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I also think a lot of people genuinely think that a woman can not be strong enough to be president…
If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking…
Alas USA is not a multiparty system so each party only has to seem more desirable than the other one.…
Ah but the Russia that conservatives hated presented* itself as a progressive force for worker's empowerment and anti-imperialism. Putin's Russia…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
Two Reasons The American Action Forum’s New Minimum Wage Study Shouldn’t Convince Anyone
Fox News reports: A new report from the conservative-leaning American Action Forum, shared exclusively with FOXBusiness.com, shows hiking the minimum wage hurts hiring. The study looks at the 19 states that have minimum wages above the national rate of $7.25 … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, Minimum Wage
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Short-Term Unemployment Is At Normal Levels, But Long-Term Unemployment Is Killing Us
This graph from today’s 2014 Economic Report of the President is worth considering. The current elevation of the unemployment rate is entirely due to long-term unemployment. In December 2013, the unemployment rate for workers unemployed 26 weeks or less fell … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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It is inevitable that people will detransition – no medical treatment has a 100% satisfaction rate. But 94% of trans…