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By RedState on Jan 14, 2019 in: Budget, Economics, Economy, Facebook, Google, Government, Internet, Law, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Social Media, Twitter
We are in the Age of Donald Trump. Which means we are saddled with a small but pernicious cabal known as Never Trump. Never Trumpers are for the most part not Leftists. Leftists have been Never <Fill in Name of Non-Leftist> – foreve...
By Think Progress on Jan 11, 2019 in: News, Economics, Economy, Politics
As the government shutdown continues into its 21st day, thousands of federal workers are struggling to make ends meet after missing their first paycheck Friday. But the shutdown highlights an economic reality for many Americans, federal workers or no...
By RedState on Jan 8, 2019 in: Budget, Economics, Economy, Google, Government, Law, News, Policy, Politics
“The Smart People” have been oh-so-wrong about oh-so-many things regarding Candidate cum President Donald Trump. It is particularly interesting to examine just how wrong The Smart People have been about President Trump’s trade policies.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has proposed adding a top tax rate of 70% that would only apply to income of over $10 million. Republicans are aghast about her proposal. They claim it would invite economic disaster. Of course they are wron...
By RedState on Jan 7, 2019 in: Budget, Economics, Economy, Facebook, Google, Government, Internet, Law, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Social Media, Twitter
Everyone wants everything to be better, stronger, faster – and cheaper. It’s human nature. When we’re spending our money – we always want a better deal. When we’re spending other peoples’ money – we don’t give a rat’s...
By TechCrunch on Jan 4, 2019 in: economics, economy
Signs that the Federal Reserve could hold off on further interest rate hikes coupled with a booming jobs report sent stocks on Wall Street surging to close a volatile first trading week for the New Year. After yesterday’s Apple-induced slide, a...
By Life Hacker on Jan 3, 2019 in: facebook, economics, social media, money
College students in a recent study demanded an average of $2,076 to quit Facebook for a year. As Ars Technica explains, this wasn’t just a survey—researchers actually held little auctions to pay the lowest bidder to quit for a day, three days, a...