The regressive left has said that healthcare is a universal right that should be enjoyed by all Americans. And many people on both sides of the political aisle tend to agree with the sentiment. But just because they agree with the idea it doesn’t necessarily mean it is correct. Miss USA 2017 Kara McCullough told […]
Archives for May 2017
Georgia’s economic output is bigger than Taiwan – and other data
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) put together a fascinating chart comparing the gross domestic product (GDP) of states and nations. Although the GDP should never be a reliable tool, it does provide a snapshot as to how big or small an economy really is. According to the AEI’s chart (see below), Georgia’s economic output is […]
Sorry, John Oliver, Ditch Net Neutrality Now
By: Chris Calton Anybody who has ever dealt with internet lag should realize that bandwidth is a finite resource. Like any other economically scarce commodity, the price and profit mechanisms of the market serve to direct the allocation of this resource as efficiently as possible. This is why people pay more for faster speeds or […]
Week in Review: May 8 to May 14
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: Fail: Hillary Clinton trying to be anti-establishment by criticizing the media The Connection Between Money-Supply Growth, Inflation Democrats say Trumpcare will kill thousands of Americans Video: Millennials in […]
Boom Over? Money-Supply Growth Fell to an 8-year Low in March
By: Ryan McMaken The supply of US dollars has slowed during early 2017 with March’s year-over-year percentage increase hitting a 103-month low of 5.9 percent. The last time the year-over-year growth rate was lower was during September of 2008, when the growth rate was 5.2 percent. Monthly year-over-year growth rates in the money supply have been […]