Economy
A proposal for raising fast food minimum wage to $22 an hour
When Californians vote on November 2024, they will have a minimum wage related item to consider. According to the article, the current minimum wage is $15.50. Californian voters will decide if this will be raised to $22 an hour. In addition to raising minimum wage, the proposal looks at improving working conditions. From Fox News: […]
S B-F Jailed, Charges Pending
Sam Bankman-Fried Cryptocurrency is a digital payment system that doesn’t rely on banks to verify transactions. It exists virtually and uses cryptography to secure transactions. An encrypted, distributed public ledger called blockchain records the transactions. There is nothing tangible and no central issuing or regulating authority. Whatever could go wrong? Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, charged […]
Low Black Friday Turnout
Retail operations have gotten used to seeing parking lots filled, and customers lining up on Thursday evening. People would wait in line for hours to get to deals most do not see on a regular basis. According to one account in the article, the line would already be wrapped around the building. However, this individual […]
Florida leads with attracting and developing a skilled workforce
According to Lightcast, Florida leads the other states when it comes to attracting and developing skilled working personnel. Additionally, Florida also led when it came to education attainments, jobs, competitive effect, etc. Governor Ron DeSantis credits his administration’s policies, including having an open economy and emphasis on developing working personnel, for this status. From Just […]
Oil companies that do not lower gas prices face higher taxes
This is a message that Joe Biden wanted the oil companies to have. He accused these companies of profiting from the Ukraine war. Biden declared that it was time to stop these companies from war profiteering. Biden said that if they do not stop this profiteering, they would be paying more taxes on their excess […]
Short takes – IRS, SF Toilet, El Paso and illegals, Stamp price hike, Foreigners hiring US Officers, New anti-gun group
For couples who file jointly for tax year 2023, the standard deduction increases to $27,700 up $1,800 from tax year 2022, the IRS announced. Single taxpayers and married people filing separately will see their the standard deduction rise to $13,850, up $900, and for heads of households, the standard deduction will be $20,800, up $1,400. […]
Short takes: Tulsi, M2 missing, RR deal 86ed
As 5JC mentioned yesterday, Tulsi Gabbard has quit the Democrat Party – her reasons are BLISTERING. “I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism, actively work […]
Triple decker: Kerch Bridge explosion, Trump policies against OPEC cut, jump in gender dysphoria diagnosis
Explosion on Kerch Bridge between Russia and Crimea A truck exploded on the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea. The truck’s explosion resulted in fuel tanks, in a nearby train, to ignite. A car traveling next to the truck when it exploded also was impacted, a couple of the passengers were pulled from the water. This […]
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