The left no longer supports Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act in the national interest. How quickly things change.
Trump Orders Meat Plants to Stay Open in Move Slammed by Union
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that compels slaughterhouses to remain open, setting up a showdown between the giant companies that produce America’s meat and the unions and activists who want to protect workers in a pandemic.
The pernicious effect of the welfare cliff. While well intentioned, the federal coronavirus stimulus package disincentivizes work. Workers dropping out of the labor force often don’t return. The unemployed don’t pay taxes to pay for the unemployed.
Welfare cliff.
Labor force participation.
Relevant.
Workers Are Asking to Be Laid Off, Because COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Pay Better than Work | Hans Bader
“The very people we hired have now asked us to be laid off,” Marietta wrote in a blog post. “Not because they did not like their jobs or because they did not want to work, but because it would cost them literally hundreds of dollars per week to be employed.” With the federal government now …
Russia bans wheat exports to protect its own supply. The latest in a series of countries banning food exports.
Food dependence.
World’s Biggest Wheat Supply Dries Up When Some Want It Most
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Markets World’s Biggest Wheat Supply Dries Up When Some Want It Most By Anatoly Medetsky and Megan Durisin Updated on 3:58 World’s Biggest Wheat Supply Dries Up When Some Want It Most By Anatoly Medetsky and Megan Durisin , Russian exhausts grain-export quo…
The transistors on these Ryobi power packs tend to fail. Waiting for replacements to come in before I can fix this one.
Went to Home Depot, approximately 90% were wearing masks, and business picked up from a month ago. Universal mask usage drives down viral transmission, allowing businesses to safely reopen.
