Modeling agency decides free speech good only in theory. A Texas modeling agency is dropping a Big Brother 15 contestant as a client after she spewed racist and homophobic comments on the show’s 24/7 feed. Zephyr Talent of Austin, TX announced on its Facebook page that it will release Aaryn Gries, 22, from her contract after she was ... MORE
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Political Correctness Costs Big Brother Contestant Her Job
Modeling agency decides free speech good only in theory. A Texas modeling agency is dropping a Big Brother 15 contestant as a client after she spewed racist and homophobic comments on the show’s 24/7 feed. Zephyr Talent of Austin, TX announced on its Facebook page that it will release Aaryn Gries, 22, from her contract after she was ... MOREJames Ostrowski: How To Help Low-Wage Workers
Without raising the minimum wage. The minimum wage law is in the news again, largely because the Democrats have misinterpreted the election as something other than a protest against the Iraq War and one-party rule. Why do politicians love to propose increases in the minimum wage? 1. It costs them nothing other than the ink and paper ... MOREDan Mangan: Poll Finds ObamaCare Is Already Hurting Jobs
No surprise here. Small business owners' fear of the effect of the new health-care reform law on their bottom line is prompting many to hold off on hiring and even to shed jobs in some cases, a recent poll found. "We were startled because we know that employers were concerned about the Affordable Care Act and the effects it ... MOREFeds Claim Criminal Checks Discriminate Against Blacks
by Scott Thurm. Federal regulators Tuesday accused two large employers of improperly using criminal-background checks in hiring, the latest salvo in a contentious debate over whether such screening amounts to discrimination against black applicants. In complaints filed in federal courts in Illinois and South Carolina, the Equal Employment ... MOREDonald Lambro: The Real Scandal Is Economic
Another scandal is Obama is clueless about. In the sixth month of his second term, President Obama is still putting his national security team together and trying to figure out what he wants to do during the remainder of his presidency. So far, Mr. Obama, who spends much, if not most, of his time delivering speeches and not much else, ... MOREJames P Gray: Minimum Wage Does More Harm Than Good
Pricing low-skill workers out of the game. The 2012 platform for the Democratic Party promised to raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50 per hour and to tie future changes to inflation. Just as with arguments for a "living wage," this sounds like a good and compassionate idea, but it has a false allure. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ... MOREBlow Off Pampered Greenies, Build Keystone XL
by Katie Kieffer. Recycling is fine. Conservation is fine. But sometimes greenies cross the line. They expect you and me to go jobless and hungry so they can save a porcupine. President Obama has been pampering his radical greenie friends for far too long. Even the Presidents’ State Department has thrice declared Keystone XL to be ... MOREBeing Born Poor Doesn't Mean You Will Stay Poor
by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins. Long after he had established himself as one of America’s leading businessmen, as well as history’s greatest steelmaker, Andrew Carnegie reflected that “We all live in the richest and freest country in the world, where no man is limited except by his own mental attitude and his own desires.” At the time—a ... MOREU.K. Considers Cutting Minimum Wage To Boost Jobs
by Kitty Donaldson. The U.K. government is considering cutting or freezing the national minimum wage if it’s shown to be damaging the labor market, Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said. The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported today that the Business Department has changed the remit of the Low Pay Commission, which sets the ... MOREProtect The Defenseless, Abolish Minimum Wage
by Don Watkins. A few years ago, I was in need of some extra cash so I decided to sell my laptop on eBay. A few days later, I got an offer. It wasn’t great, but then neither was my laptop. But before the payment went through, I got a call from the government. “We have decided that the offer you got was too low. We’re not going to let you sell your ... MOREObamaCare Gets Juicy As Employees Recognize Cost
The heavy cost of government health care. Yesterday, some person (or group) tweeted to me a link to a campaign (allegedly) by and for the current and former employees of Juicy Couture to demand “just hours.” You see, according to the campaign, the hip and trendy Juicy is doing what other companies are doing in an effort to cope ... MORESally Pipes: ObamaCare Makes Business Less Likely To Hire
A strong incentive for more unemployment. Wondering why the unemployment rate has been near or above 8 percent for nearly four years? The Federal Reserve has an answer for you: Obamacare. Earlier this month, the Fed released its latest “beige book” – a monthly report on economic conditions across the country. The book noted that employers ... MOREJohn Fund: Minimum Wage Equals Maximum Confusion
Why it hurts the poor more than helps. President Obama made headlines in January when he called for raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 and tying future increases to inflation. Politically, calling for a higher minimum wage is a winner. This week, New York’s state assembly voted to implement Obama’s plan locally. On the national level, ... MOREGuy F. Caruso: Recognizing America's New Energy Reality
Energy trade, not restrictions/taxes, will advance growth. In less than a decade, the role of unconventional oil and gas has dramatically changed the energy outlook in the United States. Over the next 20 years, US natural gas and coal exports will increase and oil imports will decline steadily. Abundant domestic energy can be a huge driver of the ... MORE
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