The latest effort to increase the minimum wage at the state level died recently in the New Hampshire Senate. Article by Jon Miltimore from FEE. “New Hampshire currently doesn’t set its own minimum wage. Instead, the state follows the federal minimum which is $7.25 per hour,” the Associated Press reports. “The Republican-led Senate voted 14-10 along party lines Thursday to reject...
A century ago, the Mother Ship of Socialism—the Soviet Union—was teetering on the precipice. The Poles had just vanquished the hopes of dictator Vladimir Lenin to sweep across Europe. Under the bludgeon of Marxist central planning, the economy had collapsed to a fraction of its pre-war dimensions. The country was seething in discontent. Insurrection seemed imminent. Indeed, the month...
On March 2, online publication MusicRadar covered a report released by the University of East Anglia detailing independent musicians’ dwindling incomes. The report stated two major factors are at play. Article by Rebecca Day from FEE. First, artists who belong to major labels have a distinct advantage over independent musicians when it comes to earning potential from streaming. Platforms...
"Working from home" or at least some sort of the "hybrid" work model (a combination of work-at-home and office) could be the "new normal," according to a new study of Manhattan's largest employers. Article from Zero Hedge. Despite COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and virus-related infections, hospitalizations, and deaths declining in recent months, the Partnership for New York City released a survey...
It's the general consensus of economists that companies tend to pass on increases in taxes to their customers as well as their employees, in the form of lower wages. Article by Art Moore from WND. But the White House insists its intent to raise the corporate tax rate won't have any effect on America's middle class. Biden's press...
Due to the tyrannical decisions by governors and elected officials across this country, millions of people are out of work and relying upon unemployment. One of the concerns that we are witnessing is that small businesses are closing due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. The end result will be that everyone is reliant either upon Big Government or Big...
Coffee shops in Knoxville, Tennessee, are a microcosm of the world’s reaction to Covid-19. A Starbucks here features a drive-through stacked several cars deep, hour after hour. Most of the people waiting patiently in their cars wear masks. Inside, the shop is nearly deserted. As soon as I enter, the barista tells me to pull my mask up...
President Joe Biden has signed his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. Article by Matthew Dickerson from Daily Signal. Though regularly billed as “the COVID-19 relief bill,” Democrats’ legislation is not focused on reducing the spread of the disease. Instead, it is stuffed with a wish list of progressive policies that have nothing to do with the pandemic. In...
It isn't news that billionaire non-doctor Bill Gates is deeply embedded in the entire Covid-19 fiasco. He has been one of the unofficial leaders of the lockdown movement, the biggest proponent of vaccines, and an advocate for a full-blown globalist attitude towards the pandemic. He has friends in high places, including the Chinese Communist Party, the World Health...
Many high-income Americans abandoned high-cost coastal cities for suburbs, cheaper urban centers and remote areas as the coronavirus pandemic forced many people to work remotely, according to a report from Bloomberg. Article by Virgilio Marin from Natural News. The report also noted that the American workplace looks different from pre-pandemic days. Americans working remotely fled expensive coastal cities The movement of workers was one of the most visible effects of...
