try to make an impact on this issue. Public unions, especially in public education, often end up as poisonous agents. We saw it in Chicago where a disingenuous strike left thousands of children in limbo (http://bit.ly/SwDdUR). It’s no reason that the public faith in public schools is waning (http://bit.ly/LmszmU). Hopefully this movie will enlighten many that unions need reform.
September 30, 2012 at 11:20 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Congress ignores looming crisis for U.S. Postal Service
Really this is another sign that it’s time for the postal service to move away from public sector thinking and move to private sector business theory. The writing has been on the wall, as net income and volume have mail have steadily declined (http://chi.mg/oBezLD), but it’s clear a lot needs fixing. It may be time for the USPS to embrace private sector business theory. Government regulation is doing it no favors, and unless it can adapt, more layoffs seem to be the only way to account for faulty business model. It’s sad to see such misfortune befall the USPS, but solutions are there if they can embrace innovation.
August 20, 2012 at 4:21 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Hearings planned on pension reform
Pension liabilities have never been more volatile (http://bit.ly/NI6UCi). We just saw three cities in California go bankrupt after locking themselves into inflexible contracts based on unrealistic economic assumptions (http://bit.ly/O5Q9it). Without reform we’re bound to see more cities follow in the footsteps of these California cities. Hopefully Ohio doesn’t balk at making changes because the consequences are very real.
July 12, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Study: State-pension shortfall ballooned in 2010 to $757B
The report from Pew pretty much confirms what we already knew, that pension liabilities are growing ever more dangerous. After seeing the entire state of Rhode Island pushed to the precipice of insolvency (http://nyti.ms/wn7HlE), you would have hoped many states would have taken measures to create a more sustainable model. Unfortunately it seems like many seem willing to make that jump. There are successful models out there that can be implemented. In New York we saw a proposal that could significantly reduce the risks inherent in defined-benefit pension system, by moving to a 401(k) like defined-contribution system (http://bit.ly/LDTfdV). However if states continue to drag their feet when it comes to pension reform it may soon become too late to make a change without having to drastically reduce benefits for all workers.
June 20, 2012 at 10:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio public pension changes get moving in Senate
It’s incredibly important for Ohio to push pension reform. If you look at the states that Ohio most resembles in terms of population to unfunded liability ratios, the one that most resembles Ohio is Rhode Island (http://eng.am/vYjPtl). Rhode Island was pushed to the precipice of insolvency due to pension mismanagement and had to resort to radical reforms to keep the entire system from going over. If Ohio wants to avoid a similar fate it must make some tough choices now, otherwise it will have no choice but to severely slash benefits even more in the future.
May 8, 2012 at 4:37 p.m. permalink suggest removal