[unable to retrieve full-text content]A review of the tax break impacts from 1981 till 2020 and who benefited the most from them. I found it to be interesting and detailed in what was occurring during this time period. As you read it and review the graphs, I believe you will find the majority of the tax breaks were targeting […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]by Bill McBride Calculated Risk From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today . . . I project that existing home sales as estimated by the National Association of Realtors ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.97 million in October, up 3.4% from September’s […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The commentary was initially written at EconoFact by Mark Shepard. I took liberties with this commentary to emphasize the many points the author presents and to make it an easier read. I also added an introduction and some history on the ACA. There is much here to absorb. I felt breaking the commentary out further […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]It has been a bit since I have said anything about the Opioid epidemic. Such was brought on by companies and distributors (more like PBMs) claiming it was harmless and non-addicting. I do want to catch up and see how the Sacklers made out. Whether the Gov finally put the screws to them or did […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Government made it possible for people to choose between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage for their care at 65. An alternative was provided under the guise of commercial healthcare providing better healthcare and other services to those who qualify for Medicare at a lesser cost. There are superficial and also meaningful pluses that are […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Atlantic’s Lora Kelley asks “What Do Democrats Do Now?” Or sorta like that. Trump is such a great story teller and caster of false narratives. People were looking for what they thought would be solutions to what they perceive as issues during and coming out of the pandemic. Maybe a recession would have been better […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Since we have a new president who favors Tariffs, we should start talking about how those Tariffs will impact the US Economy and Citizens. The Tax Foundation offers up a brief explanation which should be readily understandable for Angry Bear readers. If Trump is able to pull this off and get it out of Congress, […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]It does not look like students holding loan debt and looking for relief will get any relief soon. Newly minted President Donald Trump is in the revenge mode. That would include help from Republicans. Like any new administration looking for revenge, this one will attack the weakest element. It does not mean that Student Loan […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]I do not have the complete 2024 election pattern yet. Once I do, I will repost this with complete numbers and display a pattern. One thing which is apparent. Large segments of registered voters do not vote in Presidential Elections even if eligible. Maybe it is time to have laws governing voting practices. United States […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Three days after the election Voters for Trump are finding out what they voted for and how it impacts them. November 8, 2024 – by Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American Social media has been flooded today with stories of Trump voters who are shocked to learn that tariffs will raise consumer prices as […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Renewables 2023 – Analysis – IEA 2023 saw a step change in renewables capacity additions, driven by China’s solar PV market. Achieving the COP28 target of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030 will hinge on policy implementation. Summary: I have read through this several times now. It is difficult to pull together all the detail […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Home Sales on Track for Worst Year Since 1995 – WSJ I suspect the same issues with the economy caused by tariffs will also have an impact on housing. Just have to wait and see the impact of Trump tariffs on building materials and internal fixtures such as plumbing, toilets, doorknobs, etc. Much of which […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat Initial jobless claims continued their return to normalcy this week, as they increased 3,000 to 221,000. The four week moving average declined -9,750 to 227,250, which is tied for the lowest number except for two weeks in five months. Continuing claims, with the typical one week delay, rose 39,000 to […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]I have been reading Lloyd for about 20 years now. His specialty I would say is the environment and environmental issues and how humans cause the good, bad, and ugly of them. Good reading with multiple flow charts. Some detail before the Commentary by Llyod. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) produced the first diagrams illustrating […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]A bit of a rewrite of an article. The Social Security scandal Trump doesn’t want you to know about by James Downie MSNBC Something else Donald Trump doesn’t want you to know about and how it will impact you. This type of plan always comes out later and then everyone says; “well if I had […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The issue here? A Woman’s right to decide for herself what care she needs without threats of legal action or hindrance to healthcare. As can be seen in the first map, Illinois is centrally located amongst many states which ban or time-limit getting an abortion. Hence many patients go to Illinois as it is closer […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]I chose this particular period to present as it depicts the impact of pandemic. It also shows the results of President Biden’s economic stimulus targeting manufacturing. And yes, you can also see the impact of the FED on the economy and their actions to normalize growth. It is a simple read. Yes, there is some […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Almost a wash according to a recent study. The study provides timely insights on a shift in health insurance coverage among working-age adults after the restart of Medicaid eligibility redeterminations in April 2023. As expected, one study documented large and significant declines in Medicaid coverage post-unwinding. Contrary to some expectations, the study found no statistically significant […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]I miss my fellow writer Maggie Mahar who had an excellent view of what HealthCare should be like. Merrill offers up a similar view. In this review, he takes down “We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care,” by authors Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein. The issue? Proposing the creation of a universal, government-funded health plan […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]This is interesting. Another high-level American seeking wisdom and advice from Vladimir Putin. I guess anyone can to talk to whoever they wish to talk to. But, are there no voices of wisdom in the US for a billionaire who can buy his way into everything??? As the story suggests, this could lead to a […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]This section discusses about immigration to the US and the various nationalities coming to the US. It has changed dramatically from Europeans to accepting more peoples There is more data on nationalities in the Census documents from Asia and eastern Europe as well as Africa and South America. In the beginning of this section, the […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]And quite frankly, Trump is not interested in Americans and Families unless they are a part of the 1-percenters in Income. To be in the top 1% of earners, you’re looking at an average annual income of $819,324. The top 0.1% of Americans earn an average of $3,312,693. These are same people who benefit the […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Political? No. This group of big time Execs are tough on labor and citizenry. Yet, they are afraid of one man who has displayed himself as a racist, misogynist, bigot, bully, liar, etc. It takes a woman in the form of Kamala Harris to push back on Trump. Trump is afraid of Harris and will […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]During the Trump administration (according to the Migration Policy Institute), the Trump administration signed over four hundred executive actions on immigration between January 2017 and July 2020.  These executive action changes limited asylum, banned entry from a list of countries (initially seven, but later expanded to thirteen), sought to deter cross-border immigration from Mexico and […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Pew Piece on Immigration. The author says it is a short piece. It appears to be much longer than what is claimed. I am going to break this into pieces. It is an update to a post by PEW in 2017. The message in Republicans and Trumps dialogue is the nation is being overrun with […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Results taken from Company Reports: “GM Releases 2024 First-Quarter Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance,” General Motors Company GM Story Reported by William Gavin at Quartz: beats Wall Street’s expectations again for third-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for the full year GM is having a great year as it posts Q3 earnings beat General Motors […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]A heads up on changes to Part D in 2025. Some you already know as a $2000 cap on Meds Part D. Premiums may increase. There is a chance for subsidies. Read on . . . These increases in Medicare part D premiums are for 2025 Medicare, a federal health insurance program, is vital for […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Recent WSJ subscription article on China and it trying to reverse its one-child per couple policy. Evidently the policy is leaving the country with a growing elderly population with no younger replacements to follow. It will now implement subsidies to encourage larger families to reverse the demographic decline of its own design. The Communist Party […]
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The article is talking around the issues. The country is calling on former drug company management to assist in taking down an industry giant. It probably will not succeed as many of these experts still have ties to the industry and the companies employing them. Think Azar . . . Pharma companies were using “value-based” […]
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Josh Marshall at TPM gives the details on an Elon Musk-funded PAC targeting Jewish and Arab communities. Elon Musk’s Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

I can see this type of targeting playing well in the city of Detroit where there are large communities of both Jewish and Arab communities . . . Dearborn being one such community.

One action is to target a community with your support for a candidate. Another and a questionable or unethical action is to target an ethnic community with political ads faking political decisions or a stance by a candidate. Also what is being claimed is Kamala Harris having a Project 2028 plan for the US which would be enacted once elected.

As Josh points out there may be some issues with