Want a Raise? Work for the Government
According to the latest study from the Cato Institute, the best way to make the most money is to work for the government. Preferably, the federal government. ...
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Lawsuit by Three Uber Drivers Could Overturn the Gig Economy
Three Uber drivers could kill the nascent "gig" or "sharing" economy in its crib by suing to be deemed "employees" of the company, rather than independent contractors. ...
Minimum Wage Hikes Compel Restaurants to Consider “No-Tipping” Policies
Minimum wage hikes have provided restaurant owners across the country the opportunity to tackle what many have criticized to be unfair tipping practices. Faced with rising labor costs resulting from minimum...
Latest Report: Technology Is “A Great Job Creating Machine,” Not a Job Destroyer
After reviewing 140 years of data in England and Wales, the consulting firm Deloitte just reported that technology has actually created more jobs than it has destroyed. ...
Shell Gets Final Approval to Drill in the Arctic Ocean
On Monday the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final approval to allow Royal Dutch Shell to start drilling an exploratory oil well in the Chukchi Sea, northwest of Alaska....
Trickle of Companies Leaving Illinois Turning Into a Flood
Illinois is a poster child for progressive politics and their inevitable painful results. ...
Home Ownership Rate Lowest Since President LBJ
Census Bureau records show that home ownership has dropped to the lowest level since 1967, despite government intervention in the economy to achieve the exact opposite end. ...
Support to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban About to Overwhelm Obama
Two Obama supporters, the Laborers’ International Union and the International Union of Operating Engineers, are urging Congress to lift the crude oil export ban. ...
Fracking Is Boosting Reshoring of American Jobs
The ripple effect of the fracking revolution continues to surprise, now impacting reshoring decisions by major American companies. ...
Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires, for the Moment
After Congress failed to renew it, the charter for the U.S. Export-Import Bank lapsed at midnight, June 30. ...
Courtney Love Got “Ubered” in Paris
Courtney Love, the widow of rock star Kurt Cobain, got caught in the middle of a taxicab strike — in which Paris' Big Taxi cartel is fighting its inevitable extinction —...
Moody’s Lowers Chicago’s Debt Rating to Junk Status
Moody's has cut Chicago's debt two levels to junk status, belying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's claims of progress in lowering the city's debt. ...
New York’s Fracking Ban Hurting Upstate New Yorkers
Ignoring economic reality, political ideologues ban the very activity that could solve the problems faced by residents suffering under the ban. ...
Hillary Finally Comes Clean: The Economy Is “Stalled”
Reality has forced Hillary to admit what most voters already know: The economy has shifted into neutral. ...
Memphis Police, Firemen Quitting Following Pension Plan Reductions
Police and firemen in Memphis are quitting and finding work elsewhere because their pensions have been underfunded and must be scaled back. ...