September 10, 2014 – 6:49 am
It’s probably raaaaacist to even mention this, but Dick Morris brings the story (The Hill) Amid the media focus on the basic data in the August jobs report — that the economy “added†143,000 jobs — is the figure that will underscore the Republican efforts to take the Senate. During the month of August, the […]
September 6, 2014 – 6:48 am
Obviously, the NY Times Editorial Board won’t blame Obama, like they would have had it been Bush in office, or any Republican, but, as the saying goes “who’s President?” Remember back to June 7, 2005, when the Times published this The Bush Economy …. Mr. Johnston’s article quotes a prominent economist who argues that people […]
September 5, 2014 – 7:13 am
That would be the top 10% of income earners (Washington Times) Under President Obama, the richest 10 percent were the only income group of Americans to see their median incomes rise, according to a survey released this week by the Federal Reserve. The Fed data covered the years 2010-2013, during which period Mr. Obama constantly […]
September 1, 2014 – 9:08 am
It’s Labor Day 2014, so, obviously, media outlets across the country are writing opinion pieces and opinion pieces disguised as news articles calling for a minimum wage increase, along with things like women making 75% less than men (debunked. Except for the White House, of course, where women make less than men). And, here comes […]
August 28, 2014 – 12:22 pm
The Burger King issue is already fading from memory. Virtually no major media outlets are carrying any stories on it this morning. But, we know that certain hardcore Leftist idiots will still attempt to foment division over it. Some are trying to implement boycotts. Megan McCardle had some important details the other day Jacob Levy, […]
August 27, 2014 – 7:43 am
That’s what USA Today is discussing Burger King is ruling a larger fast-food kingdom — and having to defend its move on social media. The U.S.-based restaurant chain made it official Tuesday announcing that it agreed to merge with the Canada-based Tim Hortons restaurant chain. The deal, valued at about $11 billion, will create the […]
August 26, 2014 – 1:37 pm
I’m putting this in a separate post, since doing an update to this mornings will mess up the Twitter links (USA Today) The U.S.-based restaurant chain made it official Tuesday announcing that it agreed to merge with the Canada-based Tim Hortons restaurant chain. The deal, worth about $11 billion, will create the world’s third largest […]
August 25, 2014 – 6:45 am
Yet another U.S. company looking to escape the high corporate tax rate (Fox News) Burger King Worldwide Inc. is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., a deal that would be structured as a so-called tax inversion and move the hamburger seller’s base to Canada. The two sides are working on a […]
August 21, 2014 – 8:54 am
Obviously How a Part-Time Pay Penalty Hits Working Mothers Women get paid less than men in almost all jobs, but when women in low-wage jobs need to take time off work to care for children, they are at an even greater disadvantage. If all employees got paid the same hourly amount (assuming they’re equally productive […]
August 7, 2014 – 10:03 am
Now, now, don’t misunderstand: there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding. There are tons of studies showing that breastfeeding and/or using breast milk is the best thing for babies. But, this is not really about breastfeeding: it’s about federal government interference in the economy, yet again (Reuters) Under the Affordable Care Act, employers must provide time […]
