Wal-Mart protest a flop
So how did the great Wal-Mart protest go? According to the Bentonville-based company, roughly 50 people who are actually on Walmart’s payroll joined today’s “walkout” nationwide. The protest organizers...
View ArticleBut remember, government knows best …
And if you need an example of why you should always rely on government to get it right, well, just consider the latest concerning the mandated use of food ethanol for fuel: The AAA says the...
View ArticleUS average marginal effective tax rate about 40%?
So tell me again why the government can’t seem to get along with what it already gets? Taking into account all taxes on earnings and consumer spending—including federal, state and local income taxes,...
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Don’t drink “the employment picture is much better” Kool-aid
Why? Because it isn’t really better. Oh, it may be marginally better than it was a year ago but that’s not saying much at all. In terms of real progress? Yeah, not so much. The National Journal...
View ArticleArrogance and ignorance on display on D.C. City Council
What they’ve done is pretty typical of liberal governments everywhere. They are arrogant with their power and totally ignorant of the economic impact their decision will have on the city. But boy did...
View ArticleHere we go again …
The cult of the vicitim is alive and well in the US. It’s been fostered by politicians and lawyers who are open to the idea that one’s problems, whatever they are, are the fault of someone else. And,...
View ArticleMore business busting regulatory abuse by the imperial President
Market? What market? We haven’t had a free market for much of anything in at least the last 75 years: Business groups and congressional Republicans are blasting regulations President Obama will...
View ArticleWhat is the worth of a job?
Well that’s determined by all sorts of variables – how much the person seeking the job is willing to take, how much the person wanting the job done is willing to pay, the scarcity or abundance of...
View ArticleWondering why there are few women in tech? Here’s the perspective of someone...
Via Instapundit and Bill Quick, I’ve noticed discussion about this Forbes article on why females are under-represented in technology companies. As someone who has spent an adult lifetime in the tech...
View ArticleAgain, what’s $15 times zero?
A “told you so” follow up on that $15 minimum wage hike in Seattle (and coming to San Francisco soon): Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law goes into effect on April 1, 2015. As that date approaches,...
View ArticleThe age of job automation
It’s closer than you think. Last Friday I put a bit up in Stray Voltage about Dominos testing a robot delivery service in New Zealand. And I intimated that that sort of automation would be something...
View ArticleFormer McDonald’s CEO goes one for two
Ed Rensi is the former CEO of McDonalds and he commented on the reality of a $15 minimum wage and how most businesses will handle it: “I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at...
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