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Should the Military be Called Out for Civilian Disturbance?

I would say such could occur only as a last resort. Even then, it might only be for guard duty and rendering aid. After having been trained so we would be familiar with what was necessary to do, 4th Bn 10th Marines along with elements of the Army were ready. Never happened in 70 and […]

Political Commentary with a fringe of Economics

As a commentary goes, I consider this one to be a good one.It is on target with what we are facing today. Whisky Pete’s Triumph Of The Swill, Bad Crow Review As fascist productions go, the Whisky Pete and Trump show fell well short of the standards established by Albert Speer and Leni Riefenstahl. An auditorium full of stony-faced […]

Car-Free Zurich?

Like many other places I have been in Europe? The cities of Switzerland also have excellent public transport. This might work there and be a model of other cities which have similar ways to get around without cars. “Initiative launched” A broad civil society committee has submitted 4,500 signatures in favor of the traffic reform […]

Another Explanation of Why We Should Be Concerned About ACA Subsidies

This is not the first article to be presented at Angry Bear discussing healthcare insurance if government subsidies disappear. Besides the ACA, Medicaid, and also Medicare will be impacted by the Tr_mp government. Lets see if Democrats can hold together this time. There is no one to threaten them as are Republican legislators. We shall […]

The Sanity of Student Loans

Oops my mistake. There is no sanity to student loans lasting a lifetime. Not when every other loan people have, get in trouble with, is forgiven through bankruptcy. It does not matter when or what they do is stupid, miscalculated, abused, spent unnecessarily, etc. The loans are forgiven. The only difference here is a student […]

Bit of Thailand News on Exports, etc.

Briefly: Exports have decreased. Slowest in nearly a year. Tariffs and a stronger Baht are listed as the causes. Thailand is hardly competition for the United States although they are contracted by American companies to make automotive and other industry components. Labor costs are less. AS well as other costs. Whether is it superior healthcare […]

Open Thread with a Topic

Or you can talk about something else. I did this in early August also. As I said before, this used to be a weekly process and sometimes was very successful. As a subscriber. I am posting part of a Paul Krugman commentary from the past. It may interest you. You can always use your own […]