economy

Tocqueville's advice on French revolution captures Chinese leaders' attention So a guy named Wang Qishan suggested to the Chinese gov't to read The Old Regime and the Revolution. This book provides analysis how France's revolution was starting not because of poverty, corruption, and gov't...

GOP Lawmaker Said Black Welfare Recipients 'Substituted One Plantation For Another' I find it amazing that he doesn't realize that the very nature of US capitalism has put these people in this position. Also ironic that most of his constituents will be on welfare soon enough.

:snoop: They're gonna hire less people. They're putting local store outta business. :snoop: I can't shop there, anymore. Notice a bunch of carts had weird little things on them. I thought they were so people could hold their phones. Nope. Capitalism is crazy.

older article, but I just got around to reading it. :francis:

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:manny: Live and Let Live. Everyone isn't cut out for a 9 to 5.

This article was written by Mac Slavo and originally published at SHTFplan.com Whatever your feelings on the victory for Brexit campaigners in the UK, and the ensuing drama in Europe, the referendum has taken a heavy toll on the economy. There were massive losses last Friday before the markets...

:ohhh: products have become to accessible that "fukk that middleman" might have fukked us up in the long run:wow: i tried to find something to sell :mjcry: now all i can think about is what service to provide

:salute: Happy May Day! Rest in Power, Rosa. :wow:

This thread is a spin-off from http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-official-socialism-thread.155127/. Time and time again on this board, inaccuracies and misconceptions are promoted about socialism, what it is based on, and what it means. For someone unfamiliar with socialism, it can be difficult...

:banderas:Bernz da Gawd strikes again..... You see how he did that rundown? :win:Bernz snatches the issues that no one is talking about they are trying to sweep under the rug. "Not one word on sustainable energy" That's the sound of a mainly unbought candidate. PR get your solar on.....w/...

Thanks to globalization and trade, middle-class incomes have more than doubled in countries like China and Indonesia, but still remain a fraction of those earned by the middle class in Europe or the United States . Meanwhile, in Europe, the United States and Japan, incomes for the middle class...

Start saving now: Day care costs more than college in 31 states BY CHRISTOPHER INGRAHAM College costs loom large in the parental mind. According to a 2013 report by Sallie Mae, half of parents are putting away money for their kids' education. Those who aren't are fretting about it, saying that...

For those who don't know, the federal minimum wage in the US is currently $7.25/hr. Some states have set higher minimum wages. The highest is $9.04/hr which is in Washington. There are around a million people in the U.S. who make exactly the Federal Minimum wage. So...do you think it should...