Taxpayers Subsidizing Peanut Glut to the Tune of $2 Billion
Because of the existence of federal subsidies, farmers are overproducing peanuts, putting taxpayers on the hook for $2 billion. ...
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Walmart’s Stock’s Selloff Hinges on Perceived Economic Gloom
Walmart's stock selloff has nothing to do with a perceived declining U.S. economy, but...
Want a Raise? Work for the Government
According to the latest study from the Cato Institute, the best way to make...
Lawsuit by Three Uber Drivers Could Overturn the Gig Economy
Three Uber drivers could kill the nascent "gig" or "sharing" economy in its crib...
Minimum Wage Hikes Compel Restaurants to Consider “No-Tipping” Policies
Minimum wage hikes have provided restaurant owners across the country the opportunity to tackle...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Fracking Is Boosting Reshoring of American Jobs
The ripple effect of the fracking revolution continues to surprise, now impacting reshoring decisions...
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...
Courtney Love Got “Ubered” in Paris
Courtney Love, the widow of rock star Kurt Cobain, got caught in the middle...
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...
New York’s Fracking Ban Hurting Upstate New Yorkers
Ignoring economic reality, political ideologues ban the very activity that could solve the problems...