By: Ron Paul This week’s expected House vote to add more sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea is a prime example of how little thought goes into US foreign policy. Sanctions have become kind of an automatic action the US government takes when it simply doesn’t know what else to do. No matter what […]
Archives for July 2017
Paging Robert Wenzel – Loblaw says $15 minimum wage will raise expenses by $190 million
The $15 minimum wage hasn’t been implemented yet in Ontario, but some companies are already warning about job cuts and higher prices, the inevitable effects of a higher minimum wage. With the $15 minimum wage scheduled to be instituted in Ontario in the next couple of years, Loblaw, the biggest grocery and drugstore company in […]
Video: The untold story of Afghan refugees
This week, 1791L published an incredible video discussing refugees from Afghanistan fleeing to Europe. The video provides an abundance of information about the climbing crime rates, the cultural differences and the financial strain these refugees are placing on governments’ welfare systems – build the welfare wall. Indeed, 1791L continues to be one of the most […]
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Supporters Ignore the Facts
By: Andrew Syrios In what has become a running joke amongst those skeptical of the claim that minimum wage increases have no effect on unemployment, a recent report by the Employment Policies Institute showed that 174 of the 184 co-sponsors of a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour hired unpaid interns. My personal […]
Donald Trump to nominate Janet Yellen or Gary Cohn in 2018
Next year, you may either see Janet Yellen continue helming the Federal Reserve or you could see a new face in White House aide Gary Cohn, says President Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, the president shed some light on what he wants the United States central bank’s […]