Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. As taken from, “The fight to redraw U.S. House maps is spreading. Here is where things stand in Missouri and other states,” PBS News. Lawmakers in three states have approved new congressional districts. This occurring since […]
If you were thinking an increase in inflation was not going to happen. I can not imagine why you would think such. We have a president who is ill-equipped mentally to tackle a nation such as the United States. His economic plans are seriously flawed. And he really is seriously challenged on economic issues. I […]
Globally, every country reading the take on acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) by the US Administration must be laughing at the Administration and the citizens of the United States. First because Tru_p became President. Second because Tru_p appointed Robert Kennedy, a nonmedical person who has proven time and time again he is not up […]
As a PhD student in genetics, my fellow grad students and I didn’t think the human genome would be sequenced in our lifetime. In the event, I got *my* genome sequenced years ago for $200. I’m happy to have been wrong. My point here is that prophecy about future technology is risky. So, what about […]
July 28, 2009. Bruce Webb posted on what he considered to be the most important provision of the original House Tri-Committee Health Care Bill. “Sec 116: Golden Bullet or Smoking Gun. Smoking Gun referred to the belief by Republicans that this bill was designed to ultimately transition to Single Payer. Golden Bullet referred to the […]
Good piece by Dan Rather on the destruction of a White House wing so as to put his mark on White House history with little regard of the past history of the White House itself. Will it measure up to the past? Probably not as he lacks a sense of history, of people, and of […]
Personally, I think all inheritances should be taxed as income from the first dollar. If I inherit money, it’s effectively income. If you want your kids to have your money tax-free, give it to them before you die. If you have a household wealth of $2 million, you are in the top 10% of American […]
– by New Deal democrat With the continuing desert of official data, the NAR’s existing home sales report – which normally is of secondary importance – temporarily becomes our best look at the housing market. To repeat what I’ve mentioned an number of times in the past, after the Fed began hiking rates in 2022, mortgage […]
I worked in Supply Chain and then Manufacturing as a first lower-level position fresh out of college. Eventually, I did cost model plastic, rubber, and metal parts including the many upstream and down-stream processes to complete a particular part. It was fun because I could negotiate with the supply base on cost based upon volume, […]
This commentary by Merrill Goozner is three days old. The big issue Merrill is discussing is the stopping the electronic food-stamp cards sent to the people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This purposeful. During the pandemic, Snap Food Cards were sent to people. Tru_p needs program cut to balance out the tax breaks. During […]