3 Reasons You Can’t Find a Job – YouTube
Good video from the LearnLiberty Channel on the reasons behind the tough job market: 3 Reasons You Can’t Find a Job – YouTube.
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Northwest Coal Terminals Advance Despite Opposition From Environmental Groups | FreedomWorks
As I’ve documented in previous posts, the organized environmental left is marshalling forces to oppose Powder River Basin (PRB) coal exports to Asia via ports in the Pacific Northwest. Despite their best efforts at fear mongering about supposed environmental effects, local officials are beginning to push back against the prevailing …
Hysteria and Misinformation – Coal Train Fight Continued | FreedomWorks
As I posted earlier, coal producers are trying to secure approval to ship Powder River Basin (PRB) coal overseas to Asian markets, while environmental extremists are attempting to make this the Spotted Owl fight of modern times. The environmental movement has established this as their beachhead, and are pulling out …
Northwest Coal Train Fight – The Modern Day Spotted Owl | FreedomWorks
If it’s a cleaner burning coal and it lowers costs for consumers, why would environmentalists oppose it? The short answer is that they’ve waged a war on coal, and they want to kill the industry altogether.
Phil Knight, Don’t Read This
The Hillsboro Argus published my guest editorial this past Friday, pointing out that since we’re building free stadiums for sports teams now, we may as well do it for everyone. A few more comments on the article from 5440 readers might be nice. Come take a look! http://www.oregonlive.com/argus/index.ssf/2013/01/hillsboro_hops_public_financin.html (And as …
An Apology to Our Founding Fathers
My buddy Laurin posted this note on Facebook today, and I found it compelling enough to repost. Dear Founding Fathers: I’m sorry that after all we have been through as a nation that we cannot see when something is wrong under our very eyes. I’m sorry that we …
Union Pricing
If unions are good for industry, then being treated like a union should be good for union workers, right? I can’t help but wonder, though, if they’d buy their own economics… Take a listen! I Spy Minute for Wed Dec 12 2012. Or read the transcript, below. Follow Mark on …
November 12 is the first anniversary of 54°40’ Or Fight!
I am proud and humbled to celebrate the first anniversary of this blog. It has evolved quite a bit in its first year. I am most proud of the contributors who have agreed to post their stories at 54°40’ Or Fight! We now have 21 active contributors from around the …
Going Galt: Businesses Begin Laying Off Workers, Cutting Hours, Shutting Doors
Any business that has more than 50 employees is required to purchase health insurance for their employees or pay hefty fines, so many are now downsizing or refusing to expand beyond 49 employees. Also, in order to avoid the increasing cost of purchasing insurance for full-time employees, many small businesses …
Open Thread – Live Blogging The Ryan Biden VP Debate HERE
Ok, what political junkie isn’t looking forward to the debate tonight between Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan? Comments welcome during the debate! I’ll be providing commentary and observation as well in the comment section. Just to whet your whistle a bit regarding some of the expected themes of …
ObamaCare Reg Redefining “Full Time Worker” a Subtle Nod to Unions, Communists | All American Blogger
Yesterday the IRS and the Health and Human Services Department released new regulations relating to the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare or the White House Health Care Tax. The regulations redefine what a full time worker is: An employee is a variable hour employee if, based on the …
Monetizing The Southern Poverty Law Center
One thing you have to hand the group: they’re appropriately named, as they exhibit an aura of complete poverty in the area of scruples. They weren’t always so; the organization was instrumental in bringing to justice three white supremacist skinheads who beat Mulugeta Seraw to death with a baseball bat …
Gordon Fulks Destroys Arguments Against Coal Shipments At Americans For Prosperity Rally
On Tuesday, July 24, President Obama visited Portland. On that day, AFP Oregon organized a rally to remind him that there is opposition to his plans for America. AFP Oregon has been hitting back hard lately on the opposition to allowing coal to be shipped out of Portland’s ports, which …
Obama to Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: ‘You didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.’
Spoken like the clueless elitist that he is. The Blaze has the transcipt: There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me — because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t — look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t …
I Spy Minute – Economy Doing Fine
Obama says the economy is “doing fine.” Yeah. Sure. What to do when you make a major gaff? Blame Bush. Take a listen: I Spy Minute Mon June 11 2012 Or read the transcript below… # # Last week, President Obama said the economy was “doing fine.” This was historic …
Rules, Regulations, Economy, and Your Life
As you may have noticed, the economy isn’t really going anywhere – it doesn’t matter what the government tells you, you see it all around you. It’s dead, Jim. With all the blather about “job creation”, constantly trumpeted by every candidate for every office, including dog-catcher, why isn’t it happening? …
Our Oregon
Two great items in the news today: as has been discovered in other states, Oregon’s “Trail” cards, ostensibly given to the poorest of the poor to help them pay for utilities, rent, and food (to the tune of $16 million a month) are being used by some folks to get cash …
If I Wanted America To Fail … Transcribed
[5440 note: This is a Facebook note published by true patriot, Kathleen Worman, in Oregon. Reprinted with permission.] FreeMarketAmerica’s, “If I wanted America to fail,” video is so good, I transcribed it. “If I wanted America to fail, to follow not lead, to suffer not prosper, to despair not dream, …
Oregon Save Our Schools – Affiliated With Socialists And Occupy?
This week, a post on a new blog appeared that supports a teacher’s strike in three East Multnomah County school districts. The blog purports to represent an organization called Oregon Save Our Schools, and seems to have started in January 2012 in anticipation of a strike by the Gresham Barlow …
A curious sideshow in the health insurance reform circus: Portland’s transgender benefits go unused
Some interesting economics issues in this story from The Lund Report. What if you offered an insurance benefit that raises premiums, but no one uses the insured benefit? Last June the Portland City Council unanimously approved the new benefit joining Multnomah County and San Francisco April 2, 2012 – None …