Labor and Wages

The imposition of minimum wages harms the economy, although there are nuances in how much harm they cause. It is better not to impose minimum wages at all.

Dr. Peter Klein joins Jeff and Bob to explain the huge disconnect between supply and demand for labor in post-COVID America.

Spain's government is attempting to levy a wealth tax ostensibly to be "in solidarity with the poor." Because wealth taxes ultimately help lower real wages, there will be more poor people to share in the "solidarity."

Spain's government is attempting to levy a wealth tax ostensibly to be "in solidarity with the poor." Because wealth taxes ultimately help lower real wages, there will be more poor people to share in the "solidarity."

Hyperinflation? Yes, it can happen here, and the more officials deny hyperinflation is possible, the more they create the conditions that causes it.

Recorded at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona on October 7, 2022.

The modern progressive narratives claim that the wealth of the West and especially of the USA was built upon the backs of slaves. In fact, slavery retarded economic growth.

There is only one way to improve the standard of living for the wage-earning masses: increased capital investment.

Bob and Jeff unravel the corrosive and nonsensical policy of "inflationism," and consider its deep cultural effects.

Journalist Jordan Schachtel joins the show to discuss Biden's escalating rhetoric against what he terms "ultra-MAGA" semi-fascists.