Jul 22
One major agenda of “the left” (i.e., the government) is the push to require every worker to be an “employee” rather than a free-lancer or an independent contractor. “Employees” are more monitored, documented, and regimented; their employers must withhold certain wages from their checks and regularly report details of each “employee,” including identification, address, social …
Feb 07
US government regulations are crippling the ability of American industries to respond to supply shortages. There is a major shortage of truck drivers in the US; but new regulations will make it even HARDER for truck drivers to be obtain commercial driver licenses (CDLs). Agweb.com reports that starting today, on February 7, 2022, new truck …
Dec 07
Socialism, regulations and high taxes are driving millions of Americans to relocate to lower tax states. The IRS’s tax migration data shows there were 8 million migrant tax returns representing about 14 million total people who moved in 2018-2019. The five states that lost the most taxpayers are New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and …
Dec 17
Hundreds of thousands are fleeing. Just over half of the State’s income taxes are paid by the richest 2%. New York legislature prepares to increase taxes on the few remaining rich. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Just over half of the roughly $50 billion New York collects each year of personal income taxes is …
Aug 02
A very detailed article on CNBC.com reports that the richest and most luxurious retail space in Manhattan is now going for under $700 a square foot. And even this price is plummeting rapidly. Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s most famous high-end shopping venues, hasn’t seen rents this cheap in a decade. Macy’s, Neiman Marcus …
Jul 11
Government’s unquenchable thirst for money and power continues despite America’s cratering economy. Throughout the government’s COVID-19 impositions, no one at local, state or federal levels has lost a paycheck. Many government employees have received their paychecks in spite of having no work whatsoever to do. But the cratering economic stability of the country is already …
Jul 06
New York City, once the world’s flagship of commerce and capitalism, is now a sewer of government control, rioting and misery. New York’s governing officials ordered most businesses closed for months. A story in the Daily Mail reports that 500,000 New Yorkers–disproportionately hard-working middle-class residents–have already fled the Big Apple. Streets once teeming with tourists …
Jan 27
2019 saw FORTY-FIVE (45) new models of electric vehicles hitting the global markets. Automakers like Hundai, Audi, and Jaguar are literally betting their futures on such vehicle sales, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to design, manufacture and promote the electric vehicles. A number of governments in Europe have actually passed laws BANNING fossil-fuel-powered cars …
Dec 29
From the Wall Street Journal: “Despite being consistently rated as the “happiest state” in the nation, Hawaii is experiencing its third straight year of negative migration. Some 35,000 residents moved to the mainland from 2015-18.” “At 11% the state’s top marginal income-tax rate is second only to California’s. A 2018 study by the Institute on …
Dec 28
Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure. Get ready for some astounding statistics: Murder rates have generally declined across America since the 1990s. But one city—Baltimore—has set its all-time per capita homicide rate in 2019. Newspapers ponder the cause. It isn’t population density. Baltimore has LOST population since the 1980s as its most …
