I don’t think I am that atypical for my generation.
Since I’ve been born, I’ve lived in 11 different homes. 5 different states. 9 different cities.
Continue reading Sedentary America?
I wasn’t going to continue this, but I was having a discussion with my normal coffee buds and this issue came up. And, several folks asserted facts that were plainly untrue. Quoting that Fox News said so. (It turns out that Fox News actually has NEWS programs- and their reporting is pretty darned good. But, the shows- you know, the ones with abrasive personalities at night or blond(e) bimbos [the e is in parentheses to denote either gender] in the morning, the ones that air about 22 hours a day- are NOT news. But, they want you to think they are.)
Continue reading Shh. Secret Discrimination
I don’t often start a blog with a graph. But, I wanted to set the mood (not too gloomy, I hope).
Continue reading No longer 6 million a year.
I’ve written about self-driving trucks. (Here’s the first of three articles in a recent series.) And, these are most likely to be the first adopted use of autonomous vehicles. It’s not clear if the tractor (what one calls the “truck” that hauls the trailer) will be autonomous on the highways, only to revert to driver control on the side-streets and within cities- or there will be a leader vehicle (driven by a human), with a series of autonomous vehicles following the instructions of the lead driver.
Continue reading Self-Drive Act
Let me reiterate. I am not a proponent of an increase in the minimum wage. Instead, I advocate for all large ($ 2.5 million in gross sales or 50 employees, which ever threshold is exceeded) firms to be penalized (that’s 110% to 125% of the costs) when their employees need to rely on AFDC (Aid For Dependent Children), SNAP (the new name for Food Stamps), Medicaid, etc. to make up for an employer not paying a living wage to its staff.
Continue reading GiGo (that’s garbage in assures garbage out…)
I’ve reported before on studies that showed the change in minimum wage has little affect on employment. But, a new study appeared this week, using the data from Seattle, which just recently raised it’s minimum wage from $ 9.47 to $11, and then subsequently to $ 13 an hour.
Continue reading Sleepless in Seattle?
Well, he did it again. Governor Walker let his true colors shine through. By attempting to change the mission of the great University of Wisconsin system- and then attempting to retract, when he found he had no backers.
Continue reading The Function of a College Education
I am getting pretty tired of folks abandoning logic. They listen to “facts” that are clearly malarkey – but because they desperately want to live in a make-believe world, they aver them to be true.
So, here we go again. The economy seems to be looking better- maybe. The government reported that overall hiring is increasing in the US.
Continue reading Is there a STEM shortage?
║This is the fifth and final segment in this mini-series on minimum wage, living wages, the middle class, and taxes that I started this year, beginning on 7 January 2014.║
Continue reading Living Wages. The End of the Discussion- for now.
