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Economics

Eggflation Eggsplained: Why Are Eggs so Expensive Right Now?

I’ll admit it, I’m an egg-aholic. Every day, I’m shelling out mountains of money on my breakfast habit — and eggs aren’t getting any cheaper. Why on earth are eggs so expensive right now? There has to be an eggsplanation for this! A lot of folks think inflation is what’s making eggs so expensive. But,

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Economics

How Inflation Works: Inflation Explained In Simple Terms

Inflation, inflation, inflation… Everyone is talking about inflation and everyone has a different explanation for why inflation is so bad right now. Republicans blame Joe Biden, and Democrats blame corporate greed. If you don’t understand how inflation works or why the prices of everything keep going up, it’s not surprising. Everyone has their own opinions

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Economics

New Mexico Legislators want to Raise Minimum Wage to $16/hr

New Mexico recently raised the minimum wage, giving those earning $11.50/hr a .50 cent boost, to $12/hr. But lawmakers are pushing for an even bigger increase that could potentially raise the NM minimum wage in 2024 to an incredible $16/hour by 2024. This is because inflation is soaring across the country. Food prices are going

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Economics

The Soft Life & Quiet Quitting: Is This America’s New Work Ethic?

Over the past few weeks, I have seen a backlash from libertarians over the left-leaning trends that have been dominating the news and social media lately regarding workplace dissatisfaction. The headlines have gone from “The Great Resignation”, to “Millennials want the Soft Life” to  “Why Gen Z is Quiet Quitting.”  How libertarians have responded to

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Libertarian solutions to the affordable housing crisis
Economics

The Affordable Housing Crisis Needs a Libertarian Solution

The U.S. is in an affordable housing crisis. To fix it, we need a libertarian solution. Right now, millions of Americans are struggling to afford rent, put gas in their car, and pay for basic living expenses. Acording to a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, there are currently 20.8

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Economics

Is the Government Responsible for Fixing Generational Poverty?

Recently, I had a lengthy conversation on my personal Facebook page regarding generational poverty.  I would like to talk about that subject and what the government’s role is. People have asked me what my plan is to end generational dependence on welfare.  I want to explain a simple concept — our government was not created

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Economics

The Struggle to Find Affordable Housing in Grand Rapids

Millennials Struggle to Find Affordable Housing in Grand Rapids There is currently a big push for an increase in minimum wage. In my earlier discussion about minimum wage, I talked about how the problem wasn’t with wages, but rather the high cost of living in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids is currently one of the hottest

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Economics

You Can’t Minimum Wage Your Way to a Better Life

Recently I was approached by someone asking me to sign a petition to raise the minimum wage in Michigan. People can’t live on minimum wage. To fix this many think we should raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. If you disagree, people think you don’t care. I do not support raising the minimum

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