Wages & Prices
CNN's Velshi Sounds Liberal Whining Point on Minimum Wage
January 2nd, 2007 12:36 PM
Two days before Democrats open the new Congress in the majority, CNN business reporter Ali Velshi echoed their liberal talking points on the minimum wage.See my story here.
Liberal activists and Democratic spokesmen are quick to argue that the minimum wage is too low and unfair. But on the January 2 “American Morning,” that argument came from a CNN business reporter.While CNN’s Ali Velshi did…
Chris Matthews Exposes Himself as Democrat Pol, Finally Admits Economy
December 24th, 2006 2:01 PM
A rather extraordinary conclusion was reached by members of the panel on Sunday’s “The Chris Matthews Show” – the economy is strong. What makes this so earth shattering? Well, because the host prior to the elections – which, by the way, were only about seven weeks ago – regularly talked about how badly the economy was doing, and didn’t challenge those espousing similarly bearish viewpoints. Yet,…
Media Scrooges: 'Bah Humbug' to Wall Street's Christmas Bonuses
December 20th, 2006 2:48 PM
When Santa came to Wall Street this year, the media cried and pouted. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at an all-time high and commodities markets experiencing one of their best years in decades, Wall Street firms were feeling especially merry this year. The media responded as if they had seen Jacob Marley’s ghost.NBC’s John Seigenthaler gloomily downplayed Wall Streeters’ good fortunes…
A Side of Outsourcing You Won't Hear From Lou Dobbs
December 12th, 2006 2:15 PM
Outsourcing and the Internet are helping "microbusiness" owners to thrive, USA Today reported in a recent edition. That’s funny. As Lou Dobbs would have us believe, outsourcing does nothing but turn middle class Americans into economic cannon fodder for major corporations."Competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency are nothing more than code words for 'cheaper labor,'" Dobbs…
CNN Reporter: Helpful Democrats Will Give You More Time Off Work
December 11th, 2006 12:21 PM
Monday’s edition of "American Morning" featured a decidedly one sided segment that advocated for Democratic legislation, generously highlighted Ted Kennedy and promoted San Francisco as the wave of the future. Correspondent Alina Cho used the piece to boost a bill that would require employers with more than 15 workers to give seven sick days a year. Disparaging America’s primitive stance on the…
Neil Cavuto Smacks Around Paul Krugman While Calling Him a Liar
December 6th, 2006 11:25 AM
This was just too delicious for words…but I’ll try. As many of you are aware, most conservatives who study the economy and the markets view the New York Times’ Paul Krugman as being one of the most disingenuous pols on the landscape. Krugman has regularly been shown to flat out lie about economic data in his articles to prove his specious points, and was accused by the Times’ former ombudsman…
