In 2006 Joel Garreau wrote “300 Million and Counting” in the Smithsonian. It was then we were at a replacement rate of 2.01. The nation was barely replacing itself. November 20, 1967, the population of the United States passed 200 million. It had taken ~29 years to add 100 million more people to the US […]
Along with the return of trump, the United States popularity is in decline. U.S. President Donald Trump receives mostly negative ratings in a new Pew Research Center survey of 24 nations. More than half in 19 of these countries say they lack confidence in Trump’s leadership in world affairs-Pew. I would suggest not traveling globally […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. The trends that have been in place ever since the start of Tariff-palooza!, aided and abetted by the GOP budget-busting bill and the burgeoning Israel-Iran war, are continuing. The US$ is declining, oil prices are spiking, rail traffic has turned negative, and […]
Brief piece on which employees are mostly impacted by cuts in Medicaid. And a state statement from a Senator from Oklahoma who basically says, “no worries, they could just get employer-based healthcare insurance.” Which if this were true, why would they take Medicaid? It is far easier and less of a bother, if they could […]
I post quite a few of Prof. Heather’s commentary and also Attorney Joyce Vance’s. Both are following the events that are happening in the US with this administration. I am making sure Angry Bear readers are up to date as seen by writers who are close to current events. This commentary covers the kidnapping of […]
Introduction to Pharmacy Benefit Managers and their role with pharmacies, insurance companies, drug manufacturers, and healthcare. They do have an impact on the costs of healthcare through the pricing of drugs. Also, a large impact on growth in drug prices, higher patient out-of-pocket costs, availability, and the closing of independent pharmacies. What Pharmacy Benefit Managers Do, and […]
We live in parlous times here in the US. Would you hide an undocumented person from ICE? Would you physically intervene in an ICE arrest if you knew the arrestee was a citizen or in the US legally? Would you resist physically if you were unjustly arrested? Do you expect US soldiers to resist an […]
A comment by J.P McJefferson who has written tis post at his site in 2023 and again in 2024. It is a great commentary on the House and Senate rules which are political in nature, block crossing the aisle types of legislation, punish constituents as a result, and lead to confrontations amongst citizens who also […]
I’m reading these religion-based and politically based articles saying Americans need to have more children. WTF? “In an effort to get Americans to have more children, the Trump administration has proposed ideas such as a $5,000 “baby bonus” or a $1,000 tax-deferred investment account for children born between 2025 and 2029. It’s as if we’re […]
It must be the state of Rhode Island citizens and judges are feistier than the rest of the nation. For the second time I am reading about a judge from Rhode Island blocking trump’s efforts to hold the nation up by blocking funding. Maybe it is the same judge? It kind of fits as Joel […]