Demagoguery and the Minimum Wage
By Theodore A. Gebhard: Price controls (wages are prices) never achieve their intended ends. Simply put, there are irrefutable laws of economics that cannot be repealed by political action.
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93,482,000 Americans Out of Labor Force in March
Few Americans understand the basics surrounding the economy right now, and they especially aren’t aware of the dishonest unemployment figures due to the number of people that are out of the labor force. If…
Read MorePrivatize the USPS
By Chris Edwards: The next president will confront a range of fiscal crises that the current president has ignored. One of them is the ongoing implosion of the U.S. Postal Service.
Read MoreThe Least Transparent Administration in History
By Roger Aronoff: The mainstream media fail to cover, again and again, evidence of a corrupt administration hiding regulations from Congress and controlling the press.
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Myths, Lies and Capitalism
This is definitely worth posting again — how many Americans understand this basic information? Way too few due to conservatives’ failure to fight in the information war. Here’s another great video from Prager University: Course…
Read MoreWill California Take a Chance on $15?
By Chris Gaarder: The Golden State’s minimum-wage hike would hurt those on the margins.
Read MoreNot forgiven, not forgotten: The injustice of Illinois’ scarlet letters
By Austin Berg: Research shows one major reason why so many former offenders return to crime is lack of work.
Read More71,777,758 Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP; 1 for Every 2 Americans With a Job
By Terence P. Jeffrey: Overall Medicaid and CHIP enrollment has increased 25.7 percent since the Obamacare marketplaces opened.
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As Taxes in Illinois and Chicago Rise, People Continue to Leave
Republicans and conservatives in Illinois continue to fail miserably in the information war. Taxes continue to rise, and taxpayers vote with their feet by leaving. That’s not a complicated message — nevertheless those with…
Read MoreBeware Obama, the Benevolent
By Eileen F. Toplansky: When Obama claims will “help” American workers, you can be almost certain that “unintended consequences” will outweigh any intended benefits.
Read MoreIncome inequality: Getting yourself on the right side of the equation
By George A. Santino: When someone makes more money than you. That’s a very simple definition of income inequality. But is that a bad thing?
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A Message for Misguided Inequality Alarmists
Here is Jared Meyer writing at the Manhattan Institute’s website: Rather than proving to be a fleeting political movement, the perception that the top 1 percent of income earners are gaining at the expense…
Read MoreSweden? Negative Image? What Could You Be Thinking?
By Ingrid Carlqvist: One Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Sweden, February 2016.
Read MoreLawmakers in Both Parties Are Addicted to Spending
By Genevieve Wood: And this from the party that claims to be for limited government and fiscal discipline.
Read MoreA Fight for British Freedom and Sovereignty
By Jim DeMint: A British exit from the European Union would be good for Britain and for the United States. It would also be good for Europe.
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