| Apr 30, 2012 | Economy / BusinessThe New York Times recentlydropped a bombshell about Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and biggest private U.S. employer. The Times revealed that in 2005, an internal Walmart investigation found evidence that its rapidly growing Mexican affiliate had...
| Apr 16, 2012 | Economy / BusinessNot much food And job’s no prize; But GDP Is on the rise. One of the major thorns in the side of capitalism is the persistence of the poor. Jesus warned that they would always be with us, and was He ever right. There just seems to be an endless supply of...
| Mar 19, 2012 | Economy / BusinessA saying attributed to Henry Ford rings all too true nowadays: “What’s good for the businessman is bad for business.” The meaning is fairly straightforward. Cutting jobs, wages, and benefits may be “good” for each corporation’s...
| Mar 5, 2012 | Economy / BusinessMy good job Has flown away; Lost it to N- A-F-T-A. After years of debate and delay, Congress finally passed those free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. There go 159,000 more jobs that we’re likely to lose to Seoul after the Korean deal...
| Feb 27, 2012 | Economy / BusinessI’ve got jobs To plunk on down; Pay me bucks To pick your town. These days, companies often prefer to build factories in states where union protections are weak. This enables them to increase company profits at the expense of the middle class. Otherwise, they do...
