Please join us for CPA’s “Meet the Candidates of PA 12″ to learn about the candidates’ detailed positions on jobs and trade. Candidates will respond to prepared questions as well as questions from voters about trade, manufacturing, and the economy. Keith Rothfus (R) (challenger) – Confirmed Jason Altmire (D) (incumbent...

Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, is to speak at the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association on Feb. 16, 2012.

A spoof received in my email inbox.  Remember the “Who’s on First” skit by Abbott and Costello? ***** COSTELLO:  I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America. ABBOTT: Good  Subject. Terrible Times. It’s 9%. COSTELLO: That many people are out of  work? ABBOTT: No, that’s 16%. COSTELLO: You...

Available to subscribers to World Trade Online ***** Hatch Seeks Currency Provisions In TPP, Future Trade Deals To Guard Against Manipulation World Trade Online  |   February 6, 2012 Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has asked the Obama administration for its views on including a provision guarding against misaligned...

Reposted from Forbes ******* How Economists Contributed to the Financial Crisis John T. Harvey | February 6, 2012 | Forbes A lot of blame has been spread around regarding the financial collapse and the onset of the Great Recession. Greedy speculators, big banks, Wall Street executives, and Fannie Mae and...

Falling Unemployment Hardly a Game Changer but Obama May Not Need One Democrats rejoiced that unemployment fell to 8.3 percent and 247,000 new jobs were added in January, confirming to them President Obama will take them to victory in November. Whoa! Prospects for more improvement are not great, and President...

Reposted from the Huffington Post ***** As Jobs Go Global, U.S. Workers Pay Ian Fletcher  |  February 3, 2012  |  Huffington Post It’s no secret the pot is boiling a bit again with respect to America’s trade-induced economic problems. Or, more properly, free-trade induced, as neither I nor any other...

Reposted from VATinfo.org ******* Clinton (Again) Endorses VAT December 30, 2012 | VATinfo In his new book, “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Ecconomy,” Knopf, 11/08/11, President Bill Clinton again calls for (see TV interviews under “Audio/Video”) a shift away from income taxation to a...

Reposted from The Dayton Daily News ******* New views, policies lift manufacturing sector Steve Bennish | February 4, 2012 | The Dayton Daily News A new and more positive public attitude is building toward manufacturing in the United States after decades of job losses that led some to believe the...

Reposted from The New York Times ****** China Fires 7 Officials After Spill Andrew Jacobs  | February 4, 2012 | The New York Times BEIJING — Seven officials in southern China have been removed from their jobs in the wake of a toxic heavy metal spill that fouled drinking water...