It is a sign of how truly leaderless we are, from Congress to the White House, that people are slobbering over a billionaire’s declaration that the rich should pay more in taxes. Well, duh. But, let me be one voice who cautions, at the sight of so many puppies rolling over in joy […]
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False Prophet Slobbering: Buffett The Fox in The Chicken Coop
Posted on 15 August 2011.
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Soros Misses The Problem
Posted on 13 February 2009.
I don’t want to hold up George Soros as the great thinker of the modern era. But, since the guy has billions of dollars (partly made by betting that currencies will collapse so if you are getting some of his money think of it as a make-up payment for leaving lots of people in […]
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Low Wage Workers and Unions
Posted on 20 May 2008.
This is a catch-up with an interesting, and not surprising report, from the good folks at the Center for Economic and Policy Research: After decades of disappointing wage growth for many American workers, a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows that unionization significantly boosts the wages of low-wage […]
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Living Wages Move Forward
Posted on 10 May 2007.
   I can hear the thunder of feet as people rush to Maryland…just kidding. But it is nice to see that the governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, signed a statewide living wage bill–the first in the nation. From Steve Greenhouse’s piece in The New York Times: Nationwide, 145 cities and counties have enacted living-wage bills, […]
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