Saturday, October 12, 2024

Inflation watch? Other than eggs and fruits, not much to worry about.

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After a few months of good news on the inflation front, and with the Federal Reserve beginning to cut rates from multi-year highs, this w...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Yes, there's FEMA money for disasters now. May need more soon, but they are helping today

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With the one-two punch of hurricanes Helene and Milton in recent weeks, we've seen Republicans try to claim that there isn't enou...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

2024's final budget deficit ends at $1.8 trillion. Does it matter?

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On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released their monthly US budget information statement for September. Which means that this ...
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Those hateful and stupid GOP ads wrecking your sports-watching experience? It's by design

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In a typical October, a full day of college football and MLB playoffs on Saturday is a fun time. But because we are in "swing-state ...
Saturday, October 5, 2024

Big jobs report for September. In pretty much any way you want.

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One month before the election, it was Jobs Report Friday this week! So what did we get? This is a great September jobs report. The "s...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

In 2024, do we choose the MAGAland of Make-Believe, or deal with reality and go forward?

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I was heading into work and heard Wisconsin writer Mike McCabe on the radio, and he mentioned his most recent substack column, which di...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Profits also revised higher, and illustrates the GREEDflation of the 2020s.

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In looking at the all the upward revisions in last week's GDP report, I noticed a significant part of the big increase in previously ...