OK, let’s get this out of the way: Google is a private corporation, which means it can hire whomever it pleases, fire whomever it pleases, serve whomever it pleases. Done. That is out of the way. Now, the way Google fired a modern day Winston Smith for simply espousing his opinions is absurd. James Damore […]
Archives for August 2017
Week in Review: July 31 to August 6
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: Evil: EU considering freezing bank account cash withdrawals Swiss banks paid $1 billion in subzero interest rate charges in first half of 2017 Thug? Donald Trump forgets ‘innocent […]
Study: $15 minimum wage would cost Montgomery County 47k jobs, $400 million
To quote Paul Joseph Watson, “imagine my shock…” A new study has revealed that when you raise the minimum wage, the result is widespread job loss. What a finding! According to a new study commissioned by Isiah Leggett, a Montgomery County Executive, an estimated 47,000 jobs would be lost if the county implements a $15 […]
No, robots will not cause massive unemployment
By: Jonathan Newman I made a small note in a previous article about how we shouldn’t worry about technology that displaces human workers: The lamenters don’t seem to understand that increased productivity in one industry frees up resources and laborers for other industries, and, since increased productivity means increased real wages, demand for goods and services will […]
6 random things for Friday (box office fails, tech stocks, vulgar Fox)
News Story of the Day: aside from “Dunkirk,” what Hollywood motion pictures have you found to be incredible this year? You could probably count them on one hand, and this is apparent among American moviegoers. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, year-to-date receipts are down roughly two percent and theater chain AMC is projecting a 1.5 percent […]