Shifting the Goalposts in Seattle Minimum Wage Debate
@TBPInvictus here It’s been a few months since the first increase in the Seattle minimum wage (see here for the schedule of bump...
Red State, Blue State: Kansas & Washington
@TBPInvictus here. We have interesting experiments going on in the state of Kansas and the city of Seattle. Herewith a brief update on...
The NY Post’s Financial Innumeracy
@TBPInvictus here: The New York Post ran a piece on Netflix (NFLX), written by Claire Atkinson, that was, to put it charitably,...
A Pizza Place Closes in Seattle . . .
Barry here: I know Invictus personally for more than a decade. I also know he works at a shop that does not allow its staff to publish...
We Know What’s the Matter With Kansas
@TBPInvictus When pushing his tax cuts for Kansas in July 2012, Governor Sam Brownback wrote: “Our new pro-growth tax policy will be...
Jobless in Seattle? Not Yet, Anyway. Part 2
@TBPInvictus On Wednesday, I threw in my $0.02 about the controversy surrounding the increase in Seattle’s minimum wage. Unlike any...
Jobless in Seattle? Not Yet, Anyway.
@TBPInvictus Barry wrote yesterday about how political bias can corrupt economic analysis. It’s something he and I discuss all the...
More on Temp Help vs NFP
Invictus observes: Regarding temporary help as a leading indicator, try putting the two payroll series (TEMP and PAYEMS) on separate...
The Not So Friendly Skies
@TBPInvictus I’m excited about skiplagged.com, the website that is currently being sued by United Airlines and Orbitz for enabling...
A Matter of Time (and Distance)
@TBPInvictus here: “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you...