When we visited Rhode Island in April 2022 on a house-hunting trip, the housing market was red hot. We made offers on three houses, all in Providence. For the first, we made a cash offer but conditioned on inspection. That offer was immediately rejected. Our other two offers didn’t stipulate inspection, but we were out-bid. […]
Briefly: Prices are up. The unknown is whether and how much tariffs are impacting prices. Much can be influenced by news reports to the public. Prices did increase on imports. Are Tariffs Raising U.S. Retail Prices? Econofact The Issue: Tariffs on imported goods have risen steeply since President Trump’s second inauguration, to the highest level […]
Robert Reich predicts the end of the shutdown. Once the air controllers decide enough is enough, the airports start to shut down when they are not there. They are not showing up in some cities. When that occurs. more likely than not, the shutdown will end “Flying to the end of the shutdown” – Robert […]
If nothing is done, the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted by ca. 2035 and projected retirement benefits will drop by ca. 20%. What are the alternatives? The favorite alternative on the right is to increase the normal retirement age to 70. “Increase the normal retirement age (NRA) 3 months per year for those […]
The Trump Threats and Stare Offs Tonight I was looking around to see if there was a list of government departments which will shut down due to a Trump and his supplicants and ass-kissers being to afraid to say “no.” But I am sure Democrats will find some means of getting out of this fix […]
GALLUP Americans also say the federal government has the most power to positively impact people. However, it is the least effective at doing so. AB: I wonder if it is the politics involved with the Federal Government which paints a negative picture. On the other hand, we see individuals such as Elon Musk who have […]
Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. imports are passing through the supply chains and ending up impacting the consumers wallet in the form of increasing prices. There is no way to avoid these increases in the US. These are two industries which are disproportionately worse-off, I am familiar with due to my experience in manufacturing. They […]
It should come as no surprise; elections cost money and few people have the funds to run an election. So there is a need of sponsors. Whether they expect a return for their sponsorship may not be known. If there ever was a Mr. Smith who had the popularity to win an election it has […]
The loose cannon here is healthcare costs which impacts everyone in the nation. In this case, I am talking about Medicare Part B and how an increase in the Medicare Part B will reduce the Social Security increase in 2026. Discovered a new site on Social Security and Medicare offering up information on the programs. […]
St. Reagan famously said that the most terrifying words in the English language were “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Now that the Roberts SCOTUS has decided that Donald Trump *is* the government, Reagan’s quip takes on a new salience. “For more than half a century publicly-traded US corporations have reported earnings […]