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 […]
Is There a Will to Change? J.P. McJefferson Thoughts Exposing the underpinnings of a broken government. In towns and neighborhoods across the country, cooperation is not an abstract ideal—it is a daily reality. Neighbors help each other after storms and natural disasters. Local businesses collaborate to advance common goals. Communities come together in moments of […]
In the film “Being There,” Chance the gardener is a simple-minded gardener who had never left the confines of his employer’s Washington D.C. townhouse. When the elderly man he worked for dies, Chance is forced to leave the house for the first time in his life. He encounters Eve Rand, who brings him home to […]
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 […]
Saying insulting or odious things both as attention-seeking behavior and as a way of showcasing their supposedly transgressive political views. I would add to this, it being a matter of control over the meeting and the participants. It unprepared for such trolling, you are left attempting to answer which is typically off topic. The direction […]
The right-wing prophecies: “Leading Trump sycophant Sean Hannity claimed tariffs would generate “a new golden age of American wealth and exceptionalism.” “Fox Business’ Elizabeth MacDonald stated Trump was trying to “reignite a manufacturing golden age.” “Newsmax host Carl Higbie declared, “American jobs being created because we want to make things more fair.” Reality, as we […]
The quote “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society” (is attributed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. As we enter the 2026 IRS filing season, you may be treated to the libertarian* propaganda that taxes are just government stealing. In a representative democracy such as ours, the majority has […]
Hmmm . . . I was looking at our retirement funds. They are really taking a bath and have dropped in value. However, I do believe they will return to what they were a year ago and better. A lot of things going on nationally and globally where the United States is being led in […]
Angry Bear Readers . . . once or twice a week, we are the recipients of commentary written by guest writer Erica York at The Tax Foundation. This is not a copy from a site that is simply pasted on Angry Bear. These are sent to the Angry Bear address. I then post them for […]