Category Archives: Economy

PRC Law Requires Fast Food Workers To Get Minimum $20 An Hour

All the people who support this law, who cheered for it, advocated for it, will be very surprised when the number of employees at fast food locations is cut way down and they’re replaced with technology and automation. Especially surprised will be the ones who had jobs California fast-food workers to earn minimum of $20 […]

Target To Close Nine Stores In Democratic Party Run Cities

Can you guess which cities are on the chopping block? Target closes 9 stores in response to retail theft, adds locked cases at some stores Target is taking action in response to retail theft. On Tuesday the big box retailer announced plans to close nine stores, effective Oct. 21. “We cannot continue operating these stores […]

With A Supposed Soft Landing Coming, Reuters Wonders Why Americans Are So Mad About Economy

You simply un-appreciative peasants are grumbling after all the work of your betters The elusive Fed ‘soft landing’ nears. Why are Americans so mad about the economy? U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said emphatically last week that people “hate inflation, hate it,” but he left another fact unspoken – they also punish the politicians […]

Some Companies Are Marketing Themselves As “Woke-Free”

I can’t quite tell if the NY Times is upset or not that some companies are taking the route of not going political, not going SJW, not virtue signaling Some Businesses Make ‘Woke Free’ a Selling Point Jonathan Isaac is a forward for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, but he is perhaps better known as someone […]

Bummer: Those With Student Loans Might Have To Give Up Their “Fun Budget”, Which Could Tank The Economy (more)

The NY Times is really trying to make a case for doing away with all the student loan debt, but, really, this is really not the argument they’re looking for Will Restart of Student Loan Payments Be the Last Straw for Consumers? Mykail James has a plan for when payments on her roughly $75,000 in […]

Poll: Most Trust Trump To Fix Inflation Over Biden

Considering the bang-up job Biden has done on inflation, they probably trust the intern who sends all Biden’s tweets over Biden Inflation is weighing down Americans. Many trust Trump, more than Biden, to fix it Linda Muñoz is scared about the economy. She dipped into her emergency savings this year. And she doesn’t believe President […]

CNN Notices How Bidenflation Is Crushing Family Finances

It’s CNN Business, so, maybe they’re more free to tell the truth? US inflation means families are spending $709 more per month than two years ago US inflation has had a snowballing effect on family budgets. The typical American household spent $709 more in July than they did two years ago to buy the same […]

Who’s Up For More Rate Hikes?

They can talk all they want about all the people who came back to work post-COVID, but, what are they to do with the money if rates keep going up and the cost of living is going up? Of course, that’s one of the things they say is heating up the economy, all the people […]

Bidenflation Driving Away Some Papa John’s Customers

I’d assume this is happening to most of the pizza places, regardless of whether they delivery or not Papa Johns’ prices are driving some customers away Consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending, and Papa Johns is taking a hit. Sales at North American locations open at least a year fell 1% in the quarter ending […]

Good News: Biden Incandescent Bulb Ban Begins Today

In fairness, the original started under George W. Bush, but, Biden’s ban goes much, much further Biden administration incandescent lightbulb ban takes effect The Biden administration’s new lightbulb efficiency rule takes effect on Tuesday, effectively prohibiting the sale of all new incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-friendly alternatives. The new lightbulb efficiency regulations were announced last April by the Department of Energy and require […]

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