Category Archives: Economy

We Totally Need Market Based Solutions To Solve “Climate Change”

I love when hardcore Progressives start yammering about market economics, because it’s easy to see that they often do not understand free markets, and are interested in free markets. Here’s Kyle E. Thomas at Syracuse.com, who is the group leader for the Syracuse chapter of the (astroturfed) Citizens’ Climate Lobby This Earth Day, let’s take […]

As Higher Minimum Wage Takes Effect In Seattle, Costs Rise

Who could have seen this coming? (Fox News) Eating meals out in Seattle just got more expensive as tens of thousands of low wage workers got a raise this week to $11 an hour. It was the first scheduled pay increase on the way to $15 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the country. […]

World Bank President: We Totally Need To Tackle “Climate Change”… For The Kids

It’s always most amusing when Warmists, who tend to hold a Progressive (nice fascist) ideology, one which is considered far to the Left, start yammering about something being “for the kids”. Theres are the same folks who fully endorse abortion on demand for any reason and on any whim. And we’re supposed to use taxpayer […]

“Climate change demands immense changes to the economic system”

The headline is what we see at the UK Guardian, which has gone all in as The Guardian Of The Cult of Climastrology, and tells us exactly what the CoC is really all about via letters to the Guardian from other Warmists Mark Lynas says: “Solving climate change does not mean rolling back capitalism, suspending […]

Surprise: $15 Minimum Wage Killing Jobs

I’m shocked that absolutely no one saw this coming (Shiftwa.org) Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law goes into effect on April 1, 2015. As that date approaches, restaurants across the city are making the financial decision to close shop. The Washington Policy Center writes that “closings have occurred across the city, from Grub in the upscale […]

How To Buy A Car

As you may have figured out, I’m a rather private person when it comes to me. I also tend to keep my blogging and Tweeting separate from Work Life. That said, you may know that I’ve been selling cars for over 4 years now, after having been in wireless from 1994-2010. And I did selling […]

Blue State Fail: Mercedes Benz To Leave NJ For Georgia

Regardless of Chris Christie being a Republican (and a seriously squishy one at that), New Jersey is primarily run by Democrats at the state level, and has been for quite some time. How’s that working out? (NJ.com) The lure of lower taxes, a cheaper cost of living, more access to critical transportation networks, key manufacturing […]

Democrats Introduce Carbon Fee Legislation In Senate

Hey, why not? Obama and his Democrat henchmen have already done great damage to the economy, why not kick it up a notch? (Think Progress) In a sense, the problem of climate change is incredibly simple: certain people are dumping carbon into the atmosphere, and in the coming decades we will all suffer from the […]

Joe Biden Notes That Obama Administration Has Been Really Bad For Income Inequality

Not in so many words, but if we read between the lines, we can see that Biden was just speaking the truth (CNN) Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the issue of income inequality to a gathering of major donors and activists Friday night, telling them Democrats will work to address it to help working people, […]

Unions And Liberals Are Working Hard To Kill Jobs

Because they care about the workers or something (Daily Caller) The “Fight for $15” movement to increase the hourly pay of fast food workers to $15 per hour has gained a lot of momentum in the past year. Led by unions, who seek to expand into the fast food industry, and progressive activist groups, there […]

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