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Are unions for workers or just for elites?

Jan 15, 2025 | americanthinker.com | Rich Tucker

All eras come to an end. “The Simpsons” dominated Sunday night television for decades, for example. Now, the show is moving to Wednesday, and it may soon be off the air. In one ancient episode of that show, a young worker from the early 20th century predicts the future of labor. “One day, we’ll form a union and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve.
The IRA means higher prices for everyone

Nov 16, 2024 | americanthinker.com | Rich Tucker |Jerome R. Corsi |Eric Utter

Democrats are looking for answers. They want to figure out why Vice President Kamala Harris lost so much ground to former (and future) President Donald Trump. To paraphrase President Kennedy, this defeat has 100 fathers. One of those fathers is certainly the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA was wrong from the start. It was rammed through Congress without a single Republican vote (Harris broke the tie in the Senate). It tried to reduce inflation by massively increasing government spending.
Union leaders endanger the jobs of their members

Nov 6, 2024 | americanthinker.com | Rich Tucker

Lore has it that, after winning a victory on Roman soil but losing most of his army in the process, King Pyrrhus was reluctant to accept congratulations. Instead, he warned his generals: “Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone.” Hence the term Pyrrhic victory. Trade union leaders in the United States today seem to specialize in similar victories. Instead of learning from their mistakes, they launch more work stoppages that endanger their members.
Local View: Ensure that steel continues to boost Minnesota's economy

Sep 6, 2024 | duluthnewstribune.com | Rich Tucker

In the 1990s, the Democratic Party turned to fresh new faces to take on a known Republican with presidential experience. Bill Clinton and Al Gore rode the slogan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” to an historic victory. Much has changed, but the importance of the economy has not. In these days following Labor Day, we will soon find out whether Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the fresh-faced Democratic duo this time, will support a policy that helps workers.
Facts Drive NAIOP Advocacy at the Local Level

Aug 8, 2024 | naiop.org | Rich Tucker |Jennifer LeFurgy |Robert Ferrin

Good policies transcend politics. That is true in Washington, D.C., of course, but also at the state and local level. Across the United States and Canada, NAIOP chapters are leading advocacy efforts in their communities on important issues surrounding the commercial real estate industry.
Our little-known rum tax policy is corporate welfare at its finest

Jul 25, 2024 | thehill.com | Rich Tucker

Lawmakers subsidize things they want. These include manufacturing and investing. They also tax things they don’t want. Hence the “sin taxes” on cigarettes and alcohol. So overall tax policy is aimed at encouraging people to smoke and drink less. Right? Not always. At least one sin tax on the books is encouraging the production of alcohol while pitting two American territories against each other in a contest that neither can win. Oh, and it is making foreign companies rich with corporate welfare.
NAIOP's National Forums: The Power of Relationships

Jul 26, 2023 | naiop.org | Rich Tucker |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams

Five members of the association’s Deal and Investment Concepts Forum tell how members bond through relevant, in-depth conversations in a noncompetitive setting. NAIOP’s National Forums Symposium brings together prominent industry professionals from across North America to share best practices, strengthen relationships with fellow Forums partners, and identify how to capitalize on business opportunities.
Liquor License Policies Can Boost Real Estate Growth

Jun 21, 2023 | naiop.org | Rich Tucker |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams

NAIOP chapters seek to loosen Prohibition-era restrictions. It’s a Friday afternoon, and you’re planning to meet up with friends to chat and unwind after a full week of work. Where are you going to go? Chances are to a restaurant or bar where you can have a beer, glass of wine or a mixed drink. Even in an age when many people are health conscious, alcohol remains a key to bringing people together — especially young adults, the demographic that business owners are trying to attract.
Creatively Destroying Government

Apr 25, 2023 | heritage.org | Rich Tucker

If you want to understand how markets, and creative destruction, work, just turn to the comics page in your local newspaper. If you can find a copy. Newspaper circulation is tumbling. Yet comics, and the newspapers they appear in, exist in the free market. As newspapers fade, people will be forced to find other ways to follow their beloved strips. Artists will adapt. Some will go out of business. Others will thrive, perhaps by moving to Web-only strips supported by advertising.