Grenoble I haven’t been a big Taylor Swift fan. Even when she was country, she was poppy. Now that she’s all pop, I can’t really keep up. I know she sells a lot of music, and that she is often mentioned in the same breath as Beyonce, but who can tell from day to day. …
Category: DC Politics
After the Mid-Terms, Then What?
Getting some miles away from the United States and filtering reality through the news, an emerging political scenario where the Republicans hold the Senate, the Democrats take over the House, and Trump owns the Supreme Court lock-stock-and-barrel seems to have almost acquired the stamp of certainty. Let’s say all of this comes to pass, …
DC Dilemma: Fair Votes and Fair Pay versus Tip Subsidies for Owners
New Orleans New Orleans is a service worker, hospitality industry city, as are an increasing number of other areas in the United States. Tips are always an issue when so much of the workers’ income depends on them, especially when employers pay the federal minimum wage for tipped workers of $2.13 per hour versus the …