Economy Tag

Steelworker Union Begs Biden to Keep Trump Tariffs in Place

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 21, 2021 37 Comments

Trump was an outstanding president for labor, a fact for which he receives little credit. Many labor union members backed Trump, but the bosses are in bed with the Democrats and backed Biden. Now the Steelworkers Union is asking Biden to keep Trump's tariff on foreign steel in place.

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Conservative Activists Target ‘Woke’ Corporations With New Ad Campaign

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 20, 2021 11 Comments

In the wake of corporations siding with the 'woke' left this year, a conservative group is pushing back with a new ad campaign that targets companies like Coca-Cola and American Airlines. The ads suggest that the political posturing of these companies is a deliberate attempt to hide their failures from stakeholders.

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Inflation Spikes as Consumer Prices Soar by 4.2% in April

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 12, 2021 29 Comments

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed in April by 4.2% as the economy begins to open up, causing a demand for supply. It's the biggest 12-month increase since 2008. The CPI "measures a basket of goods as well as energy and housing costs." In other words, it encompasses everything. All goods.

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Stacey Abrams Spins Job Report: ‘Insufficient’ to ‘Focus on Traditional Masculine Areas of the Economy’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2021 34 Comments

First of all, why is anyone asking Stacey Abrams about the April jobs report? Shouldn't she be governing Georgia? Oh, wait.

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2020’s Pandemic Could Lead to 2021 Shortages Impacting Summer Plans

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2021 27 Comments

The effects of 2020's Wuhan Virus pandemic have resulted in shortages that could impact American summer vacation plans.

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Angry Residents Say Venice Beach ‘Crippled’ by Rampant Homelessness and Crime

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2021 39 Comments

The high cost of living and strict COVID policies are not the only reasons that California's population is shrinking. The state has a massive homeless problem. The famous neighborhood of Venice Beach has been overrun by homeless camps and the crime that comes with them.

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California’s Population Drops for First Time Since Becoming a State 171 Years Ago

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 08, 2021 21 Comments

The population of the state of California has just dropped for the first time in history. All the reports we have heard for months about people fleeing the state have had a very real effect. Take a bow, Governor Newsom.

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Report: U.S. Government’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio Now Worse Than Greece Before the 2008 Crash

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 07, 2021 33 Comments

Have you been alarmed by the size and speed of spending by the government over the last few months? Unfortunately, it's worse than you probably thought. When people start mentioning the nation of Greece in the same sentence as the United States, you should be worried.

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Report: Colleges and Universities Have Cut 650,000 Jobs Since February of 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 03, 2021 12 Comments

"Many of these jobs will never return as campuses struggle to identify efficiencies in the face of declining enrollment."...

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Los Angeles Landlord Says He is Now Homeless Due to COVID Eviction Moratorium

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2021 23 Comments

As a result of the pandemic, millions of apartment renters have not paid any rent in months. In many places, they don't have to due to official freezes on rent and evictions. But what about the people who own these properties? Who is helping them?

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Legal Organization Suing Biden Administration Over Racial Discrimination Against Farmers And Ranchers

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2021 24 Comments

The $1.9 trillion dollar COVID stimulus attempts to address the hardships of American farmers, but has a racial aspect built into it. Critics are calling it a form of racial discrimination and one legal group is already suing over it.

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UAW Slams Ford Over Decision to Move New Car Production From Ohio to Mexico

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 34 Comments

The United Auto Workers (UAW) told Ford employees at an Ohio plant the company wants to move production of a new line to Mexico instead of their Ohio Assembly Plant (OHAP). Ford has not made its decision public, but the union insists it received "strategically limited information," and the situation is "rapidly evolving."

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Kristi Noem: “COVID didn’t crush the economy. Government crushed the economy.”

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 28, 2021 44 Comments

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was a big hit at CPAC this weekend. One of the most popular parts of her speech came when she talked about how she didn't shut down businesses or churches because of COVID. She emphasized that the destruction of the economy was a choice made by government.

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World Economic Forum deletes tweet celebrating humanity-crushing silence of pandemic lockdowns

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 27, 2021 13 Comments

Many places around the globe still reel from the fallout of lockdown, including the business-crushing devastation and consequences on mental and physical health of communities around the world.

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Lehigh U. Prof’s Video About the Myths of Poverty Outrages Student Activists

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2021 2 Comments

"individuals have great agency when it comes to determining their own economic fate"...

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Republicans Planning to Target Democrats Over Biden’s Job-Killing Keystone XL Policy

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2021 16 Comments

It's astounding that one of Joe Biden's first acts as president was to destroy thousands of jobs with the stroke of a pen. The people who lost their ability to provide for their families have spoken out, but their objections have fallen on deaf ears. Republicans, who are increasingly embracing working-class voters, are planning to make the Democrats pay a political price for this.

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Biden EPA Pick Says Rest of the Country ‘Can Learn From’ California on Regulations

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2021 28 Comments

Joe Biden's decision to halt the Keystone XL Pipeline was just the beginning of his plans for fighting climate change. His pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Michael Regan, and he is a true believer. He even thinks the rest of the country can learn from California.

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California Gov. Newsom Cancels State’s COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders…Unexpectedly

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2021 18 Comments

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted all regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state, a change that could allow restaurants and businesses in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services.

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