Workers Cost More – Produce Less
US productivity falls in spring, labor costs rise. Worker productivity in the United States fell this spring more quickly than previously estimated while labor costs were rising at a faster clip. Both developments could pose threats to a fragile economic recovery.
My Head May Explode
1 September 2011 D.C. Nonprofit Accused Of Using HIV/AIDS Grant Money For Strip Joint A nonprofit in Washington, D.C. is being sued for allegedly using HIV/AIDS grant money to spruce up a warehouse that eventually became Stadium Club, a combination steakhouse and strip club. Regulatory overreach? Try regulatory oh-my-God. Progressive regulators have recently gone on [...]
Arizona Budget Problems Tied to Stop Smoking Campaigns
Reason reports that Arizona has a problem that may turn out to be bigger than illegal immigration. Not enough people are smoking. You read that right. Not enough people are smoking. Like many states, Arizona’s public finances are in miserable shape. And much of the state’s budget trouble can be attributed to a decade-old decision [...]