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Are There Similarities Between 2008 and 2020?

I was nosey . . . First a Chart. more charts and then the verbiage . . . Thanks to Strategic Exit for giving me a foundation. There are more informational stats at YouGov Survey: “Political Violence and Extremism.” I was curious, YouGov depicts themselves as an international online research data and analytics technology group. […]

New Rule Expanding the Coverage of Birth Control

It has been a while since I have posted a Charles Gaba commentary from ACA Signups. Charles is the person to read on the ACA and also governmental healthcare programs impacting and beyond the ACA. Biden-Harris Admin proposes new rule dramatically expanding coverage of birth control, ACA Signups Currently, the Affordable Care Act’s preventative services […]

Prelim. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report

I included Table 1 for you to use as a backup to the written preliminary report. Click on it to enlarge. I have to leave and go to the Veterans Admin. to pass on more information. When I get back, I will add an opinion to this commentary and delete this message. Real gross domestic […]

Trump’s Proposals Could Bankrupt a Vital and Popular Program Within Six Years

A bit of a rewrite of an article. The Social Security scandal Trump doesn’t want you to know about by James Downie MSNBC Something else Donald Trump doesn’t want you to know about and how it will impact you. This type of plan always comes out later and then everyone says; “well if I had […]

Second Quarter 2024, U.S Manufacturing Report

I chose this particular period to present as it depicts the impact of pandemic. It also shows the results of President Biden’s economic stimulus targeting manufacturing. And yes, you can also see the impact of the FED on the economy and their actions to normalize growth. It is a simple read. Yes, there is some […]

After Pandemic, Health Insurance for Those Losing Medicaid Results in Employer Coverage

Almost a wash according to a recent study. The study provides timely insights on a shift in health insurance coverage among working-age adults after the restart of Medicaid eligibility redeterminations in April 2023. As expected, one study documented large and significant declines in Medicaid coverage post-unwinding. Contrary to some expectations, the study found no statistically significant […]