Equal pay for equal work. That is the mantra that is constantly shoved down our throats. Even celebrated actress Jessica Chastain chimed in this week about the supposed gender pay gap and briefly espoused the idea of equal pay for equal work. Well, except in jobs where there is a high fatality rate (SEE: Will […]
Archives for October 2015
Hypocrisy Alert: Bernie Sanders hangs out with Hollywood’s affluent
Bernie Sanders, the self-identified socialist presidential candidate who is resonating with many people in the United States, isn’t too fond of billionaires and millionaires, except if they donate to his campaign. The Vermont Senator claims that he shuns the rich and has criticized campaigns that rely on wealthy fundraisers. This sounds like intellectual consistency and […]
5 random things for a Friday (no rate hike this year, Americans eating out, Sanders is a ‘maniac’)
News Story of the Day: the Federal Reserve will not be raising interest rates this year because of a weak economy and labor market and low inflation levels, says a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper cited a handful of members of the United States central bank who also say that a […]
Donald Trump says eminent domain is ‘a wonderful thing’
Eminent domain is “a wonderful thing,” says 2016 presidential candidate and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with Fox News last week, Trump reiterated his support for eminent domain, a policy that invokes the power of a state or a national government to take private property for public or private use. It’s also […]
Did Ben Carson become an Austrian? GOP candidate questions fiat monetary system
Did 2016 Republican presidential candidate just finish reading a copy of Murray Rothbard’s “What Has Government Done to Our Money?” Did he watch a couple of Ron Paul videos from his last two runs for president? After questioning United States monetary policy, it may seem like he did. Speaking in an interview with Marketplace last […]