More Proof: Raising the Minimum Wage Increases Unemployment
Here is another great example of the death of common sense: raising the minimum wage to "help the poor." ...
Economics
Under Barack Obama, National Debt Increases $100 Million Every Hour of Every Day
Under the Obama administration, the national debt grows by $1 trillion every year, and...
Rand Paul Just Short of Forcing Vote on Audit the Fed Bill
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reports that he is “about seven votes short” of the...
Fed Official Confirms “Next Step” in Plan to Consolidate Economic Control
During a speaking tour of Australia, Cleveland Federal Reserve officer Loretta Mester confirmed the...
Global Financial Giants Look to Use TTIP to “Harmonize” US-EU Laws, Remove Obstacles to Future Taxpayer Bailouts
A coalition of 14 U.S.-E.U. banking and financial companies are working to use the...
Regulatory Overreach Is Killing Small Businesses
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy and appear to enjoy bipartisan support...
Obama Does a 180 on Social Security; Now Wants to Expand Its Benefits
Another dream from Obama — this one to be more "generous" with Social Security — will...
Robots: $15 Minimum Wage and the Law of Unintended Consequences
With the battle over a proposed $15 federal minimum wage raging, job losses are...
New Book Asks the Question: “Who Needs the Fed?”
A new book by John Tammy examines the effect on the U.S. economy that...
Does Massive Treasuries Sell-off Point to Coming Global Recession?
With China leading the way by selling a record $187 billion of U.S. treasuries...
Tennessee Supports Gold Depository, Fearing Monetary Crisis
Citing concerns about about a possible economic crisis and a desire for monetary stability,...
House Committee Announces Plan to Mark Up “Audit the Fed” Bill
The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced its intention to mark up...
Trump Suggests National Debt “Deal”; Media Calls It “Fanciful” and “Dangerous”
Kudos to Trump for being willing to talk about the elephant in the living...
Puerto Rico to Default on $422M Payment Today; Likely Another $2B in July
In a microcosm Puerto Rico looks very much like the United States might in...
Negative Interest Rate Policies Create Ironic Trap for Central Banks
After driving interest rates into the negative in numerous countries around the world and...
Panama Papers: Obama and Globalists Kill Right to Privacy
Seizing on the media- and government-manufactured “Panama Papers” brouhaha, governments and globalist organizations announced...
The Cases For and Against a Looming Stock Market Bubble
Despite a moribund economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has more than doubled in...
New Balance Fights TPP
New Balance shoe company's decision to publicly oppose the TPP is good news for...
IMF Calls for Negative Interest Rates
The IMF stated this week that world central banks should move to negative interest...
This Year’s Tax Freedom Day is April 24
This year’s Tax Freedom Day — the day on which the American people have...
