Fast-food workers, for whatever reason, believe they’re immune to the blowback and unintended consequences of the minimum wage. They think that there won’t be any ramifications to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. As we reported this week (SEE: Fight for $15: Fast food worker can’t defend $15 minimum wage, ignores automation efforts), […]
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Bernie Sanders supporters like Bernie Madoff as his running mate
If you were to attend a Bernie Sanders rally or even participate in an online discussion about the self-identified socialist, they will constantly tell you how educated and intelligent they are. It eventually becomes really obnoxious. But are Sanders supporters really that smart? Ostensibly not, according to a series of new man on the street […]
The War on Cash is Ancient
By: Matthew McCaffrey The war on cash is now a global phenomenon: under the pretext of tracing criminal activity, governments everywhere are cracking down on commerce that isn’t monitored or controlled. However, the results of this war reveal its true purpose: tracking citizens and their taxable income. The war on cash is actually a war […]
U.S. millennials living with their parents overtakes other living arrangements: report
Millennials are still living at home. In fact, young adults living at home with their parents is now more common than at any other time in modern history. Does this mean millennials are doomed? According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, United States millennials (18 to 34) living with their parents has […]
John Oliver fails on Venezuela, completely ignores socialism (video)
John Oliver of HBO’s hit show “Last Week Tonight” ran a segment last week about Venezuela. For about three minutes, he talked about Venezuela’s economic crisis and President Nicolas Maduro’s inane ideas, like seizing idle factories and encouraging women to air dry their wet hair. Oliver also alluded to food and energy shortages. However, he […]