Government vs. Business

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Signs by the Road Revisited

Krebs v Carnot, Ace of Spades • Mon 2018 Apr 16, 2:46pm

DeBlasio
Knows where it's at:
He'd rather eat
Some deep-fried rat.
~Chik fil A~

Why Corporations Oppose Religious Liberty

Andrew Klavan, PJ Media • Fri 2016 Apr 15, 4:25pm

…Freedom is good for business in general, but it is not good for an individual business that has already made it to the top. Where freedom and competition thrive, prices fall and good ideas rise. Where government coerces, where government pays the freight, where government grants you "rights" to the labor and products of others, prices soar and good ideas that threaten the status quo are trampled under and left behind.…

"Joint Employer" Rulings Can Hurt Franchises

Pam Villarreal, Natl Center for Policy Analysis • Thu 2016 Mar 10, 7:00pm

Two significant rulings by the National Labor Relations Board in 2015 expanded the interpretation of the “joint employer” rule. Joint employer is a designation given when two firms are involved in the employment practices of an employee.… The real fight here has nothing to do with righting alleged wrongs. The ultimate goal is a unionized fast food work force. … NLRB general counsel Richard Griffin admits that the NLRB action … is all about the Service Employees International Union’s “Fight for $15” wage push. … How will this affect the nation’s 780,000 franchises that provide 9 million jobs? Likely not in a good way. …

Court Rules for Tulsa Woman in Headscarf Case

Chris Casteel, NewsOK • Tue 2015 Jun 2, 12:56pm

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Tulsa woman who was denied a job at clothing chain Abercrombie Kids because she wore a Muslim headscarf to the job interview.

In an 8-1 decision, the court said civil rights law prohibited the retailer from using Samantha Elauf’s religion as a motivating factor in not hiring her.

When and when not to Privatize

torquewrench on Ace of Spades • Thu 2014 Feb 20, 9:45am

Back to Capitalism 101, to wit, that you will get a good deal from privatizing something only if the thing that you're privatizing allows for vigorous and open free-market competition. Absent that competition, privatization just leads to sloth and poor outcomes.

Obama Tells American Businesses to Drop Dead: Kevin Hassett

bloomberg.com • Tue 2009 Jun 9, 1:30pm

"It makes U.S. jobs more expensive," Ballmer said, "We're better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S." If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?

Kennedy bill would make employers provide care

apnews.myway.com • Sun 2009 Jun 7, 3:41pm

Employers would be required to offer health care to employees or pay a penalty - and all Americans would be guaranteed health insurance - under a draft bill circulated Friday by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's health committee.