The alleged connection between vaccines and autism maps to a since-retracted British publication that faked data purporting to show that vaccines containing the methylmercury-based preservative thimerosal were associated with autism in children. Thimerosal was discontinued in US childhood vaccines in 2001. Since then, the anti-vaxxers have noted that autism diagnoses have increased, which would seem […]
Long time acquaintance Steve Hutkins had this Washington Post article (taken from the archives) on his site from late March. It is an update at to where the privatization of the USPS status is today. To sum it up? It may be, the USPS is too big to swallow. Save The Post Office, Steve Hutkins […]
– by New Deal democrat Normally real retail sales is one of the indicators I treat as most important, because it tells us so much about consumer behavior, which is not only 70% of the economy, but also has a lengthy track record for leading both employment and the coincident indicators for recession. Not this […]
It is time for a change by Democrats. For sure Kamala Harris handed Trump his . . . I was sitting in my chair laughing and he backed off. I am sure he knew why he could not go to a second debate with Kamala. And once again, voters would not accept a woman as […]
It’s illegal in every state to manipulate odometers to record mileage other than the actual mileage on the car. “ . . . Tesla’s warranties on vehicles are capped by mileage and are supposed to “cover repairs and replacements necessary to correct defects” in parts that it manufactures or supplies. “However, Tesla allegedly ”knowingly overstates […]
“‘Trump Tariff’ Surcharges Appearing on Customer Bills,” Watch: Amid escalating U.S. China trade tensions, American companies are adding explicit “Trump tariff” surcharges to bills to offset the impact of tariffs. Trump Changes Mind on Illegal Immigrants: “One of the things I am doing, though, is I’m also making it easier on the farmers and the […]
There’s a paywalled post over at TPM. Here are the nut grafs: “In other words, the notional agreements don’t appear to have any of the basic blocking and tackling features that constitute anything close to a contract. They don’t explicitly state who the parties to the agreement are. They don’t state the duration of the […]
– by New Deal democrat Over the weekend, in my high frequency “Weekly Indicators” post, I wrote that in the past month, the bulk of the short leading indicators had turned from being positive to negative. Which of course raises the question, should I go on recession watch? To help resolve that, I took a […]
Small hospitals and rural hospitals have always had issues in providing healthcare to those citizens utilizing them. Many citizens lack healthcare insurance due to cost which is one factor. Overhead for having equipment to care for parents is costly. Then there is the issue of manpower to care for patients from nurses on up to […]
Donald must have been talking to himself about knowing what he was doing. Most of us think differently about the experiences with on again and off again tariffs which are first this rate and then that rate. What country was that for now? To me this is like a charade. “I Know What The Hell […]