The state of New Jersey will not have a $15 minimum wage. Well, at least for now. New Jersey Republican Governor and former presidential candidate Chris Christie stated that he vetoed a piece of legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.38 to $15 an hour by the year 2021. Christie said that […]
Archives for August 2016
Finland set to launch basic income experiment in a bid to end welfare state
Basic income pilots have arrived. Finland is one of many jurisdictions set to launch an experimental basic income program that is being referred to as the “greatest societal transformation of our time.” The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, otherwise known as Kela, will initiate a test in the coming months that would see approximately 2,000 […]
Tim Cook and Apple’s Gross Hypocrisy on Taxes
By: Jeff Deist Apple Inc., the US corporate parent of dozens of foreign legal entities, has been hit with a $14.6 billion tax bill by a commission of the European Union. At the heart of the commission’s complaint is an alleged antitrust violation rather than a tax dispute per se: Apple is accused of negotiating […]
Why in the World Are Taxes Levied on Money Itself?
By Jp Cortez Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $5 bill, and he charged you a 35 cent tax. Silly, right? After all, you were only exchanging one form of money for another. But try walking to a local precious metals dealer in more than 25 states and exchanging 20 Federal […]
Fail: SJW Annaliese Nielsen berates Lyft driver over dashboard doll (video)
One video is starting to go viral. It is of a woman named Annaliese Nielsen, a real smart peachy kind of gal who you would want to introduce to your parents and friends (if they were deaf and blind). The video showcases this social justice warrior berating a Lyft driver because of something he had […]