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2015 Memorial Day Weekend Spending Graph
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Industrial Food Stamp Complex
Milton Friedman once said, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” and the Government Accountability Office is proving this to be true. The GAO is reporting the federal government last year spent $100 Billion in food assistance programs. Giving people money to get food is now a big Continue reading →
Average MLB Ticket Prices
With the MLB season in full swing and summer coming on, let’s take a look at ticket prices to go see a ball game. Continue reading →
Deaths From California Measles Outbreak
This past winter there was a measle outbreak in California and it spread to a few states. Judging from social media and news, you would have thought an asteroid was about to hit the earth. Continue reading →
Indiana Business Face Tax Increases
Story that is flying under the radar could mean higher taxes for Hoosier businesses and loss of jobs. The Journal Gazette is reporting federal unemployment taxes
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Walmart Strikes at Amazon With New Delivery Option
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Should Restaurants Ban Cell Phones?
I’ll admit, I love my cell phone. Not because I’m playing some game but I get to follow finance sites and even write my blog from it. Matter of seconds I can transfer money or pay bills. But I also have been correcting myself on when to use it in public. Robert Wenzel over at Continue reading →
Indiana Has Spent $273,000 on Scott County
Hoosier Econ reached out to Indiana health officials in regard to how much money has been spent combating heroin and HIV in Scott County. Here is what the Joint Information Center emailed me: Continue reading →
Walmart Quietly Goes Global
Buddy emailed me a business article from USA Today (10 retailers take two-thirds of your money). Subject showed that only a few retailers make up a major portion of the market.
Something that caught my eye was that of Walmart and where their revenue comes from. Walmart is a smart company and are more global than what people think. How global? Check this stat out:
It’s true that Wal-Mart has a much larger international presence than other retail giants – as roughly 41% of revenue comes from outside the U.S.
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