In order to know when you’ve hit bottom in a bad economy, you have to look at various industries. I like to look at housing and at automobiles. When the economy is improving, more people buy vehicles. When more people buy vehicles, they start buying houses. When more people buy houses, prices stop depreciating, stabilize […]
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Higher minimum wage fails to attract workers | NO KIDDING ?!?!
Ok, for some reason this just strikes a ‘duh’ note with me. Higher minimum wage in Washington fails to attract Idaho workers. A minimum wage gap of more than $2 has failed to draw Idaho job applicants to the Spokane area. . . With the start of the year, Washington’s minimum wage rose 14 cents […]
Idaho holding strong – is your state losing residents?
Quick share – High unemployment, high cost of living, low wages = departing residents. Here are the 10 states losing the most residents How does your state hold up?