On my 93.1 WIBC program Friday 7/1/2011, we detailed the source of most monopolistic behavior in American business. It’s not evil companies, it’s government control, regulation and meddling in the free market. In a truly free market, monopolies can only exist for a brief blip in time, usually when a technology or idea is new. Quickly, others see opportunities to innovate or improve on the idea and compete with the market leader. It’s only with...
Devin Leonard authored a very thorough look at the issues facing the USPS in Bloomberg Businessweek recently. We discussed the issues, good, bad and ugly on 93 WIBC on Friday evening. Related Links: The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse Follow Devin Leonard on Twitter
If you still believe the myth that minimum wage increases help those at the bottom of the economic ladder, Unequal Harm: Racial Disparities in the Employment Consequences of Minimum Wage Increases, a new research study by William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson from Trinity University, will give you some food for thought. As unemployment rates soared to over 10 percent, the highest since the early 80s, those just staring their working life,...
Not when you look at the data. According to Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her findings are in her article, “Can We trust the GOP” in the February 2011 issue of Reason Magazine . On January 22nd I spoke with Veronique on WIBC about her research into the facts behind government spending depending on the party in charge.
