By Max B. SawickyHi EconoPeeps. I launched this cockamamie blog for my pals when I had to abandon my own and work for the Federal government (Government Accountability Office, not CIA). Then my webhost "1 and 1" (now Ionos) erased the entire blog, which I had been doing since about 2004. I was delinquent in a monthly payment and they failed to warn me.Now I'm retired but still writing. I have a substack to which I've been posting regularly. Subscriptions are free and there is no segregation...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat Today’s CPI report for October generally showed stable monthly increases, but slight increases in YoY comparisons. But as usual, it was almost all about the usual culprit of shelter, as more fully parsed below; to wit:  – Headline CPI increased 0.2% for the month, the fourth month in a row […] The post October consumer Inflation firms, driven – as usual – by Shelter appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]We had rooftop solar on our house for eight years before we moved. Half the price was paid by Ameren, the electric utility, and we got a 30% tax rebate on the balance. Even with that steep discount, we never got back our put, even in nominal dollars. Solar panels are much cheaper now, and […] The post The future of solar power looks bright! appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Robert Devereaux, MD wrote a piece on upcoding at MedPage. “The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics.” This is a topic I have touched upon a couple of times and have experienced myself. Fix the issue I am telling you about if you can or pass me along to someone who can. “The practice […] The post Upcoding and Ethical Behavior appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Why does it take, take a seven-foot-tall former professional basketball player to deliver the bad news. What about? How the citizens of the US misinterpreted the pricing of a dozen eggs as a bellwether for the US economy. The news is the economy was not bad. We weathered a pandemic because a president and a […] The post It’s The Economy Stupid or How Voters Got It Wrong appeared first on Angry Bear.

Because of libertarian policies of the Milei government in Argentina, poverty and food deficiencies are increasing. People are getting less healthy and, hence, less able to care for themselves and their loved ones. One problem we thought we got rid of but resurfaces in Argentina: vitamin A deficiencies. Children are getting sick and starting to go blind. Vitamin A helps your body protect itself against many diseases. Thanks to concerted action and diffusion of knowledge and action,...

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Recent articles I have been reading suggest Medicare Advantage provides healthcare at a lesser cost than Traditional Medicare. Or maybe it would be better to qualify this as individuals claim MA plans do so? I do not know whether such takes into consideration the cost of a Supplemental Plan or not and also Part D […] The post Authorization Requests appeared first on Angry Bear.

Riksbankens penningpolitik — ett subtilt bondfångeri I ett baksäte sitter Riksbankens tidigare chef Stefan Ingves och scrollar mellan diagram på sin mobilplatta. Men han pratar inte, som man skulle kunna tro, om siffror och samband. Om vilka vetenskapliga beräkningar som ligger bakom Sveriges inflationsmål på två procent. I stället pratar han om att allt egentligen handlar om att hitta en berättelse, en linje, ett budskap som folk tror på … Scenen kommer...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tuesday, November 12, 2024  – by New Deal democrat On Friday I wrote about how the Fed likely contributed, via hurting aspiring homeowners, to the outcome of the Election last week. Today I want to take a look at another issue – wages. As it happens, while I was writing this Paul Krugman put up […] The post Incomes, immigration, and the election appeared first on Angry Bear.