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Tag Archives: Economy
Check out that TV!
Ass Press: Living on Minimum Wage: One Mother’s Story Shaniqua Davis, a fast food worker in New York City, talks about the struggles she faces trying to raise a family on the federally mandated minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. … Continue reading
Eat The Rich!
Stephen Green (aka Vodkapundit): We’re Number Two! The US might have the highest corporate taxes in the developed world, but if you include all the world’s nations we drop all the way down to #2. That’s right: The UAE has … Continue reading
Wealth Gap?
My son sent me this link – Mashable: The issue of wealth inequality across the United States is well known, but this video shows you the extent of that imbalance in dramatic and graphic fashion. The video, which started going … Continue reading
If you have to work tomorrow, be thankful you have a job
Richard Saintvilus in Forbes: Why Walmart Is Not Evil For Opening On Thanksgiving, Give It A Break Who died and made you the authority on business principles? This was my response in a recent discussion with a family member in … Continue reading
The Twinkie Segue
Hmmm, how can we possible use Twinkies as a segue for a post about 1950’s economic policy? Let’s ask the Shill One! The Twinkie Manifesto The Twinkie, it turns out, was introduced way back in 1930. In our memories, however, … Continue reading
Mitt Romney’s Speech on the Economy
Today, Mitt Romney delivered remarks on the U.S. economy in Ames, Iowa. Read a transcript of the remarks below, as prepared for delivery: Thank you all. It’s great to be back in Iowa. And don’t think that this is the … Continue reading
Where do jobs come from?
From Working people are the Job Creators by Riverdaughter: Anyway, leaving aside the philosophical aspect, there is a straightforward reason why the real job creators are average working people. And when I say working people, I mean anyone not living … Continue reading
Some thoughts on the “information society”
Wikipedia: An information society is a society where the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity. The aim of the information society is to gain competitive advantage internationally, through using … Continue reading
Cultural Darwinism
Mitt Romney: Culture Does Matter During my recent trip to Israel, I had suggested that the choices a society makes about its culture play a role in creating prosperity, and that the significant disparity between Israeli and Palestinian living standards … Continue reading
How much do we owe each other?
“If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in … Continue reading
Is more government the answer?
E.J. Dionne: Government is the solution Why don’t Democrats just say it? They really believe in active government and think it does good and valuable things. One of those valuable things is that government creates jobs — yes, really — … Continue reading
When did blue collars become a bad thing?
Classical Values: I can’t speak for the rest of the country, but from what I’ve seen around here, the white working class is quite used to feeling abandoned. Liberals are seen as the sort of people who would never get … Continue reading
The Crawdad Hole 