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Yet Another Problematic Polling Fallacy
One of the conundrums that is confounding the economists, well actually everyone is the disconnect between the US markets/economy and the...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read


Inflation, Whither Thou Goest?
Everyone is concerned about where Inflation is going, and how the Fed is going to act because of where it is and what the latest data...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read


The Fed, Its Tools, and Economic Brain Surgery
If you pay any attention to economic issues, the economy, or even the price of things; you have probably heard some reference to “The...
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Sep 10, 20224 min read


Herding Cats, Dogs & Jackasses
If you haven’t seen or heard the idea of “herding cats” you’ve missed an amusing notion about futility. So, I hope you can appreciate the...
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Feb 13, 20227 min read


The Fed Needs to Provide the Public Some Perspective
To: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Dear Chairman Powell, The Fed is in an unenviable position today having to contend with...
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Dec 18, 20215 min read


A Debt Limit Strategy Beyond the Ken of Politicians
After both the Republicans and Democrats blinked on the National Debt Ceiling in October, both parties agreed to have another moronic...
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Nov 6, 20215 min read


What About the Benefits of Inflation?
All the media attention to Inflation is given Inflation a bad reputation. Yes, Inflation can be bad, but it isn’t bad by default. It’s a...
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Oct 15, 20214 min read


National Debt-Ceiling: The US's Political Game of Chicken
Last week the Democrats and Republicans came to an ‘arrangement’ (an ‘agreement’ might be the impolitic term to use) to defer the...
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Oct 11, 20213 min read


Transitory Inflation - Part 2
Inflation is happening! Oh, God! What are we going to do? That is not an unusual reaction to inflation, even among the experts. In fact,...
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Sep 27, 20215 min read


Transitory Inflation: Is It Sticky Notes or Cast Iron?
There has been a growing volume of discussion on “Transitory Inflation” around the US’s COVID-Recovery. One might say: Almost an...
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Aug 9, 20217 min read


Bipartisan Infrastructure: These Are Not the Taxes You Are Looking For!
There is an interesting facet in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIB) that a group of five Democrats and five Republican Senators are...
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Jun 13, 20215 min read


A Grand Natural / Unnatural Economic Experiment
This ought to be an exciting time and opportunity for economists. I know, I know, exciting and economists are terms rarely used together...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read


Before the Experts & Politicians Get Inflation Wrong
America is seeing the economic recovery light brighten as the COVID pandemic is more and more contained with vaccinations in the nation....
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May 4, 20213 min read


The Minimum Strategy for a Minimum Wage Bill
With the Senate Parliamentarian’s determination that the Democrats’ $15 Minimum Wage effort does not meet the Senate’s budget...
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Mar 1, 20217 min read


Avoiding a Trump / McConnell Recession
The US’s Economic outlook is full of potential; but just like that oft heard comment by parents of their school age children, it can be...
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Dec 2, 20204 min read


New Social-Divide: Stay-At-Home vs ReOpen-"X"
To: America, In times of crisis, stress, or fear in a society, it is common to see different groups forming around their perspectives and...
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Apr 22, 20204 min read


Avoiding a Corona Virus Post-Apex Crisis
To the Honorable Governors: Cuomo, Murphy, Whitmer, Newsom, Edwards, Baker, DeSantis, Wolf, Pritzker, Inslee Dear Governors: As the...
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Apr 5, 20202 min read


The Coronal-Economy: Diseased Capitalism
To American Citizens, The US and the world are experiencing economic turmoil in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are other...
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Mar 22, 20207 min read


A Jobs Number By Any Other Name - Riddle 4
The media covering the US Economy and financial markets reports out each month on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Jobs Report number. The...
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Mar 12, 20204 min read


What Is A Good Jobs Number? – Riddle 3
To: Cardiff Garcia – Co-host: The Indicator, Planet Money - NPR Stacey Vanek Smith – Co-Host: The Indicator, Planet Money – NPR With the...
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Jan 12, 20203 min read
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