Liberalism, socialism, communism and most government intervention originate from some sort of envy. If they can’t have this then nobody else can. If I don’t have it then you can’t have it. Let’s take a look at this example: a family is standing near a road working on their farm. As the father and son […]
Archives for September 2015
Here is a chart for Donald Trump – jobs held by immigrants in the U.S.
The Business Insider has a very interesting chart outlining some of the most popular jobs held by immigrants in all 50 states. Many of the jobs listed consist of cooks, miscellaneous agricultural worker, housekeepers, waiters janitors and so on. Only a handful of states have immigrants holding better jobs, like college teachers and software developers. […]
Week in Review: Sept. 21 to Sept. 27
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: WalletHub Report: 2015’s most, least fair state tax systems Is an October rate hike possible? St. Louis Fed President says maybe Low-Rate Environment: Canadian household debt hits record […]
Tom Woods, Bob Murphy to launch Contra Krugman podcast
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30, Bob Murphy and Tom Woods will host a new weekly podcast called Contra Krugman. The podcast will consist of the two Austrian economics heavyweights refuting Paul Krugman’s New York Times blog posts, which are usually filled with jibberish, contradictions and ignorance. The duo has released a promotional video announcing the new […]
5 random things for a Friday (will the Fed introduce negative interest rates?)
News Story of the Day: Despite the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen proclaiming that the central bank is on track to raise interest rates this year, Albert Edwards, global strategist at Societe Generale, is saying something that no one has said before, not even Peter Schiff. And that is the expected United States recession will […]