Archive for 'Economy'

U.S. Mint Decides to Give $1 Coins Another Chance

Posted on 29. Nov, 2006 by .

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If you are one of those people who love to have change in their pocket, then this is your lucky day! The U.S. Mint has decided that Americans aren’t carrying around enough forms of money and have announced the new $1 coin. The $1 coins are being introduced as a result of the Presidential Coin [...]

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What’s Minimum Wage Really Worth?

Posted on 14. Aug, 2006 by .

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I’m sure that you’ve heard about the recent debate surrounding the House of Representatives who passed a bill last week authorizing an increase in the minimum wage for the first time since 1996. The bill, which was supported by 230 Representatives, raised the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour, the current rate, to $7.25 over [...]

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Calculating the Cost of New Legislation

Posted on 07. Aug, 2006 by .

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As I’ve mentioned before here, I’m a big fan of politics and have thought about the possibility of pursuing some sort of political “career” later in life – but for now, politics is aggravating and creates nothing but stress for me. Why? Because I can’t seem to see how some of the latest bills being [...]

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Can You Balance the Budget?

Posted on 01. Oct, 2005 by .

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This little “excercise“, originally posted up by Dvorak earlier today, lets you try and balance the budget. “Along with the giving you the ability to control the over $2 trillion in yearly spending, this simulation gives you the opportunity to adjust what are called officially “tax expenditures” and are unofficially referred to as tax loopholes.” [...]

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