Minimum wage

Would you rather settle for the minimum wage as it is or consider a lower wage for your labor and have some benefits such as free housing, feeding at work and probably free transportation to and fro the work place.  Read More »

I’m really excited to start my new summer job this year. I’m working at a local music store as a novice repair tech/general lackey. I absolutely love tinkering around with the instruments. Figuring out what’s wrong with the instruments and how to fix it is like working on an intricate jigsaw puzzle. Each instrument is slightly different, each problem presents a new challenge. I’m in awe of the master repair tech there. Have you ever seen someone bring a flute back to life that had been run over by a school bus? Its awesome.  Read More »

Poverty. Starvation. Oil dependency. AIDS. Inequality. Climate change. Energy crisis. The list of global problems can go on and on, with little hope of permanent solutions. What if we were able to take one giant step towards solving all these issues?  Read More »

Generally when people think about raising the minimum wage they think about the amount of money more that there will be had and the benefit there will be to the poor people. Well unfortunately - as pointed out by Art Carden (Economics professor at Rhodes College) - almost every time the government enacts an economic policy, that policy actually hurts the people it was meant to help.  Read More »

I'm taking AP Government this year (Go SENIORS!!! lol)Right now we're looking at liberal v. conservative v. everything else.  We took this little survey, and saw where everyone came out, and our assignment is now to find out where other people that we know fit.  So...  Read More »

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