Socioeconomics
Scarcity Mentality And The End Of The Oil Era
The fear mongers have been predicting the end of the petroleum era for at least the last thirty years. There remains substantial doubt about the endless predictions that the world is running out - or at least short - of oil.
The WTO and Free Trade
The relative amount of effort put into distracting the public's attention away from an issue is often a fair indication of how important it is for citizens to be aware of that issue. It's beginning to appear that our government and the mainstream media put an exceptional amount of effort into distracting public attention away from what was going on inside the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Seattle.
Raising The Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage has become a politically popular ploy, but does this intervention into the free market actually do what its promoters claim? The advocates claim that raising the minimum wage is a compassionate measure that ensures that those at the bottom of the ladder get a "fair" share of the wealth of the nation. But does this emotionally appealing intervention actually help or hurt those it is claimed to benefit?
