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[unable to retrieve full-text content]American universities are the envy of the world—for now. If President Musk’s cuts to the NIH budget hold, that will likely change*. But for JD Vance, that’s a feature, not a bug: “When President Trump and his allies think of the idealized version of highter education, they don’t look to the Ivy League or the […] The post The Trump/Vance Administration seeks academic mediocrity appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]It is a Sunday Morning and a good time to take a look at Social Security. SS a program covering millions of people in the US. A program which Trump and Elon (who functions in some type of capacity for him) would like to alter, get rid of, or cut the number of people from […] The post Social Security, a “pretty good program and we can afford it” appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I acquired this listing of not-to-be used words from Digsby’s Hullabaloo. This looks like a laughable moment that our government would spend time doing this. Or is it? Trump seeking to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, and agencies flagging hundreds of words to limit or avoid. This is according to a compilation of […] The post Word Usage for Which the Usage is Being Discouraged by the Gov. appeared first on Angry...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This is straight out of the GOP playbook. Dipf. . . . . . . s. . . billionaire Elon Musk told Republican lawmakers he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans. Has he ever heard of DOGE? It’s not the best publicity to fire veterans. Musk alleged […] The post Don’t Blame Me for Federal Firings of the People I Fired appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. The malign and moronic “policies” of the 2nd T—-p Administration so far have driven Economic Policy Uncertain to all time record highs: But despite that, the rumblings under the surface of the data have been quite minor so far. There are changes in […] The post New Deal democrats Weekly Indicators March 3 -7 2025 appeared...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Trump was only supposed to hurt “those people”: “Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over. “Piggott is among more than 125 people dismissed in February […] The post DOGE for thee, but not for me appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Introduction The Social Security Administration is an independent executive branch agency with a sole responsibility of administering the Social Security program. It was established in 1935 as part of the Social Security Act. Then President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Bill into law on August 14. This came 14 months after sending a […] The post Social Security and Its Administration in 2025 appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton simply replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” DOGE is targeting the IRS for massive cuts. And that’s where the money is, to be sure. But robbing the IRS of personnel will ensure that the wealthy and corporations will keep the money they were supposed to pay […] The post DOGE goes where the money is appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Having been a part of supply chain for decades, it was left to me to understand more than distribution. knowing the actual cost provides a foundation to negotiate. I would cost-model components right down to the materials. Having such detail and understanding the other costs allows you to have a basis to negotiate. And yes, […] The post Why Healthcare Costs So Much . . . appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Healthcare and healthcare insurance was not cheap a couple of years ago and not cheap last year either. If anything, prices have increase resulting in higher Commercial Health Insurance costs. Then too deductibles for Medicare increase ~$10. Supplemental also increased. The costs for Medicare and supplemental are less than Commercial Healthcare Insurance. We are talking […] The post Could Elon Musk Take on Healthcare and Healthcare Insurers and...