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Jaime Fuller

Jaime Fuller is the associate editor at The American Prospect.

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No Silver Bullet for Gas Prices

Today's Balance Sheet: No Death Star for Earth, but no low gas prices either. 

Jaime FullerFeb 24, 2012

Obama has upped his campaign game on energy in the past week, while conceding there is little he can do to combat the rising gas prices before November. The president has been advocating an "all of the above" response to gas prices, including pushing more domestic oil production and stricter fuel-efficiency standards.

Internet Privacy: It's Complicated

Today's Balance Sheet: The White House takes on Internet behemoths.

Jaime FullerFeb 23, 2012

The White House plans to release guidelines for internet companies to help them protect consumers' privacy today. However, the rules are voluntary, which means the web will likely remain an information free-for-all. The Federal Trade Commission will only police companies who agree to the administration's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. The only real incentive for companies to agree to the rules is to boost consumer confidence.

Obama's Tax Code Spring Cleaning

Today's Balance Sheet: The White House vacuums out the corporate tax code. 

Jaime FullerFeb 22, 2012

Obama is stealing the spotlight from Mitt Romney—who plans to announce a new economic plan on Friday—by announcing his framework for  simplifying the corporate tax code. The White House is asking Congress to lower the top corporate tax rate to 28 percent, while ridding the code of any loopholes and subsidies.

The Eurozone Marathon

Today's Balance Sheet: Greece has a new eurozone bailout, but that doesn't mean the country is out of the woods just yet.

Jaime FullerFeb 21, 2012

Early today, eurozone finance ministers finally approved the €130 billion rescue package to prevent Greece from defaulting, a move that will hopefully keep the country off the precipice before its bond repayment comes due March 20.

Foxconn Tiptoes Out of The Jungle

Today's Balance Sheet: Foxconn announced a 25 percent pay raise for their factory workers on Saturday.

Jaime FullerFeb 20, 2012

Foxconn Technology—responsible for assembling iPhones, Xbox 360s, and Dell computers—announced a 25 percent pay raise for its employees at Chinese factories on Saturday. News of the raise comes after weeks of increased scrutiny of the working conditions at the plants, which together employ 1.2 million workers who work as much as 14 hours a day. The pay raise comes with a limit on overtime hours. “This is the way capitalism is supposed to work,” said David Autor, a MIT economist, to The New York Times. “As nations develop, wages rise and life theoretically gets better for everyone.

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