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[unable to retrieve full-text content]I have written about and posted on Student Loan debt forever and usually about Alan Collinge. This is never ending debt where the interest can be greater than the costs over the years of payback. That is, if it is ever paid back. In this particular commentary, it discusses a Masters in filmography or movie […] The post How Can the Loan Interest Become Greater than the Principal? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Modern Argentina has had a problematic and sometimes sordid history. From the dirty war of the 1970s to hyperinflation, the South American nation has been ill-served by most of its leaders. Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina in October 2023 after campaigning to overturn the status quo and transform the economy and politics of […] The post Javier Milei: Argentina’s Trump? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]In a poll on Robert Reich’s site, the readers gave their opinion of who gave Trump the Majority. I have attached the poll at the end of this commentary. Granted you can not directly answer this poll by Robert. You can leave your pick in the comments section here. I will give the results from […] The post Which Group Gave Trump the Majority? A Poll at the End. appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat No data today, but since it is mainly a housing week, let me pick up on a topic I discussed at the end of yesterday’s post; namely, if housing does indeed forecast an oncoming recession, what should we expect next in that sector? To cut to the chase, ultimately we […] The post What to look for if housing construction does forecast a recession appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Most certainly. the US was or is seeing the results of encouraging the return of manufacturing in various industries. I believe the semiconductor manufacturing was more the result of strategic need due to foreign influence in the market. Such could probably be said about the steel industry also. Subsidizing improvements in production by the government […] The post Industrial Policy appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]– by Joyce James Civil Discourse  I’m not certain it’s possible to understand what happened in the 2024 election this close to it, beyond the undeniable outcome: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. For two weeks now, people have been trying to assemble the pieces of how we got here, […] The post “Giving Up Is Unforgivable” appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]There has been much noise about immigration to the United States. Enough so as to have an impact on the last US election with people selecting an isolationist to be the president. At this time, the new president is discussing removing them from the United States. There are laws in place allowing immigrants to stay […] The post Immigration to the United States and Its Impact to the Federal Budget appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Kenneth Ackerman commenting on his experience in May 1970 in Washington DC. While he was there, I was out -of – country during that time period. When I returned stateside and assigned to 10th Marines, we were trained in riot control. JIC the students and protesters became too rowdy. We were never called out which […] The post What was Experienced in 1970 and 2020 in almost the Same Area appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat Housing data for October, like that for September, has to be viewed with an asterisk, due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Since the effects of both were in the South Census Region, where relevant in the analysis below I will also discuss the numbers excluding that region. The most leading […] The post Leading housing construction data stabilizes, while units under construction continue free-fall. With a continued...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]One of the phenomena that have led to increased income inequality and the hollowing out of the middle class in America is the decline of unions. Recently, it appears that some workers are trying to claw back some of that lost economic ground. Now I don’t count PCPs as middle class or working class. Yes, […] The post Primary care physicians and unions appeared first on Angry Bear.