What are the numbers, which states did better, what parts of the economy did better, Jobs?, etc. It is all here in a few charts, numbers and words. Hope things are going well for readers as the Economy starts to slide. Maybe I will be wrong on the economy! Trump will find a way to […]
Just about the time we get the economy under control, someone from another country (who is in trouble) convinces Trump we need to attack a different country. Some how, the deal maker is always suckered in. The nation is going to pay for it in the long haul. Taken from Newsweek.”Inflation Jumps to Highest Level.. […]
Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II Paul Krugman On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — usually referred to either as the Affordable Care Act or as Obamacare — into law. Joe Biden, then the vice president, could be overheard whispering “This is a big fucking deal.” […]
– by New Deal democrat Memorial Day originated as the day to remember those thousands who gave their lives to preserve the Union in the Cicil War, by decorating their graves. It is that most somber of national observances, in which we remember all of those who gave their lives to protect government of the People, […]
Kind of a quiet day here in AZ. I am sure there are some parades and festivities going on around Phoenix. I will not be in attendance. It is one of those times I just sit back, read a few things on the internet. and wonder what could have been. I am a veteran myself […]
Rather than build upon a program or programs, Trump and fellow Republicans decided to change, make more difficult, or destroy a number of initiatives as listed below. Think back to the expansion of ACA healthcare so many citizens were covered during Covid. Our brazen overweight president eliminated the subsidies for millions of citizens. In many […]
This needs no introduction. Robert Reich takes on the issue correctly in his latest piece. Sunday thought: The problem ISN’T that we’re “divided and polarized” I keep hearing that one of America’s biggest problems is we’re “divided and polarized.” For example, New York Times columnist David French: “We’ve known for a long time that America is deeply polarized, […]
Like Lenin in Russia and Mao in China, Castro replaced a corrupt government when he came to power. Like Lenin and Mao, Castro replaced one form of totalitarianism with another. Unlike communism in the USSR and China, communism in Cuba has proven durable. Decades of US trade sanctions, subversion and assassination plots failed to dislodge […]
An Explanation: The Index of Consumer Expectations focuses on three areas: how consumers view prospects for their own financial situation, how they view prospects for the general economy over the near term, and their view of prospects for the economy over the long term. Each monthly survey contains approximately 50 core questions, each of which […]
If you have not read this yet, this may be of interest to you. Just Sitting here at the screen reading what things are out there which may be interesting to me and then maybe Angry Bear. Radio broadcasts serviced many purposes. One was to pick up 50s, 60s, and seventies music. Another was to […]