“President Reagan, Jack Kemp and other advocates of supply-side economics understood that pro-growth tax, spending and economic policies were essential to America's long-term economic and fiscal health.” LongAmericaSidesGrowthPresidentTermEconomicPolicyTaxesEssentialsUnderstoodEconomicsSpendingLong TermEconomic PolicyPresident ReaganSupply Side Economics Author:Bob Beauprez
“Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy.” IfsWellsWould BeJobsEasyGrowthIncreaseGood ThingsVery GoodPopulationExcessJob Growth Author:Bob Beauprez
“Just to keep up with population growth, on average our economy needs to be adding about 125,000 jobs per month.” NeedsJobsGrowthEconomyMonthsAveragePopulationPopulation Growth Author:Bob Beauprez
“As state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember that unnecessary regulations stifle growth while doing nothing for public safety or health.” CountryStatesRememberEnergyGrowthRolesEconomyPolicySafetyDebateRegulationUnnecessaryExpandingDoing NothingColoradoLawmakersPublic SafetyEnergy Policy Author:Bob Beauprez
“Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade.” ProblemBigsLastsGrowthTermHalfCuttingEconomicTaxesArgumentIncreaseDemocratDecadesMeaningfulConclusionPrimariesJust OneDriversDeficitShort TermEconomic GrowthTax CutsEconomic ProblemsTax Increases Author:Bob Beauprez
“President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth, much less returning the workforce to a healthy level.” JobsGrowthPresidentLevelsNumbersStepsCreationHealthyPopulationPresident ObamaRight DirectionWorkforceNew JobPopulation GrowthJob CreationSteps In The Right Direction Author:Bob Beauprez
“What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening up federal lands to more energy production, and reforming government to reduce its burden on business.” KindGovernmentEnergyGrowthCuttingEconomicLandHavensPolicyTaxesDemocratProductionsBurdenFocusedOpeningPermanentEconomic GrowthTax CutsOpening UpEnergy Production Author:Bob Beauprez