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A weirdly funny column on the minimum wage.

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http://rt.com/usa/200523-quantitative-easing-end-yellen/

Federal Reserve ends quantitative easing bond-buying program The Federal Reserve has officially announced an end to its quantitative easing bond-buying program, but economists are split over whether the central bank’s decision will help or hinder post-recession recovery.

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Harper government aims for deal to end provincial trade barriers, which cost Canadian economy... James Moore said the election of business-friendly, federalist premiers across the country have created a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to make progress

One entrepreneur is taking on the whole Washington D.C. Taxi monopoly. Her business model is an example of a secret revolution happening across the economy. You have to watch this video!

Woman With a Car vs. Washington D.C.'s Taxi Cartel Chelsea Spade, 27, is earning her master's degree in social work, but to make ends meet she's working as a part-time cab driver in Washington, D.C., through ...

"Keystone XL should be approved not because it will save the U.S. economy, but because it is a large private investment in our country with de minimis negative impacts on the climate, and local safety and environmental issues which can and should be managed and regulated."

Keystone Pipeline Is D.C.’s Dumbest Debate The Keystone XL pipeline won’t have a significant impact on the climate or American energy independence. So why is Washington still freaking out over it?

Is deregulating beer good for Canadian cities?

Craft Beer: A Tool for Urban Revitalization? | Frontier Centre for Public Policy Most people don’t think of breweries as tools for economic development. In fact, the default assumption among politicians seems to be that alcohol is an unavoidable evil. However, the growth of the craft brewing industry has been a major boon to urban revitalization efforts. Numerous examples from t…

So Calgary needs to work on combatting Zombies...

Canadian Cities Most and Least Likely to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Do live in a provincial capital. They tend to have military bases, and more often than not are large with relatively low density.

Canadians pay a lot in taxes...

Taxes: A Canadian family's biggest expense Most Canadians know how much they pay in income tax. But income tax only scratches the surface of your total tax bill. Do you know the amount of your family'...

What does Alberta need to do to start courting businesses the same way Texas does?

Toyota Is Moving Its US Headquarters From California To Texas Rick Perry reels in a big one.

Yikes!

Provincial budget fails to meet accounting standards: Auditor general EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general told an all-party legislature committee and senior finance officials Wednesday that the provincial budget fails to meet general accounting standards. Merwan Saher reiterated his concerns that the budget is confusing for Albertans to understand and ran…

Statism is sad

The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest After three decades of slow growth, median income in the U.S. trails that of Canada. Poor Americans now make less than the poor in several other countries.