By: Ron Paul Twenty-three-month-old Alfie Evans, passed away in a British hospital on Saturday. While the official cause of death was a degenerative brain disease, Alfie may have been murdered by the British health system and the British high court. Doctors at the hospital treating Alfie decided to remove his life support, against the wishes […]
Austrian Economics
Week in Review: April 23 to April 29
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: Ron Paul: What Will Weapons Inspectors Find in Syria…And Does it Matter? Coinbase bans WikiLeaks Shop without explanation Venezuela expected to run out of gold by June 2019 […]
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 […]
Finland scraps basic income program, Ontario moves ahead with pilot project
It is inevitable that the world will move closer and closer to a universal basic income. It’s only a matter of when. Because of unfounded fears of automation, socialists griping about capitalism, and the public getting whinier, most governments will eventually institute a basic income without any strings attached. You will get paid just for […]