By: Ron Paul In addition to funding for a border wall and other border security measures, immigration hardliners are sure to push to include mandatory E-Verify in any immigration legislation considered by Congress. E-Verify is a (currently) voluntary program where businesses check job applicants’ Social Security numbers and other Information — potentially including “biometric” identifiers […]
Archives for February 2018
Trump budget will add $5.4 trillion to national debt by 2023
During the Obama regime, the Republicans blasted the Democrats for their budget deficits, even though the Bush administration regularly posted budget deficits. Today, the GOP seems rather indifferent to President Donald Trump’s spending ways. On Monday, the White House released its draft $4.4 trillion budget, And it is terrifying because it projects immense deficits and debts. […]
White House releases 55-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending plan
Ugh. It looks like President Donald Trump is following through on another promise: infrastructure spending. Remember the days when politicians didn’t keep their campaign pledges? Those were the good old days (for the most part)! On Monday, the White House released a 55-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending plan. You can read the plan here: Infrastructure […]
WATCH: Can climate models predict climate change?
A few months ago, Scott Adams, creator of the legendary character Dilbert, got into trouble for making fun of climate models. The scientific community was in uproar, and demanded that Adams apologize. Well, that didn’t happen. But did he have a point? Yes. Many climate scientists merely revise their formulas and models to reach a […]
Ontario sheds 50k part-time jobs amid rising minimum wage
Are part-time jobs going extinct in the province of Ontario? In January, the economic engine of Canada hiked the minimum wage 20 percent to $14 per hour. In that same month, Ontario lost more than 50,000 part-time jobs – it only gained 8,500 full-time positions. This means there were 46,100, or 3.4 percent, fewer part-time […]