Similar to today, you can find a correlation between the youth unemployment rate and the minimum wage in the United States 50 years ago. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI)’s Mark Perry has an interesting chart that looks at the teenage unemployment rate and the minimum wage between 1966 and 1971. During this time, the minimum […]
Archives for December 2016
Donald Trump’s 2 rules: Buy American, hire American – will the White House have coffee?
Will a Donald Trump White House have bananas, coffee, avocados and cantaloupe? If the president-elect wants to follow through on his two promises then 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue won’t have any of these things. Making a stop in Des Moines, Iowa as part of his “thank you” tour, Trump stated that his administration will follow two […]
Ron Paul: War on ‘Fake News’ Part of a War on Free Speech
By: Ron Paul A major threat to liberty is the assault on the right to discuss political issues, seek out alternative information sources, and promote dissenting ideas and causes such as non-interventionism in foreign and domestic affairs. If this ongoing assault on free speech succeeds, then all of our liberties are endangered. One of the […]
The Fed Meets: What are the odds of a December rate hike?
The Federal Reserve will hold its final Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is believed that Fed Chair Janet Yellen will pull the trigger on a rate hike for the first time since Dec. 2015. Does the market believe the United States central bank will finally proceed with raising interest […]
Pay to play comes to Canada – Trudeau Foundation under hot water for foreign donations
It seems pay to play, or cash for access, has traveled north of the border to Canada. A new report suggests that money began to pour in to the Trudeau Foundation once Justin Trudeau took over the Liberal Party in 2013. The National Post reports that the non-profit organization has seen its foreign contributions increase […]