91% Of American Adults Own A Cell Phone, Majority Of Them Own A Smartphone
Cellphones have achieved near complete market penetration, and the smartphone is leading the way.
IRS Says IRS Conferences Followed IRS Rules
The IRS spent $50 million on 225 employee conferences. What did the taxpayer get in return?
Disney Raises Theme Park Prices
Yesterday, I noted that the theme park business is booming and suggested that, based on how crowded the parks are, Disney should raise their prices. It turns out that they had done just that the night before.
Bringing GDP into the 21st Century
The government is changing the way it calculates Gross Domestic Product.
NFL Tax Exempt Status Means They Pay More Taxes
No, the NFL isn’t a non-profit. Yes, it pays massive amounts of taxes.
The Incredible Shrinking Federal Budget Deficit?
The Federal Budget Deficit appears headed in the right direction, for now.
How Apple Avoids Paying Taxes
The US Senate wants to know why Apple and other big technology companies are paying so little into the US Treasury.
Driverless Cars A Threat To Personal Privacy?
Will drivers really be okay with Google tracking everywhere they go in their self-driving car?
The Youth Unemployment Problem
Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.
McCain Going After Cable TV
John McCain is taking a break from advocating yet another war in the Middle East to make war against cable television companies.
Tesla Model S Makes Electric Car Interesting
Some are criticizing the US government subsidies to Tesla Motors for its Model S electric car, which sells for almost $100,000. Kevin Bullis argues that it’s a smart investment.
LinkedIn Turns 10, Purpose Still Unclear
Today, LinkedIn celebrates its tenth anniversary. It’s 225 million members are apparently using it as some sort of business network for some purpose.
Republican Bill Could Eliminate Most Economic Statistics
A new GOP would make it very difficult to get a good read on the state of the nation’s economy.
China And The Future Of World Oil Markets
The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.
Income Inequality and the Social Contract
The rich are getting richer and more politically powerful.
Sales Taxes On Internet Purchases Seem To Be An Inevitability
The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.
Regal Cuts Worker Hours, Blames ObamaCare
America’s largest theater chain has slashed the hours of thousands of workers to stay under the ObamaCare threshold.
KFC ‘Invents’ Boneless Chicken, Thinks it Has ‘Game Changer’
Boneless chicken has been around for decades. The folks at KFC have just discovered it an think they have something special.
