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...That's not as self-evident as it may sound. There is no shortage of theories about why companies aren't adding jobs faster. Banks won't lend to enable them to expand. Extra workers are too expensive because of taxes and health care costs. But the real clog in the nation's job-creating machinery is much more basic: a lack of demand for goods and services...
...Health care as an industry is booming in most places, and Austin is no exception. Over the past three years, Seton has built three medical centers and hired 2,300 people. But getting people into those jobs - nearly 30% of which are for nurses - is a multipronged process. A few years ago, there was a waiting list to enter nursing school in Austin. Seton had to hire nurses trained in the Philippines. Now, with the clinical-education center's extra capacity and new partnerships with nursing programs at local colleges, Seton can hire locally...
...took a while, but on Thursday, House Democrats inched the health care boulder a bit further up the legislative hill after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the House's new health care proposal would slash $138 billion from the federal deficit by 2019, and extend health insurance to 32 million uninsured Americans. Earlier in the week, observers wondered why it was taking longer than expected for the key number cruncher to issue a verdict. Not only did the delay raise the question of whether all the compromises made to try to win broad enough support would make the bill...
...offices. And on the same day, President Obama postponed a trip to Asia - he was due to leave Sunday - a move that could embolden congressional Democrats eager to see the President is committed to pushing reform across the finish line. (See pictures from the front lines of the health care debate...
...with the change. While stressing that the Senate bill with the House package is "not a perfect bill," Trumka said it will "end a reign of insurance company terror" and is "an opportunity to change history we can't afford to miss." (See the top 10 players in health care reform...