Tag: Politics
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Idiotic WSJ article on minimum wage ignores supply in deference to demand
The article linked by this post is utter nonsense. They infer that people can’t afford housing because the minimum wage is too low. They report nothing about the lack of housing being built and government policies in most large cities preventing developers from increasing the supply. The biggest expense for most Americans—housing—is unaffordable for people…
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Is Amazon racist?
At the beginning of Black History Month Amazon pulled a documentary about a prominent black man in America. They have given no explanation for doing what they did. Other documentaries about prominent people are still up on the site ready to stream. But not this one even though it was more popular. The documentary began…
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2024 Republican Presidential possibilities
At the top of my list of possibilities for the 2024 Republican nomination for President of the United States are both Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem. Both are governors of states that used common sense when it came to COVID-19. Governor Noem exercised a little more probably because it was easier for her state given…
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Europe’s negative interest rates??
I don’t think I’ll ever understand negative interest rates. Europe has had them for almost a decade and I wonder when that crazy policy will make it’s way to the United States. Germany’s biggest lenders, Deutsche Bank AG DB +2.19% and Commerzbank AG CRZBY 0.84% , have told new customers since last year to pay…
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There is a serious lack of diversity in Universities
The lack of diversity in Universities is alarming. But, it’s not related to race, gender, religion, or some other label you might think. There is a serious lack of diverse thought and it’s getting worse. If you’re conservative or at least don’t ascribe to any of the woke notions of the day you are silenced…