Economy – Page 55 – Schirach Report

Immigration Reform May Succeed – The Republicans Want Latino Votes – However, Let’s Remember That Immigration Is About Becoming Citizens, Not Just Legal Workers – America Is About Shared Values, Not About Jobs

By Paolo von Schirach January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – In perennially divided and dysfunctional Washington it seems...

America’s Problem: Half The Country No Longer Believes In The Virtues Of Free Market Capitalism More entitlements seem more appealing. However, low growth and high spending will inevitably lead to national decline; just like in Europe

WASHINGTON – America’s biggest problem –as the recent presidential elections have demonstrated– is that a bit more than half...

787 Grounded Possibly For Months, Cause Of On Board Batteries Fires Still Unknown – A Major Crisis For Boeing – Loss Of Prestige For America As Technology Leader

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/17/boeing-787-dreamliner-grounded-all-over-the-world-due-to-serious-malfunctions-aerospace-giant-image-tarnished-has-america-lost-it-as-technology-leader/ January 25, 2013 WASHINGTON – I pointed out just a few days...

Obama’s Social Justice Agenda Is Unaffordable – But The Republican Message Of Fiscal Responsibility Has No Traction The country does not appreciate the combined threat of high debt and low growth

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/21/obamas-second-inaugural-address-focused-on-equality-issues-noble-goals-however-unless-the-american-economy-grows-while-washington-fixes-spending-and-taxes-there-will-be-nothing-to-redistribute/ January 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – President Obama’s priorities, as outlined in his...

Obama’s Second Inaugural Address Focused On Equality Issues – Noble Goals – However, Unless The American Economy Grows, While Washington Fixes Spending and Taxes, There Will Be Nothing To Redistribute

By Paolo von Schirach January 21, 2013 WASHINGTON – Nothing I have heard from Barack Obama since his November...

Praise For Mario Draghi Is A Way To Forget That Europe’s Structural Economic Problems Have Not Been Fixed – The Financial Situation Is Much Better; But The Economies Of Southern Europe Remain Hopelessly Weak

By Paolo von Schirach January 20, 2013 WASHINGTON – I am really worried about too much praise...

Chinese Media Openly Discuss “Smog Crisis” People made aware of public health risks, costs of going green

WASHINGTON – What is most remarkable about the almost historic “smog crisis” enveloping China is that all the...

Persistent Heavy Smog In Beijing Off The Charts Foul air triggered open debate about new economic model. Growing the economy while preserving the environment? More easily said than done after 30 years of degradation

Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/12/extreme-air-pollution-levels-in-beijing-indicate-a-deep-environmental-crisis-in-china-can-the-country-grow-the-economy-while-spending-hundreds-of-billion-to-fix-the-environment-a-huge-political-cha/ WASHINGTON – I wrote recently, (see link above), that Beijing’s dismal air quality signals a tough...

Costly And Inconclusive Afghanistan Campaign Coming To A Close – Yet Nobody Wants To Spell Out That The Nation Building Strategy Was A Dumb Idea – The US Initial Goal Was To Defeat Al Qaeda, Washington Changed It Into Modernizing A Primitive Society

By Paolo von Schirach January 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – Afghan President Hamid Karzai was in Washington to talk about...

Extreme Air Pollution Levels In Beijing Indicate A Deep Environmental Crisis In China – Can The Country Grow The Economy While Spending Hundreds Of Billion To Fix The Environment? A Huge Political Challenge For The New Leaders

By Paolo von Schirach January 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – News reports indicate that Beijing air pollution is off the...