Category Archives: Economy

‘Climate Change’ Will Cause Job Hiring Issues In Future Or Something

What’s the or something in this one? It’s a doozy, as writer Eric Sherman goes full Cult of Climastrology If Weather Affects Hiring Now, Wait For Climate Change To Get Worse It’s never a good idea to take a single data point and extract from it. The latest federal jobs report is an example. Only 20,000 new […]

Say, What Will NJ’s $15 An Hour Hike Cost Taxpayers

I spend quite a bit of time on NJ.com. Even though I haven’t lived there in decades, I’m still a Giants and Devils fan, so, I end up catching a lot of other news, which is Modern Socialism in a nutshell. This article is actually rather even handed for the site, which means it unintentionally […]

Study: Green New Deal Could Cost Each Household $65,000 Per Year

No worries, AOC and company will just print new money ECONOMIC APOCALYPSE: Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' To Cost Up To $93 Trillion, $650,000+ Per Household https://t.co/u7hfk2gvR2 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 25, 2019 From the link Bloomberg reports that Ocasio-Cortez’s far-left plan would “tally between $51 trillion and $93 trillion over 10-years, concludes American Action Forum, which […]

A Government Created Carbon Tax Is The Ultimate Free Market Solution Or Something

Here we go again. The Cult of Climastrology just can’t give up a good talking point, and these Statists think things implemented and run by the government are free market. Not sure who Erik Kobayashi-Solomon is and what he really stands for, but, as a big time investor (I worked as a hedge fund risk […]

Surprise: Fight For $15 In NYC Causes Exactly What Was Predicted

Well, predicted by most people who understand economics, unlike Bill DeBlasio, who’s worried more about social justice This week the minimum wage in New York City increased to $15 an hour — and it wouldn't have happened without the working people who make this city run every single day demanding a raise they deserve. pic.twitter.com/zIlbSfTVA5 […]

“Right To Repair” Now Taken Over By Cult Of Climastrology

We see this all the time: there’s a legitimate, real world issue, big or small, doesn’t matter, and the Believers in the Cult of Climastrology show up and subsume it into their cultish dogma Climate change: ‘Right to repair’ gathers force It is frustrating: you buy a new appliance then just after the warranty runs […]

Surprise: Rising Minimum Wage Causes Prices To Rise

A random act of journalism from the Associated Press, as reprinted at WRAL Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item. A two-egg breakfast will cost an […]

Super-Warmist Is Super Excited For Economy Crash To Save Us From ‘Climate Change’

This is nuts, but, do you expect different from the Cult of Climastrology? Worried about the stock market? Don't be. There's solid evidence that an economic downturn could be good for the planet. Over the past 40 years or so, the only times the world has (temporarily) decreased emissions has come during economic recessions.https://t.co/M52srJZRSl — […]

Having Missed The Riots One Nation Over, Italy Considers Implementing High Taxes On Fossil Fueled Vehicles

Warmists continuously come up with super great ideas that always seem to harm Other People (via Watts Up With That?) Italy proposes measures to spur sales of low-emission cars Italy plans to offer subsidies of up to 6,000 euros ($6,800) to buyers of new low emission vehicles and will increase taxes on new petrol and […]

Last Jobs Report Prior To Midterms Is Spectacular

So many are saying that this election is a referendum on Donald Trump. If that’s the case, then he’s doing an excellent job Monster Jobs Report250,000 Jobs32,000 manufacturing30,000 construction5,000 mining24,800 transportation & warehousingBut wages soaring 3.1% says it all – look at that chartCongratulations America#Winning pic.twitter.com/TmR4D2wPcT — Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) November 2, 2018 U.S. […]

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