Monthly Archives: December 2016

His Royal Highness, Donald the First of 5th Avenue

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Joe Benning

Donald the First of 5th Avenue let it be known that His Majesty was royally displeased that the Carrier Corporation planned to move some production facilities from Indiana to Mexico thereby eliminating 1,000 or so “American jobs”. In order to … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump: Central Planner in Chief

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Joe Benning

Donald J. Trump, accompanied by some Republican politicians formerly known as free traders, has taken take a brashly promised leap into the land of economic idiocy. That is the land where we “save American jobs” by shoveling taxpayer money to … Continue reading →

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A Very Costly “Victory”

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Joe Benning

President-elect Donald J. Trump, joined by some formerly free-market Republicans, is engaged in an exercise of self-congratulations for successfully stopping Carrier Corporation from moving some of its production facilities to Mexico. The claim is made that this “saved 1,000 American … Continue reading →

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