Money & The Economy

AOC’s Denmark Comparison on the $15 Federal Minimum Wage, Debunked

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently took to Twitter to once again call for raising the federal minimum wage. She argued that…

6 years ago

New Jobless Claims Increase Slightly To 745,000

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased slightly to 745,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer…

6 years ago

Why Using Templates for Making PowerPoint Presentations Makes Good Sense

Source: SlideUpLift From weekly team meetings to corporate Strategy presentations- to selling to prospective customers everything is now online- owing…

6 years ago

What Ayanna Pressley Doesn’t Understand About Poverty

Elected in 2018, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has made a name for herself as one of Congress’s most progressive voices, alongside…

6 years ago

What Is Bitcoin and What Makes it Special? An Economist Explains

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are all the rage right now. Of course, the rise of non-government, decentralized, encrypted electronic currencies…

6 years ago

Sanders, Wyden Demand COVID Relief Punish Businesses That Don’t Pay $15 Per Hour

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden demanded a new amendment to Democrats’ coronavirus relief plan, which would punish big businesses…

6 years ago

Biden Is Pushing His Robin Hood Government Income Transfer Too Far

In our Democracy (technically a Constitutional Republic), the government has essentially two roles: One is to provide public goods, and…

6 years ago

Costco Raises Minimum Wage To $16, But Won’t Advocate For All Businesses To Follow

Costco will raise its company-wide minimum wage to $16 per hour, a one-dollar increase that raises its wages higher than…

6 years ago

New Jobless Claims Decrease To 730,000

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 730,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the…

6 years ago

Is the Left Trying to Crash the Housing Market?

The housing market across the United States has been absolutely red-hot. In many states, home prices have risen significantly and…

6 years ago