Yahoo Tech‘s story on Domino’s testing out automated deliverers starts out with “Domino’s thy name is innovation.” But it actually should start out with, “Domino’s deliverymen, thy name is death because of the minimum wage.” Reportedly, Domino’s is testing an automated delivery experience over in Australia. The pizza titan is expecting to deploy an automated […]
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5 random things for a Friday (Canada’s retirement age, ‘Bernopoly’, a Hayek quote)
News Story of the Day: Despite the recent warning from Citibank regarding the world’s $78 trillion pension shortfall (SEE:), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a step back from taking selfies and reading Vogue magazine to announce that he’s rolling back the retirement eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS). In 2012, Trudeau’s predecessor, Prime […]
Peter Schiff: Federal Reserve can’t admit U.S. economy is weak
Is the Federal Reserve losing credibility? After this week’s announcement that the federal funds rate would be maintained between 0.25 and 0.50 basis points, and cut its economic forecast by 0.2 percent to 2.2 percent, one contrarian investor thinks so. Peter Schiff, president and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, told Benzinga that the Fed is […]
Retirement Crisis: 20 of the richest countries face a $78 trillion pension shortfall
The world is facing a retirement crisis. A new report suggests that 20 of the richest countries in the world are facing a pension shortfall totaling around $78 trillion, and this could have disastrous consequences for everybody, both government and non-government workers. Citi released a report Wednesday (via CNBC) that warned social security systems, government […]
LOL: ‘Journey for Bernie’ video takes look at one man’s quest to support Bernie Sanders
Say what you want about Steven Crowder, he can be a pretty funny guy at times. This video – “Journey for Bernie” – is one of those Crowder videos that will have you die laughing. Crowder, who released the video last week, transforms into a handicapped man from Quebec who wants free stuff, and that […]