The United States has garnered a bad reputation in recent years over having an unfriendly business climate due to high taxes, immense regulations and an erratic political infrastructure. Although this is a correct assessment of the U.S., there are still many pockets of the country that maintain business-friendly environments. WalletHub, a personal finance social network, […]
Archives for April 2015
Week in Review: Apr. 20 – 26
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: 5 reasons why millennials should not move back home with their parents (hot) LOL: Students sign petition to raise minimum wage to $50 Too many U.S. high-income households […]
Get Ready for This: Ron Paul debates Barney Frank over government, economics
Former Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul will debate former Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Barney Frank on Apr. 27. The debate will feature the two former prominent representatives discussing the role of government in society as well as social and economic matters. It will take place at Penn State and is being organized by College Republicans and […]
Only 0.4% of U.S. workers over 25 earn minimum wage
If anyone were to listen to any of the media pundits, one would surmise that a majority of the United States workforce earns the minimum wage. As unions, anti-poverty activists and liberals constantly purport the false notion that the country needs to lift the minimum wage in order to end poverty, new data from the […]
Video: John Oliver on Patents
Intellectual property, patents and copyright are some of the more intricate discussions that libertarian circles participate in. It’s too dull of a topic to actually make it to the forefront of presidential debates, but it’s still one that the likes of Lew Rockwell and Robert Wenzel talk about on a regular basis. The latest person […]