Folks who had chicken pox as a child are at risk for shingles. In its extreme manifestation, shingles patients suffer pain to the point of suicidal ideation. The good news is that there’s a vaccine for that. And it not only prevents shingles. “Having shingles boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. About 90% of the high frequency data comes from non-Federal government sources and so is unaffected by the shutdown. It continues to signal no particular stress. But there is no denying that the loss of the monthly official data series (for things like […]
Brief article on authorized and unauthorized Immigrants to and in the United States. Much of which the article states they are less likely to be involved in criminal activity. “Immigrants and Crime in the United States” Migration Policy Institute Immigrants in the United States commit crimes at lower rates than the U.S.-born population, notwithstandingthe assertion […]
Mostly about CEO wages with a comparison to hourly wage labor. No doubt, hourly wage workers have not kept pace with CEO wages or inflation. For all intents and purposes, Direct Labor wages are a small part of the cost of manufacturing when compared to materials and overhead. Labor input is what adds value to […]
I do not believe this requires much of an introduction or explanation. This event has been discussed and warned about for decades. Mankind does not appear to want to pay attention to the warming of the Earth. We can stopped the severity of what we are doing and take a lesser path. Or we can […]
New elected Arizona Congressional Representative Adelita Grijalva is blocked from taking office due to Mike Johnson delays in swearing her in to office. Republican Eli Crane is my representative. His lack of support for Representative Adelita Grijalva is causing Arizona to lose representation in the House. At what point does the political party politics stop […]
Cryptocurrencies are a manifestation of The Greater Fool Theory of investing. A justification for cryptocurrencies is that they are unmoored from any government-regulated currency. Their primary utility, it turns out, is funding criminal activities. Stablecoins are a form of cryptocurrency linked to a government currency (the dollar, the rouble, etc). Of course, tethering the value […]
I was wondering where Joel my fellow writer was today. Normally when I get up out here in Arizona, I see his words. I thought perhaps he was ill. Not so . . . As I read one of his comments elsewhere from yesterday, Joel is out doing what many of us should be doing […]
“Immigration, Population, Replacement, Politics and the Economy,” Angry Bear. Immigration, Population Replacement, Politics, and the Economy are what comes together to ensure national growth. In 2006 the rate of population growth was 1 percent. Since then and in 2021, it has decreased to 4 tenths of 1%. With the present administration removing legal and illegal immigrants, […]
If you have some time, review the American University Poll. Some of it is rather superficial (my opinion). It does cover quite a bit of territory. Think about some of what you would like in a president? Tough, intellectual, political, neighbor next door . . . Mostly, I believe we are still stuck in the […]