Thursday, January 23, 2014

No shortage of anything: Or, why raising the minimum wage isn't going to hurt the economy.

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In this economy we have more REAL deflation than inflation. This doesn’t show up in the official numbers, of course - they always tell a ta...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Do you hate labor unions? Well let's take a look at that, shall we?

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Labor unions are primarily about collective bargaining. What does this mean? It means that when the company's stock is sky high and ...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Welfare loving Conservatives strike again! Texas has more food stamp recipients than even California or New York

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I mean, I understand why California has the biggest number of food stamp recipients. Ask any Conservative - they'll tell you we're a...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Ladies And Your Prospective Husbands, Have You Considered Buying A Synthetic Diamond Instead?

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"Diamonds are a girl’s best friend." This song, performed by Carol Channing in the 1949 production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blon...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Economic cognitive dissonance, summed up nice and easy.

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The cost of living has gone up more than 100% since 1970, and corporate profits have gone up by more than 500%, while wages have stagnat...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Doctors are penalizing the poor in their war against Medicare... does society really need these kinds of "doctors"?

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Fewer American doctors are treating patients enrolled in the Medicare health program for seniors, reflecting frustration with its payment ...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Any Effort To Reduce Inequality Would Make Us All Poorer? Nonsense.

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CEO pay has gone up more than 14 fold from 1970 to now, and not because of their compensation equals their marginal output. It's more be...