The old cut taxes for the wealthy and we will have a better economy which will benefit those in the lower income brackets. The recently passed bill passed by Trump and Republicans creates a deficit in which case many in Congress will be looking for ways to alleviate such. Cuts in programs is one way […]
– by New Deal democrat The JOLTS report is low on my list of useful tools, but it does break down the labor market further than the jobs report, and it does have several slightly leading components, so let’s at least take a brief look at this series, which *finally* was updated to its normal […]
Secretary Rollins was trying to convince Americans they could survive on $3 a meal, which included “a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli [and] a corn tortilla.” AB: I do not know about you, that would be a tough go for me. Think about a McDonald’s burger and fries for $3? Such meals are […]
The mean part of this is the politics in the decrease of SNAP to people who obviously need it and who go through a qualification program. For example, in AZ this is the start of the Qualification Process: As you can see to the right, the initial page of the registration is detailed in asking […]
I get weary of listening to the constant blame game of Biden did this or that and we were paying for it in this presidency, A convenient way for Trump to hide and Republicans to blame the past presidency. It is B.S. “The post-pandemic recovery is an economic policy success story: Policymakers took the best […]
This decrease has been a long time coming. In 2006. population growth was at breakeven. I documented this in “population is growing at the rate of almost 1 percent per year, Angry Bear. Joel Garreau wrote the article in Smithsonian “300 Million and Counting” and It was in 2006 when the United States was at […]
– by New Deal democrat The advance report for Q1 GDP was a study in contrasts, both in terms of the leading indicators and also the sources of strength. Let me start with the general information: on a nominal basis, GDP in Q1 increased a mediocre 1.4% at an annual rate (blue). After adjusting for inflation, […]
Healthcare commentary, April 19 by Paul Krugman. It has been a while since I tackled the topic and pulling from multiple resources. The issue still remains. Healthcare in the United States is expensive. Even with the healthcare aid provided by the Biden Administration via congressional approval was not enough. And then voters stayed home, voted […]
In “A 1980 Letter on the Risk of Opioid Addiction letter” article, identified were 608 citations of the index publication and noted a sizable increase after the introduction of OxyContin (a long-acting formulation of oxycodone) in 1995 (Figure 1). Of the articles that included a reference to the 1980 letter, the authors of 439 (72.2%) […]
Tracking 2025 Domestic Performance by Amtrak; It is an alternative to expensive gasoline, dangerous highways, crowded airport and increasing costs. It is profitable . . . The issues? Not enough trains and cars, Old equipment. Increasing demand. And not enough support to put another method of travel in place besides cars and planes. About time […]