Presto, change-o and workers will be hurt. Apparently America’s employees were better off in 1968 than they are
today. At least, such is the claim of the labor-backed activists and the
AFL-CIO’s
chief economist. By their telling, the minimum wage has lost value — if
it were fairly adjusted since the late 1960s, it would today be set at
$10.58. ... MORERichard Berman: Raising Minimum Wage Is Bad Magic Trick
Presto, change-o and workers will be hurt. Apparently America’s employees were better off in 1968 than they are
today. At least, such is the claim of the labor-backed activists and the
AFL-CIO’s
chief economist. By their telling, the minimum wage has lost value — if
it were fairly adjusted since the late 1960s, it would today be set at
$10.58. ... MOREBarry Farber: BHO And His Magic Shield
No failure the media won't ignore. There are bookies in London who will take your bets on who will be the next pope. As long as they’re such sports, will they make book on this: Is there anything President Obama can do or say that will pierce his magic shield and turn American mass media reverence into rage? Obama is the most incredible ... MOREBrad Hamilton: Nanny Bloomberg's War On Free Choice
NYC bans 2-liter bottles of soda with pizza delivery. Take a big gulp, New York: Hizzoner is about to give you a pop. Nanny Bloomberg unleashes his ban on large sodas on March 12 — and there are some nasty surprises lurking for hardworking families. Say goodbye to that 2-liter bottle of Coke with your pizza delivery, pitchers of soft drinks at your ... MOREThe Key Is Not Regulation, But Individual Rights
Michael B. Kitz-Miller on guns. I have been going back and forth regarding the issue of gun control, until recently. In the service, I qualified as expert with numerous weapons, including the M-1, M-14 and M-16 which we field tested, so I have some knowledge of weapons and their use. The assault weapon in question for government control and used at ... MOREJohn White: The Feds Want Your Retirement Accounts
Politicians eyeball new money pot. Quietly, behind the scenes, the groundwork is being laid for federal government confiscation of tax-deferred retirement accounts such as IRAs. Slowly, the cat is being let out of the bag. Last January 18th, in a little noticed interview of Richard Cordray, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ... MOREPush For Minimum Wage Ignores Economic Reality
by Steve Chapman. President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress want to raise the minimum wage to improve the lot of the working poor. But they've got the wrong idea. The problem is not that these workers earn so little; it's that the things they buy cost so much. I propose instead to outlaw high prices. No one, after all, likes paying too much. ... MOREKent McManigal: Following Orders Is NOT Honorable
Don't become a mindless tool. There is no good in following orders. None. To pretend this personality defect is a sign of an "honorable person" is disgusting and dishonest. Any idiot can manage to follow orders. It takes a real human to
evaluate those orders, and decide if they should be followed or ignored.
Or even to decide if the one giving the orders ... MOREG. Donald Allen: Drones And The American Future
Their utilization is evolving as the minutes tick. Drones are a tool of the modern age. They have benefits. They have faults. They have become the equivalents of the secret agents of the past whose role was to observe and thwart as needed. They are a modern technology with which no governmental leader has a real, life-long experience. ... MOREHusna Haq: Why Is Wal-Mart Worried?
Tax increases gouge low-income consumers. Retailers are preparing for a triple whammy as the restoration of the payroll tax, surging gas prices, and stagnant employment and wages take a bite out of consumers’ disposable income, leaving them with less cash to spend on clothing, groceries, and eating out. As a result, more than three ... MOREStates' Rights: Marijuana Becomes A Front Line Struggle
by David Kumbroch. The country’s drug laws are currently getting closely examined. Two states have already given the go-ahead to recreational marijuana with many more allowing medical marijuana. Now two federal bills – HB499 and HB501 – seek to turn over drug enforcement to the states and tax legal marijuana. When it comes to states’ rights ... MOREU.S. Senator Says 4,700 Have Been Killed By Drones
"Sometimes you hit innocent people, and I hate that." It was the first time a politician or any government representative had referred to a total number of fatalities in the drone strikes, which have been condemned by rights groups as extrajudicial assassinations. The toll from hundreds of drone-launched missile strikes against suspected ... MORE
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