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Trump Touts Manufacturing Jobs Created by Saudi Investment
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that his country will increase its U.S. investment from $600 billion to almost $1 trillion. The White House highlighted at an event Tuesday an American factory leader who…
You can still trust the Bureau of Labor Statistics data—for now
The trustworthiness of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) data on inflation, employment, wages, productivity, and consumer spending has historically been a concern only for cranks and conspiracy theorists. Unlike many…
California’s minimum wage hike for fast-food workers is killing jobs
In 2023, California adopted a law that raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour. It also created a Fast Food Council with the power to further increase wages by dictate every year. Twenty bucks an hour is a nice, round number…
Trump’s tariffs cost $1.2 trillion. Now his top trade allies are backing away.
In April, as President Donald Trump announced his so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs that would target imports of nearly all goods sourced from friend and foe alike, one of the biggest cheerleaders for trade…
DEI Industrial Complex in Retreat in Face of Trump’s Crackdown
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The plight of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion jobs is only getting worse as the Trump administration’s crackdown takes hold, new employment research shows. As of September, job postings…
California’s $20 fast food minimum wage eliminated jobs
In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported law as pro-worker, saying…
Bureau of Labor Statistics data is not needed for the U.S. economy to function
The government shutdown has thus far had no effect on 74 percent of federal spending, but it has led to the furloughing of more than 2,000 of the 2,321 employees working at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and delayed the…
Democrats are proposing a ‘robot tax’ to save jobs from AI. Here’s why it won’t work.
There's a reason you've never heard of a Model T tax. No one proposed a levy on the cotton gin or a fine for using computers. America's prosperity came from embracing innovation, not taxing it. Now some…
Industry-controlled licensing boards are legalized cartels
Occupational licensing laws—those mandates that workers in hundreds of professions obtain a license before earning a living—lock people out of jobs while failing to make services any better. The problem isn't just the…
H-1B Visa Reform Plan Needs to Put Americans First
President Donald Trump’s executive order just put a $100,000 fee on new petitions for H-1B temporary workers. The rollout suffered from muddled communication, and the order does not stop the H-1B from being used to replace…
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