Will there ever be another widespread innovative and creative era as during WWII? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the innovations and creativity initiated during WWII in both the public and private sectors.
Labor is a byproduct of the success of entrepreneurs. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame on Labor Day to recognize the indispensable contribution of entrepreneurs – the job creators – to the U.S. economy.
Employee relations by small businesses are an example to celebrate and emulate. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the familial relationship between small business owners and employees and the lessons for others.
The marketplace should choose participants, not government. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the damage that is created when politicians decide to pick marketplace winners and losers.
How does President Obama compare to FDR? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why FDR’s unsustainable philosophy of wealth redistribution hurt the country long-term and the same practice by Obama is doing the same thing.
Have we become confused about the role of the president? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Constitutional role of the president, which is to run the government, not the country or the economy.
According to the CBO, next year’s deficit alone will cost $30,000 per second. Historian Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the historic causes of national debt, including war, and the real cost of America’s outrageous amount of debt.
In business, you cannot get a bank loan if debt obligations are more than revenue. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current U.S. debt to revenue ratio and why we have to make drastic changes in federal spending before we reach the point of no return.
Will the budget changes happen on our terms or on our creditors’ terms? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the hard budget-cut decisions U.S. leaders need to make, and the temporary sacrifices citizens need to accept to invest in our future.
Can President Obama be compared to Franklin Roosevelt? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the similarities that Barack Obama has with Franklin Roosevelt with regard to the policies of their administrations.
