Gasoline Goes Galactic: Prices Jump, Diesel Spikes, and the White House Feels the Burn Thank you President Trump! This is about a week old. It still has relevance to what this fool is doing to the US Economy. The national may yet slip into a recession. “Oil Prices Post Biggest Monthly Surge in History,” OilPrice.com. […]
Easter, and the Rites of Spring Whatever else you think of them, those early Christians were brilliant marketers. They took the ancient pagan festival of Saturnalia and turned it into Christmas, and then they gave us Easter, which is really a lightly disguised celebration of spring, something virtually every civilization has. Remember, they aren’t celebrating […]
Angry Bear writers, commenters, readers, critics, etc.. Have a safe Easter holiday with family, friends, good food, lots of fun with children if you have any, and eat some good food. Special family times on such holidays. Will be back on Monday to write, present, and talk again. Be safe. Happy Easter . . .
Pick One or Face the Consequences. Either Way, You Will Be Worse Off. Rough roads for Students having student loans. But what is unusual about this? The answer is “nothing.” For decades, student loans have become the cross to bear (if needed) to gain a college education. If you have been keeping track of Angry […]
How We Get Rid of “Citizens United,” Robert Reich This week’s video is important. It shows a clear path to getting rid of the Supreme Court’s horrific 2010 decision Citizens United vs. Federal Election Committee. That decision opened the floodgates to campaign spending by giant corporations. The high court reasoned that corporations are people who have First Amendment […]
More recent review of the Opioid, drug, etc. crisis in the United States. It has been a while since I have written on or touched upon the Opioid crisis. This is about a six-minute rather simple read. It lays a foundation for addition information on the topic. I will try to break this down and […]
Keep in mind, as the Baby Boomer population decreases there will be a population shrinkage. Indeed, it is shrinking as I write this short introduction. Replacement rate is at ~1.6 today. Without immigration, the economy could be short of labor as well as other issues. In spite of what Trump believes immigration is an important […]
A republican controlled Congress is looking to raid the ACA. Republicans consider reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. Hmmm, does this make sense? Healthcare funding to fund an unnecessary war with Iran. Budget Committee Chairman Jodey […]
Comparing Medigap Plan Benefits | Medicare Medicare covers a wide variety of things for oldsters. However, there are gaps which regular Medicare does not cover. What if, the country did expand regular Medicare for all? What if, people could buy into Supplemental Healthcare Insurance to cover the gaps (in regular Medicare) at the same prices […]
Excellent recital of what was in the Mueller report as told by Joyce Vance. Joyce was also a part of the Mueller investigation. Bob Mueller’s legacy to us was uncovering the truth when it was difficult to do so and holding people accountable. All of which various political figures did their best to block the […]