Uber is representative of how efficient private transportation is. Public transit is indicative of how inefficient government transportation is. But, since the state holds the power, it can tax the competent businesses to finance their own incompetent endeavors. This week, the D.C. City Council raised the city’s levy on ride-sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, […]
Archives for July 2018
RETAILPOCALYPSE: Shopping mall vacancy rate hits post-recession high
One of the largest victims of the retailpocalypse has been the shopping mall. With more consumers heading online for their shopping needs, brick-and-mortar stores are shutting their doors (800 so far this year), leaving shopping malls empty. Many of these establishments are transforming their premises for residential and commercial purposes. Just how bad is it […]
Ron Paul: Why are neocons afraid of Trump-Putin summit?
By: Ron Paul President Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton was in Moscow last week organizing what promises to be an historic summit meeting between his boss and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Bolton, who has for years demanded that the US inflict “pain” on Russia and on Putin specifically, was tasked by Trump to change […]
REPORT: U.S. dollar share of global currency reserves slips
Is this the end of the U.S. dollar hegemony? It was only a matter of time anyway before the rest of the world saw through the fraud that is known as the greenback. According to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the dollar’s share of global currency reserves declined in the first […]
A socialist helping markets – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s lipstick sells out
Socialism is the next big political idea infiltrating the United States, populist movements, the Democratic Party, and the rest of the world. This is why people like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders are in the position they are. Yet, it becomes quite comical when socialists either use or influence the marketplace. Senator Sanders has […]