Government is essentially the negation of liberty. Or, at least, that’s what legendary economist Ludwig von Mises believed. Well, government is also essentially the champion of incompetence. The New York Times is reporting that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) spent approximately $20 million of your tax money to collect $6.7 million in tax debts. Read […]
Archives for January 2018
How much will new Ontario minimum wage cost Tim Hortons franchisees in 2018?
Since the province of Ontario raised the minimum wage to $14 on January 1, 2017, businesses have responded. But not in the way inept Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne hoped they would. Tim Hortons, for instance, has eliminated unpaid breaks and slashed health benefits. Other full-serve restaurants, meanwhile, have increased the tip pool, or removed tips […]
FAKE NEWS: Media mislead public on Ecuador, Julian Assange developments
With the way the media is reporting the story, you’d think that the Ecuador government is on the verge of kicking Julian Assange out of the embassy in London. Here is the story: Ecuador has confirmed that it will “protect” the WikiLeaks editor, but it is an “untenable situation” to continue having him detained in […]
Red Robin to eliminate busboys at 570 stores amid higher minimum wage
Busboys are going to be earning more in the coming years, but don’t expect restaurants to employ many of them. Across the United States and Canada, governments are instituting a $15 minimum wage – they are either being incrementally introduced or implemented within a short time period. Well, as a result, Red Robin, the popular […]
FRACK: Natural gas production surges, prices crash in post-fracking world
Frack! Despite environmentalists complaining about hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, the production tool has been outstanding for the market, the economy, and even the environment. Using data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) created a chart to highlight natural gas output and prices from 1995 to 2016. Suffice to […]