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The Most Dangerous Myths About Wealth

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is spouting a myth that capitalism is an oppressive system.
As Alexander Green explains today, this is far from true. Our free market provides everyone a chance for true wealth.

In a recent New York Times column, David Brooks opined, “Successful presidential candidates are mythmakers. They don’t just tell a story. They tell a story that helps people make meaning out of the current moment.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, he wrote, is “telling a successful myth: The corporate and Wall Street elites are rapacious monsters who hoard the nation’s wealth and oppress working families.”
Brooks calls this “a very compelling …read more […]

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Boeing shares plunge as FAA rejects proposal on MAX wiring

Boeing shares were down at $231.60 in early trading, a level not seen since 2017. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing on Friday it did not agree with the planemaker’s argument that the wiring bundles meet safety standards and now it is up to Boeing to decide how to proceed. Boeing in February said it did not believe it was required to separate or move wiring bundles on its grounded 737 MAX jetliner that regulators had warned could cause a short circuit on the 737 MAX, and lead to a crash if pilots did not react soon. …read more […]