Category Archives: Economy

I give you The Dumbest Thing You’ll Read In January On Wages

Posted on January 9, 2016 by mcblogger

Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, wrote what has to be one of the worst counterarguments to increasing the minimum wage in the history of ever. Honestly CKE’s board should be looking to fire him with cause for A) Being … Continue reading →

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What I heard at the #DemDebate

Posted on October 18, 2015 by mcblogger

As a Democrat who works in financial services, I’m used to people looking at me like I’m crazy, especially those in both respective groups. From my perspective, it makes complete sense as Democrats are the most likely to advance common … Continue reading →

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Understanding Tax Plans from Republican Candidates (rather than opting for self immolation)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mcblogger

With the release of Trumps tax plan, there are now four Republican candidates who have released their tax plans, Jeb!, Senator Rubio, Senator Paul and now Donald Trump. The most striking thing about all these plans is that they all … Continue reading →

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McBlogger’s Business Maxims #3890 Commodity businesses suck

Posted on September 17, 2015 by mcblogger

You can really never say too many bad things about Carly Fiorina. She’s a thoroughgoing mess of a human being who took advantage of education and opportunity only to lay one of the largest goose eggs in American corporate history. … Continue reading →

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McB Breaks Down Whatever Dumbass Thing Was Said : Minimum Wage Edition

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mcblogger

This morning on Bloomberg, former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg appeared with everyone’s favorite bank CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, to discuss the economy and Goldman’s small business lending program which is apparently a thing, not just some bullshit in a commercial. It … Continue reading →

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OMG, would you shut up Leon Cooperman?

Posted on June 2, 2015 by mcblogger

Leon Cooperman may be a brilliant investor, but his hearing needs some work. So does his anger management. “I don’t need anybody crapping all over what I do for a living,” Leon Cooperman, the billionaire founder of the Omega Advisors … Continue reading →

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What Really Hurts Hillary

Posted on April 30, 2015 by mcblogger

The right will, at times in concert with the far left, try to throw things at Secretary Clinton like Benghazi, emails and her wardrobe. None of that will stick to her but what can are problems at the Clinton Global … Continue reading →

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In which Sam Brownback learns a lesson…

Posted on March 2, 2015 by mcblogger

The KC Star has a fantastic piece up about Sam Brownback, the Governor of Kansas, and the tax plan he hatched with his fellow Republicans after the 2010 election. The basis of it was enormous tax cuts on the wealthy … Continue reading →

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Jens Weidmann is the fucking problem

Posted on October 17, 2014 by mcblogger

While the Fed was flooding the world with dollars that EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN stupidly said would create hyperinflation (which it didn’t), the Europeans were actually implementing a plan that was almost exactly like the one the Republicans wanted for the … Continue reading →

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How to Renounce America and Still Be Called a Patriot – NationalJournal.com

Posted on July 24, 2014 by mcblogger

How to Renounce America and Still Be Called a Patriot – NationalJournal.com. We should also explore a 15% duty on goods and services sold by a company that Treasury determines engaged in inversion. Time to take the gloves off, not … Continue reading →

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