Another Effect Of Rising Wages

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BY JOHN RUBINO After decades of stagnation, wages are finally rising. McDonald’s, believe it or not, has made the whole $15 minimum wage movement obsolete by starting its burger flippers at $21 an hour. This is a good thing, but also a complicated one. In Remember Strikes? we covered some of the ways rising wages will change … Read more

‘Super Cold’ Outbreak Smashing The UK

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Thousands of people across the UK are coming down with the “worst cold ever” as the country reopens from coronavirus lockdowns. Brits have been warned to be alert for the signs that the super cold has developed into deadly pneumonia. There had been an uptick in calls to GPs and the National Health Service’s 111 … Read more

Pelosi Pushes Electric Vehicle Subsidies As Husband’s Tesla Stock Soars

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D., Calif.) husband hit pay dirt on Monday as Tesla’s valuation rose to $1 trillion. The news comes as Pelosi spearheads legislation that doles out tens of billions of dollars in subsidies to the electric vehicle industry, including Tesla, with provisions to build charging stations for cars and incentivize electric car … Read more

Spending Just $28 a Day Could Make the IRS Spy on You Under Dems’ Bank Surveillance Scheme

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The Biden administration wants to give the IRS more surveillance power, supposedly in the name of stopping tax evasion. But the plan is unclear and has met with major opposition. First, the proposal is vague on what would actually be monitored. CBS News reported on Oct. 14 that bank accounts with $600 and individual $600 … Read more

Taiwan’s President Confirms Presence of US Troops on the Ground in Taiwan

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TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF U.S TROOPS: CNN — FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) October 27, 2021 JUST IN 🚨 China says it opposes military ties between Washington and Taiwan, after President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed a small number of US troops are present on the island — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 28, 2021 Taiwan’s President says the threat … Read more

The only honorable move for congressional progressives, now, is to join Republicans to block passage of Democrats’ proposed compromises on budgets and taxes.

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by Eric Zuesse For once, the progressive thing for congressional progressives (if they exist) to do is to vote with the Republicans against the Democrats in Congress. Republicans plus Democratic Senators Sinema and Manchin are blocking progressive proposals on federal spending and taxes, and the only solution if progressives truly are progressive is to vote with … Read more