Authored by Ted Goodman via The Daily Caller
A new study that analyzes the potential effects of a $15 minimum wage in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), found that an increase to $15 could cost 1,200 jobs.
Government dysfunction is at its worst. We voted them in. We have no one to blame but ourselves.
Granted, the choices were abysmal. But the Republican and Democratic parties,
with no third party competition, can continue to run dysfunctional governments,
whittling away our dominant global position until the cracks of our broken government
becomes abundantly clear. As a society,
we play right into their subterfuge of keeping us so upset at the other party,
Authored by 'Vaniam' via The Burning Platform blog,
This is an Arizona patriot's unique view on John Sydney McCain
As of late, we the people of Arizona are very shocked to see what he has become. He is a caricature of a man who, around here, is about as popular as the ping-pong president. How could the people of Arizona, the state that brought you the O.K. Corral, the Grand Canyon, constitutional carry, and sunshine 360 days a year re-elect such a steaming lumpen pile?
Authored by David Stockman via The Daily Reckoning,
During the last 129 months, the Fed has held 86 meetings. On 83 of those occasions it either cut rates or left them unchanged.
So you can perhaps understand why Wednesday’s completely expected (for the last three weeks!) 25 bips left the day traders nonplussed. The Dow rallied over 100 points that day.
Traders understandably believe that this monetary farce can continue indefinitely, and that our Keynesian school marm’s post-meeting presser was evidence that the Fed is still their friend.
The FBI are investigating a child sex ring within a U.S. police department, as part of an operation to eradicate high-level government pedophile rings in America. According to reports, the Louiseville Police Department operate a [...]