Be Very Careful What You Wish For, Seattle

Tomorrow is May 1, or May Day, or "Workers of the World Unite" day. In Seattle, in the everlasting spirit of the WTO Riots of 1999, various leftist student, activist, and Anarchist groups get together and march for workers' and immigrants' "rights".  They normally start in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and march down Pine Street …

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Socialism Doesn’t Work…Even at 70K

Funny, normally the levelers known as Socialists or Communists prefer to bring the high-earners down so everyone is "equal".  This business owner in Seattle tried it the other way, making the minimum salary at his tech firm $70,000 per year.  Yes, even new hires with less experience were paid at that rate, higher to start …

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What’s The Matter with India?

In India, Toilet Paper Becomes More Valuable Than the RupeeTake a gander at this headline from 24/7 Wall Street.  www.247wallst.comHe gets it partly right, but doesn't go far enough.   Since its independence, India has been a socialist, or socialist-leaning country.  Even when they tried to ditch some of the socialist features of their economy, …

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