Monday, March 9, 2026

I'm a fan of Bucky, but not of Bucky's Bailout Bill

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If you are one of the five regular readers of this place, you know I bleed Cardinal and White as a two-time graduate of the University of Wi...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Feb jobs losses regresses us back to 2025's stagnant job market

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If you thought January’s six-figure gain in jobs was the sign of a rebound for the economy in 2026 (something I told you to be cautious abou...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

The data shows Iran-related price spikes at the pump are greed, not economics.

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After a week of bombing Iran and related Middle Eastern strife, you may have noticed an increase of prices at the pump. AAA sure has. ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

PPI report shows inflation still a thing, and lower prices for farmers also aren't good

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If you thought INFLATON WATCH might be fading in 2026, Friday's report on the Producer Price Index says product inputs were still ge...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Property taxes and schools. Time to separate the vouchers from all of it?

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School funding and property taxes are usually important issues in state-level elections in Wisconsin. And a report from today from WalletHu...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Trade and tariffs in 2025 - this really didn't work, did it?

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As you may have heard, the US Supreme Court told Donald Trump on Friday that he had no right to go out and slap tariffs on country witho...
Friday, February 20, 2026

It may not be recession, but economic growth got worse in year 1 of Trump 2.0

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Before the markets opened on Friday, we got a surprisingly lousy report on economic growth for the end of 2025. New data from the Burea...