Economix Blog: Job Growth Isn't Just a Women's Issue

On Sunday, I explained the economic, strategic and political problems with Mitt Romney's plan to impose countervailing duties on Chinese imports in order to pressure China into changing its currency policies.  Today, two news articles show that, only a week after its release, Romney's politically-motivated plan may already be backfiring.  The WSJ explains:

When president Obama took office he promised transparency and open government. The question at hand is "Where the Hell is It?"

After the Romney-Santorum deadlock (Mitt?s 8 vote margin notwithstanding), are Mitt Romney?s tax returns a major issue? No, but it is still unrealistic to believe he??can be elected to the White House while refusing to release them. So far, Romney refuses to release his tax returns, even if he wins the nomination. Of course, tax ...

As mentioned, Mitt Romney released his big economic plan last week.  Let me first say that there is a lot in the dictionary-length manifesto that I like, such as his calls for reducing the corporate income tax rate, passing pending FTAs, and enhancing domestic energy production.  However (and you knew that there was a "however"), as I alluded to last Tuesday, one h