'As it turns out, sushi prices are a fairly reliable proxy for the cost of living in a given area...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) Left-wing economists have made much of the gathering storm of recession signals, blaming the policies of President Donald Trump, including his trade war with China, for...
'Patriots! Time to go to buy some cool stuff...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) For conservative do-it-yourselfers who shy away from the long lines at big-box hardware stores, a left-wing boycott of Home Depot may be wonderful news.
So noted Rep. Devin Nunes, D-Calif., after Home Depot's 90-year-old co-founder, Bernie Marcus, recently...
'Hey, @Nike — we’re just a quick jaunt over the border...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) As many flee the oppressive taxation and costs of doing business in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped to butter up athletic-apparel company Nike on Tuesday, not with economic incentives but with left-wing virtue-signaling.
Nike faced immense...
'We don’t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation’s history...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) As patriotism-trashing shoemakers Nike sought to gin up more controversy by recalling a product that featured an American flag, Arizona's governor responded by revoking a package economic incentives for the company.
Gov. Doug...
'A carbon tax increases the power, cost and intrusiveness of the government in our lives...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) In Orwellian fashion, the left-wing green-energy lobby has continued to torque its messaging on Obama's failed cap-and-trade initiatives---but the numbers don't lie, according to Americans for Tax Reform.
The idea of raising...
'This is the opposite of what federal bank regulators are doing with capital...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) Banks and other credit unions are crying foul over federal regulators’ questionable decision to greenlight a capital campaign for a financially teetering Big Labor credit union---while at the same time blocking similar requests...
'If we don’t get new business, good night. That’s how our state survives...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) It's long been a tradition among some New Yorkers to seek refuge in Florida due to the warm weather.
But increasingly, as New York's oppressive taxes and cost of living price them out, more...
'Democrats’ barbs largely miss the mark or revealing a surprising lack of knowledge of the business of the big banks...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) One of President Donald Trump's go-to targets for political lampooning prior to last year's election, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has maintained a relatively low profile since...
'Don’t just see me as some wealthy guy, defending the free market. Instead see me as the son of a mother who dropped out of school in eighth grade...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) Conservative investor Foster Friess and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio--Cortez, D-NY, may have a lot to discuss if the...
TRUMP RESPONSE: Why don't you allow revenue-generating fracking in your state?
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose tax-and-spend vision for the Empire State recently was felled by a $2.3 billion budget shortfall, begged President Donald Trump to revoke a $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT)...
'We’re trying to give it away faster...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) Although he may not be the world's richest man anymore, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" that he still has way too much money.
“We’re trying to give it away faster,” Gates said during...
'It’s the first step down a dark path to socialism...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) On Thursday, advocates of a "Green New Deal" that is warily regarded by many as a socialist power grab took their first step by releasing a legislative framework.
.@AOC unveils #GreenNewDeal: "Today is also the day that...