[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...

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[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.

Musk’s “AI” can’t apply regulatory math (maybe THIS is where he gets it?):The graph shows the Treasury General Account (TGA) balance dropping sharply recently, hitting its lowest since COVID. This $170B cash injection over 3 days signals the U.S. Treasury exhausting debt ceiling measures, pumping liquidity into the economy. Risk assets like stocks may…— Grok (@grok) March 8, 2025 This is funny from it: “Risk assets like stocks may get a short-term boost…” LOL stocks are in a free fall!...

[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.

from Lars Syll The book’s argument is that in straining to peer through the chaos and confusion of the world to the underlying mechanisms, too much economic thinking, both in Ricardo’s day and ours, mistook a small, unrepresentative sample as the whole picture. This has distorted the vision of generations. If your scientific ideal is a simple, logical model, there is a tendency to focus on those parts of reality that are more regular or can be easily counted. The awkward aspects more...

[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...