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How Can the Loan Interest Become Greater than the Principal?

I have written about and posted on Student Loan debt forever and usually about Alan Collinge. This is never ending debt where the interest can be greater than the costs over the years of payback. That is, if it is ever paid back. In this particular commentary, it discusses a Masters in filmography or movie […]

Javier Milei: Argentina’s Trump?

Modern Argentina has had a problematic and sometimes sordid history. From the dirty war of the 1970s to hyperinflation, the South American nation has been ill-served by most of its leaders. Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina in October 2023 after campaigning to overturn the status quo and transform the economy and politics of […]

Just a Bunch of Charts Depicting Immigrants Coming to America

The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains: Recommendations and a review of key issues to ensure fair wages and labor standards for all workers, Economic Policy Institute – by Daniel Costa, Josh Bivens, Ben Zipperer, and Monique Morrissey Migrants and immigrants who resided in the United States in 2022 accounted […]

$9.5 Billion USPS Loss for 2024

Amid $9.5 Billion USPS Loss for 2024, Keep US Posted Releases Comical Video to Support ‘USPS SERVES US Act’ – by Beth Dozier “Keep US Posted,” WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 14, 2024) — Keep US Posted — a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs, forestry and recycling interests, and small businesses — today […]