Mob Rule Economics
• Lewrockwell.comWhile we talk about democracy and equal rights, we seem increasingly to let both private and government decisions be determined by mob rule.
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Employment & Jobs
"Jobs Friday": Why Bubblevision Misses The Epic Failure Of The US Labor Market
• http://www.lewrockwell.comCNBC's long-running "jobs Friday" fetish is getting downright appalling. Each month the BLS puts out a treasure trove of data on the rich and complex mosaic of the US labor market—-a download that embodies a truly frightening trend of econom
Labor Participation Rate Drops To Lowest Since 1978; ...
• Prison PlanetIt is almost as if the Fed warned us this would happen. In a note released yesterday, a Fed working paper titled ....
This Technology Could Have The Biggest Impact On American Jobs Since Offshoring
• Business InsiderManufacturing in the U.S. will never be what it was. Employment in the sector is down nearly 50% from its May 1979 peak, and fell more than 10% during the Great Recession.
Organized Labor in America Today
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Dear Future American Generations, You Are Screwed
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFaith that the future will be better than the present is slipping, as despite President Obama's demands that Americans not be "cynics," a new report shows there is a major lack of confidence that the next generation will have it better than the last
The New Misery Index
• http://www.lewrockwell.comThe Status Quo is desperate to mask the declining fortunes of those who earn income from work, and the Misery Index 2.0 strips away the phony facade of bogus unemployment and inflation numbers.
Brazil's Coffee Farmers Are Yielding To The Machines
• Business InsiderYears of low coffee prices followed by the worst drought in decades in Brazil have pushed even the smallest family farmers to buy modern machinery rather than rely on increasingly scarce and expensive labor.
Woman set reservation fire to give friends work
• Associated PressShe was riding in a car and lit a small firework and threw it out the window, where it ignited brush, court records say. Johnson was arrested days after posting on Facebook, "Like my fire?"
40% of U.S. on Welfare; Obamacare Expands Welfare by 23 Million;....
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comAs a result of Obamacare Medicaid expansion coupled with means-tested Obamacare assistance, I estimate welfare rolls expanded from 35.4% of the population in 2012 to about 40% in 2014.
Here's How Robots Could Change The World By 2025
• Business InsiderThis past week several reports came across my desk highlighting both the good news and the bad news about the future of automation and robotics.
The Fare-ness of Uber, Airbnb, and the Sharing Economy
• huffingtonpost.comThe recent announcement prohibiting the use of Uber in Berlin by the city's Department of City and Regulatory Affairs comes on the heels of vocal opposition of the transportation service from taxi unions in several cities, including Barcelona and Lon
Rising Robots: Is it Obvious Robots Cost Human Jobs? Looking for Someone to Blame?
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comTechnology Review has an interesting infographic on the Rising Use of Robots, and which sectors show the biggest increase in use.
The De-industrialization of America
• paulcraigroberts.orgOn January 6, 2004, Paul Craig Roberts and US Senator Charles Schumer published a jointly written article on the op-ed page of the New York Times titled "Second Thoughts on Free Trade." The article pointed out that the US had entered a new economic e
When Robots Take All the Work, What'll Be Left for Us to Do?
• http://www.wired.com, By Marcus WohlsenRobots have loomed over the future of labor for decades?at least since robotic arms started replacing auto workers on the assembly line in the early 1960s.
Meet "McCashier" Your $15.00 Per Hour McDonald's Worker Replacement
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comSure. You can make $15 an hour at McDonald's, at least in Seattle. You just have to perform better than this machine
11,472,000 Americans Have Left Workforce Since Obama Took Office
• http://www.cnsnews.com, Ali Meyer(CNSNews.com) - 11.4 million Americans age 16 and over have left the workforce since President Obama took office in January 2009, according to data released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The New Scariest Chart In America
• zerohedge.comFor the last few years, the 'scariest' chart for Europeans has been the unending surge in youth unemployment.
The US Now Has More Solar Workers Than Coal Miners
• Business InsiderThere are now more people working in the solar industry than there are coal miners, according to Politifact.
Why Cutting 18,000 Jobs Was Likely Microsoft's Plan All Along
• http://www.wired.com, Issie LapowskyMicrosoft will slash up to 18,000 jobs by the end of the year. That's 14 percent of the company's workforce, and it amounts to the largest round of layoffs in the nearly 40 year history of the software kingpin.
Massive Job Cuts Are Reportedly Coming For Microsoft Employees
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Supriya Kurane(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integrate Nokia Oyj's handset unit, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans.
Why My Kids Are Learning To Work
• http://www.lewrockwell.com,By Ryan FinlayThe greatest athletes in the world start training when they are young. The greatest musicians start taking lessons when they are children. Some of the greatest entrepreneurs in the world were starting businesses when they were teenagers. To become gr
Paul Craig Roberts: "The US Economy's Phantom Jobs Gains Are A Fraud"
• zerohedge.comWashington can't stop lying. Don't be convinced by last Thursday's job report that it is your fault if you don't have a job.
Backlash stirs in US against foreign worker visas
• yahoo.comKelly Parker was thrilled when she landed her dream job in 2012 providing tech support for Harley-Davidson's Tomahawk, Wisconsin, plants.
Needed: A Patriotic Tax Code
• nationalreview.comThe United States was created as a tax haven — now corporations are fleeing.
Immigration advocates stack demands for Obama
• pbs.orgPresident Barack Obama faced immediate demands for bold action to stem deportations Tuesday, a day after declaring immigration legislation dead and announcing plans to act on his own.
Army Fires Officers After Ordering Them to Move
• military.comA U.S. Army captain with more than a dozen years in the service, including multiple tours of duty in combat zones, assumed his job was safe.
As Technology Advances, Cybersecurity Jobs Take Center Stage
• usnews.comWearable tech, EHRs and smart appliances all point to a need for increased security – and that may mean job growth.
Senate Politics Leave 28 Countries With No U.S. Ambassador
• defenseone.comThe Senate just confirmed two new United States ambassadors to crucial posts — Iraq and Egypt.
Senior Executives Are Increasingly Leaving the Government
• defenseone.comThe federal government's senior executives are leaving the civil service at a rapidly increasing rate, according to a new report, creating the possibility for a significant shortage of qualified top managers.
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