So long, California. Sayonara, New York. Those are the words of conservative economists Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer. They are predicting that, under the new Republican tax plan, the wealthy in The Golden State and The Empire State will pay higher taxes because tax changes slash the deduction of state and local taxes to $10,000. […]
Archives for April 2018
Random Friday: Subway closing stores, Apu, Wenzel-Block talk PPS
News Story of the Day: Subway, the maker of sandwiches that used to include the same ingredient found in yoga mats, is shutting down hundreds of locations across the United States. The fast-food chain is retreating from its aggressive expansion plans from just a few years ago. This year, it will close 500 or more […]
The Myths of ‘Equal Pay Day’
By: Gary Galles April 10 marked 2018’s “Equal Pay Day,” decrying the almost 20 percent difference between median yearly incomes for men and women working full time (35 hours or more per week) for the most recent reporting year (2016). As has become traditional, “celebrants” reiterated assertions that the data establishes unjustifiable discrimination against women […]
Beef, dairy industries lobby government to stifle vegan competition
The vegan industry generates billions of dollars in sales every year – and the numbers are going up. The beef and dairy industries, meanwhile, are crumbling. Americans are consuming 20 percent less beef, while dairy sales are facing annual double-digit declines. More people around the world are adopting vegetarian and vegan diets – some are […]
David Stockman destroys Fox panel on budget, foreign policy
Fox is still unbearable but it has become a bit more tolerable, though it really needs John Stossel back. That said, it still is a pro-war, pro-Republican, pro-government television network. There really is no substantial difference between MSNBC and Fox. Sure, the former may call everything racist and the latter may complain about it, but […]