The PRICE of TECH Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the struggle some families are experiencing with grocery prices. This, in spite of the fact that 3-4% inflation is well within the normal range. Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the decision to drop the special COVID-induced support for Obamacare. It …
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GUEST POST from Don – Consumer Confidence
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX If you read the news sources OR talk with the average person you would IMAGINE that the economy is in shambles and that no one can afford a can of cat food. Neither of those things is true, of course. First, the inflation rate is actually VERY GOOD. Any inflation number below 3.21% is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Half The Story
HALF THE STORY The Smithsonian Magazine recently engaged in fear mongering: “Gas Stoves Are Poisoning Americans by Releasing Toxic Fumes Associated With Asthma and Lung Cancer.” In the article they quote a co-author, Robert Jackson, of a study on gas stoves, “We’ve spent billions of dollars cleaning up our air outdoors and nothing to clean up …
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GUEST POST from Don – June 4, 1937
June 4, 1937 SHOPPING CARTS. 1937 was when the first shopping cart was introduced. Before that shopping was limited to what a person could carry. They still haven’t perfected the shopping cart. So what makes you think you are going to buy the perfect smartphone or automobile? What makes you think the NEXT tattoo will be perfect? NOPE! Unfortunately, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Marathons +
MARATHONS + Read the history of this race of endurance and you will find that the distance from the battle for which the race was named to the place where news was delivered was about 24 miles. But it was the English Monarchy which determined that 26.2 miles was right. Early Olympic races couldn’t settle on a …
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GUEST POST from Don: People Want Solved
POLITICS and what People Want Solved Once again, election season is upon us and “the sky is falling!.” Whether Democrat, Independent, Republican (or none of the above) there are things we all want. Once again, the things which WE want have been pushed to the background. Candidates want us to get hyped up about single issues (like abortion, …
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GUEST POST from Don: Inflation
UNDERSTANDING INFLATION I have found few who understand what recent years of high inflation have done to the next generation as well as our own. Rule # 1: INFLATION HURTS EVERYONE. There are few who gain from it. The raw materials provider gets screwed. Often that company has to find ways to cut expenses. That means they don’t buy …
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