Economics

New Balance Fights TPP

New Balance shoe company's decision to publicly oppose the TPP is good news for Americans who value our national sovereignty. ...

Steve Byas April 14, 2016

IMF Calls for Negative Interest Rates

Steve Byas April 13, 2016

The IMF stated this week that world central banks should move to negative interest rates because the extra monetary stimulus would ease lending...

This Year’s Tax Freedom Day is April 24

Warren Mass April 8, 2016

This year’s Tax Freedom Day — the day on which the American people have earned enough money to pay all of their taxes...

Globalists Exploit “Panama Papers” in Jihad on Privacy

Alex Newman April 5, 2016

Globalist voices pushing a global taxation regime and an end to financial privacy worldwide reacted with glee at the “Panama Papers” leak, in...

Calif. Lawmakers Strike Tentative Minimum Wage Hike Deal With Labor Unions

Raven Clabough March 29, 2016

Threats by labor unions have forced California lawmakers to strike a deal this weekend that could increase minimum wage to $15 an hour,...

Will the Robotic Revolution Make Your Job Obsolete?

Bob Adelmann March 28, 2016

Not only are so many jobs becoming obsolete, but so are many of the Luddite unions trying to stop the inevitable from happening....

Architect of EU Refugee Disaster Links TPP-TTIP “Trade” Treaties

William F. Jasper March 25, 2016

Cecilia Malmstrom, architect of Europe’s migration disaster, promotes TPP, TTIP, WTO before Peterson Institute and Global Business Dialogue insiders. ...

Wage Insurance: Paycheck Socialism

Walter McLaughlin March 21, 2016

Although elements of socialism have slowly crept into the economy, President Obama's calls for wage insurance cross well over the line. Under his...

Food Stamp Use Increases Despite Low Unemployment Rates

Steve Byas March 3, 2016

Despite declining unemployment rates, food stamp use is going up. Why is this happening? ...

Venezuela’s Central Bank Sues American Website

Charles Scaliger March 2, 2016

Venezuela's socialist government is enraged at an American website that since 2010 has been publishing unflattering information on Venezuela's rampant inflation and currency...

Are Economic Stimulus Programs Worth the Price of Admission?

Walter McLaughlin February 29, 2016

The International Monetary Fund is urging G-20 nations to consider a coordinated implementation of fiscal and monetary stimulus to counteract signs of a...