| Title | Date | Im- press | En- gage | Ex- pand | URL- clicks | Like | Re- tweet | Link to Text | Link to Tweet |
| Falling markets are hard on amateur tech founders. | 2022-08-11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1557587338657554437 | 1557587338657554437 |
| When is economic warfare effective? | 2022-08-02 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1554606927618772994 | 1554606927618772994 |
| Income inequality moves from Silicon Valley and Beverly | 2022-08-01 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1553944500216537089 | 1553944500216537089 |
| Recession signals from the inverted yield curve. | 2022-07-28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1552663536945336322 | 1552663536945336322 |
| It's very hard to achieve a soft landing. | 2022-07-11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1546319448566423553 | 1546319448566423553 |
| The wild west gig economy! | 2022-07-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1546280084532707329 | 1546280084532707329 |
| It's still the same old story - public employee unions | 2022-07-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1546279498697490432 | 1546279498697490432 |
| What's wrong with this picture? | 2022-07-04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1543829667743875072 | 1543829667743875072 |
| "The actual status of the poorest and most unfortunate | 2022-06-20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1538892632092422145 | 1538892632092422145 |
| Always check that your gas cap is tight after somebody | 2022-06-18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1538168851191345152 | 1538168851191345152 |
| What'll become of all those investors of billions of | 2022-06-18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1538160761314324480 | 1538160761314324480 |
| Crypto crash | 2022-06-17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1537856617860825088 | 1537856617860825088 |
| Most swing voters vote their pocketbooks. They reject | 2022-06-16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1537287296646410240 | 1537287296646410240 |
| The incredulity factor - from the Big Short to the | 2022-06-10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1535246959044198401 | 1535246959044198401 |
| The party's about over! | 2022-06-10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1535125079939371008 | 1535125079939371008 |
| There's no there there! The present value of future | 2022-06-03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1532857144902447104 | 1532857144902447104 |
| It was just a matter of time! | 2022-06-03 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1532559101439320064 | 1532559101439320064 |
| The casino is closed for a while. | 2022-05-31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1531680873396940802 | 1531680873396940802 |
| Another idea that lost in Georgia - rejecting economic | 2022-05-30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1531115110114111489 | 1531115110114111489 |
| Who's keeping an eye on the crypto store? | 2022-05-30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1531062961288097792 | 1531062961288097792 |
| What inequality? | 2022-05-26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1529972709483982848 | 1529972709483982848 |
| What economic problems? | 2022-05-25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1529507993061978113 | 1529507993061978113 |
| Crypto is good for criminals and scammers. | 2022-05-24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1528914955537289217 | 1528914955537289217 |
| The great covid retirement might not last for the 55-65 | 2022-05-23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1528576144391274496 | 1528576144391274496 |
| What recession? The big get bigger and the small get | 2022-05-23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1528570485092384768 | 1528570485092384768 |
| Hedge funds win again? | 2022-05-19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1527124717957574656 | 1527124717957574656 |
| The bloom is off technology startups. | 2022-05-13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524948463040884736 | 1524948463040884736 |
| Want more workers? Provide more child care! | 2022-05-13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524946941708161025 | 1524946941708161025 |
| Oligolopy - the downside of index funds. | 2022-05-12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524898537430913025 | 1524898537430913025 |
| Crypto markets tank - | 2022-05-12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524894159387078656 | 1524894159387078656 |
| Lots of people are feeling no pain. | 2022-05-12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524583849715400704 | 1524583849715400704 |
| What crummy economy? Unemployment claims are lowest | 2022-05-02 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1520971647624224768 | 1520971647624224768 |
| Don't move to Idaho or Utah expecting relief from | 2022-05-02 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1520970975931551745 | 1520970975931551745 |
| Hazards of over-leveraging! Get rich quick, get poor | 2022-05-01 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1520786635822026757 | 1520786635822026757 |
| Can't ship FROM America because containers are going | 2022-04-29 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1520038374840565761 | 1520038374840565761 |
| Surprise! Major companies spent a lot more on share | 2022-04-29 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1519896070121082880 | 1519896070121082880 |
| California has a very volatile job market. Startups | 2022-04-29 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1519895318741069829 | 1519895318741069829 |
| Covid was a gift to the rich, making them richer. | 2022-04-19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1516235790686187525 | 1516235790686187525 |
| Antitrust law to protect workers as well as consumers. | 2022-04-18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1516087520265596932 | 1516087520265596932 |
| Dollar dominance likely to continue - it's the most stable | 2022-04-17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1515590219570941963 | 1515590219570941963 |
| You wouldn't allow an individual in government that | 2022-04-15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1514769655096696834 | 1514769655096696834 |
| It usually takes a recession to douse inflationary fevers. | 2022-04-14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1514437015432925184 | 1514437015432925184 |
| Rising wages vs inflation - they go together. | 2022-04-12 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1513682887014453248 | 1513682887014453248 |
| Poor single mothers needs paid family leave and subsidized | 2022-04-12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1513681594334162945 | 1513681594334162945 |
| A regular Sarah Palin of indecision! | 2022-04-11 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1513389347772329985 | 1513389347772329985 |
| Laws are for poor people! | 2022-04-09 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1512627886158536706 | 1512627886158536706 |
| Wyoming is the smallest state in population, but it's | 2022-04-06 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1511572848090918912 | 1511572848090918912 |
| Commodities - a good way to lose a nickel. | 2022-04-03 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1510635095819911174 | 1510635095819911174 |
| The end of globalization - the triumph of low-risk over | 2022-03-31 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1509561560573702147 | 1509561560573702147 |
| Catastrophic events motivate workers to organize. | 2022-03-31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1509558898524516353 | 1509558898524516353 |
| An over-exuberant housing market about to bust? | 2022-03-31 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1509395217752887301 | 1509395217752887301 |
| The dollar is likely to remain almighty for a while. | 2022-03-22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1506111249406255108 | 1506111249406255108 |
| Think gas prices are bad? Wait until food and fertilizer | 2022-03-22 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1506088721988276225 | 1506088721988276225 |
| How deregulation led to lower prices - and lower wages - | 2022-03-17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1504319368708063233 | 1504319368708063233 |
| Don't let inflation panic US into a Putin recession. | 2022-03-17 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1504311140343377922 | 1504311140343377922 |
| Airline points, like other pseudo-currencies, are subject | 2022-03-15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1503556999904079873 | 1503556999904079873 |
| The DAO of pump-and-dump. | 2022-03-15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1503555714995744771 | 1503555714995744771 |
| How employers have been reducing workers' power by reducing | 2022-03-13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1503150865607114754 | 1503150865607114754 |
| Why isn't crypto a useful hedge against uncertainty? | 2022-03-13 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1503117876458184710 | 1503117876458184710 |
| Elon Musk challenges UAW. | 2022-03-04 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1499573200266489856 | 1499573200266489856 |
| Ever want to be a truck driver? | 2022-03-03 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1499532483921989649 | 1499532483921989649 |
| Bifurcated recovery - the rich get richer and the poor | 2022-02-21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1495838482710863873 | 1495838482710863873 |
| Who would accept crypto assets as collateral? | 2022-02-18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1494535922167148544 | 1494535922167148544 |
| Austin might or might not be able to import Silicon | 2022-02-17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1494337225663807497 | 1494337225663807497 |
| It's hard to believe that something this complicated isn't | 2022-02-09 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1491257392818192389 | 1491257392818192389 |
| Poor Elon Musk - the government just won't let him do it | 2022-02-08 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1491150126584569856 | 1491150126584569856 |
| The Great Reshuffle - not so much retirement as finding | 2022-02-08 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1490900193587261442 | 1490900193587261442 |
| Reagan's new morning in America - "only 10.3% of workers | 2022-02-08 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1490845393562714115 | 1490845393562714115 |
| The rules haven't really changed. | 2022-02-07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1490531572289662983 | 1490531572289662983 |
| Wealth inequality and income inequality - not the same | 2022-02-07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1490499620849393666 | 1490499620849393666 |
| "What social problems do these blockchain-enabled | 2022-02-01 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1488341388668256261 | 1488341388668256261 |
| Slow service due to short staffs? Are you going to | 2022-02-01 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1488329817514594305 | 1488329817514594305 |
| "This time is never different" And the rules never change. | 2022-02-01 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1488328963562754049 | 1488328963562754049 |
| Why eating out is getting more expensive. | 2022-01-31 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1487982995055079425 | 1487982995055079425 |
| Is volatility an attractive nuisance? | 2022-01-31 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1487978992837693440 | 1487978992837693440 |
| Need investment advice? | 2022-01-31 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1487960113524527106 | 1487960113524527106 |
| Protect small business and consumers by protecting global | 2022-01-30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1487899253296881668 | 1487899253296881668 |
| Who gets burned by cryptocurrency? The same kinds of | 2022-01-30 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1487678139522158594 | 1487678139522158594 |
| West Virginia is a solid red state. Don't expect any | 2022-01-25 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1485851640489861122 | 1485851640489861122 |
| What strong leaders do - make up economics as they go - | 2022-01-24 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1485410500892495880 | 1485410500892495880 |
| Insuring economic democracy - | 2022-01-20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1484015053749698562 | 1484015053749698562 |
| Nobody was ready to manage supply instead of demand. | 2022-01-17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1482957613834797057 | 1482957613834797057 |
| GOP is right! Inflation is rampant! | 2022-01-17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1482887671378628611 | 1482887671378628611 |
| Forget "don't be evil"! | 2022-01-12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1481281925000019968 | 1481281925000019968 |
| Smart investors don't seem to read Texas newspapers. | 2022-01-12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1481281306436636677 | 1481281306436636677 |
| Do you really want to relocate to the boonies? Make sure | 2022-01-10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1480376993224945664 | 1480376993224945664 |
| Flying to buy a car? | 2022-01-10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1480331792074768388 | 1480331792074768388 |
| As long as GOP is out of power, they're free to criticize | 2022-01-07 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1479549423902330882 | 1479549423902330882 |
| Inflation was better than another recession. | 2022-01-07 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1479524743392862210 | 1479524743392862210 |
| Can't buy a house? Maybe you'll have better luck | 2022-01-07 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1479449495293161473 | 1479449495293161473 |
| An aging population and a pandemic = too many jobs and | 2022-01-05 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1478816632969457665 | 1478816632969457665 |
| Biden tackles meat prices. | 2022-01-05 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1478774004299141120 | 1478774004299141120 |
| Nashville confronts gentrification. | 2022-01-03 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1477857038340214784 | 1477857038340214784 |
| There are advantages to free trade and costs to | 2022-01-03 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1477852382516023298 | 1477852382516023298 |
| Poor California! Every Texas politician will tell | 2022-01-03 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1477838575353798659 | 1477838575353798659 |
| Mixed signals in real estate! | 2022-01-03 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1477837541554278400 | 1477837541554278400 |
| One reason meat costs more - justice for workers. | 2022-01-01 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1477121595668037636 | 1477121595668037636 |
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========== Falling markets are hard on amateur tech founders. Anybody can run a business during a bubble. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/business/silicon-valley-boy-boss.html #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-08-11 04:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557587338657554437 ========== When is economic warfare effective? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-embargo-gas.html Little has worked out the way that was expected. #PS1economics ===== impress 6 time 2022-08-02 23:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554606927618772994 ========== Income inequality moves from Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills to Sun Valley. So much for lower living costs in Idaho! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/us/sun-valley-workforce-housing.html People who can't afford to live there should move away. Let the idle rich clean their own toilets! #PS1economics ===== impress 22 time 2022-08-01 03:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553944500216537089 ========== Recession signals from the inverted yield curve. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/business/yield-curve-inversion.html We were tired of inflation, right? Let's see how we like recession. #PS1economics ===== impress 7 time 2022-07-28 14:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552663536945336322 ========== It's very hard to achieve a soft landing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/inflation-recession-the-fed.html Rest assured though, that the Republicans can readily switch from blaming Democrats for inflation to blaming Democrats for recession, without having any better ideas for dealing with either. #PS1economics ===== impress 12 time 2022-07-11 02:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546319448566423553 ========== The wild west gig economy! https://apnews.com/article/workers-rights-government-and-politics-8390362e0fed372432f95805f94ac994 If you do it the ethical way you'll never get to be a billionaire! #PS1economics ===== impress 4 time 2022-07-10 23:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546280084532707329 ========== It's still the same old story - public employee unions get defined-benefit pensions without a sufficient stable funding mechanism. So they take investment risks to get better returns - and higher risks of getting bailed out by taxpayers. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-blockchain-government-and-politics-bb0b28c277f078dc34d5bf90e36f91f7 #PS1economics ===== impress 2 time 2022-07-10 23:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546279498697490432 ========== What's wrong with this picture? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/business/retail-returns/index.html Maybe the future is no cash refunds - only store credits. And customers pay return shipping costs. #PS1economics ===== impress 5 time 2022-07-04 05:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543829667743875072 ========== "The actual status of the poorest and most unfortunate woman in society determines the possible status of every woman" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/roe-heard-feminism-backlash.html Feminism can't avoid being about the economic and political status of poor women. And poor men. #PS1economics ===== impress 9 time 2022-06-20 14:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538892632092422145 ========== Always check that your gas cap is tight after somebody else pumps your gas, lest you get a check engine light. Self-serve prohibitions are all about safety - income safety for full-serve stations and the politicians they support. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html #PS1economics ===== impress 15 time 2022-06-18 14:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538168851191345152 ========== What'll become of all those investors of billions of dollars in crypto mining data centers? Unlike the coin speculators, they can't bail out overnight. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-financial-markets-bitcoin-873a92a17402bf1510755e3ad4901869 #PS1economics ===== impress 9 time 2022-06-18 14:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538160761314324480 ========== Crypto crash https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/technology/tether-stablecoin-cryptocurrency.html Stablecoins can't redeem all their coins overnight because their assets are not all available overnight. Why would everybody bail out overnight? Don't be last in line at a bank run! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid03XXQj6H59vL3rbaMwukq3aMomFcEWKEuA3hdNbArnUKCdQF9RhycN1EkPCDFEiKDl #PS1economics ===== engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 likes 1 time 2022-06-17 17:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537856617860825088 ========== Most swing voters vote their pocketbooks. They reject the guys in charge without knowing whether the other guys could do any better, and without knowing what OTHER things the other guys would do. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/15/inflation-anger-could-sweep-election-deniers-midterm-victory/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid0ebZZA5JCX5AX3wLLuaRN2nnWjmkttVCtGxQatypDPtPJgugGh983ewPA78jNP35ol #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-06-16 04:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537287296646410240 ========== The incredulity factor - from the Big Short to the Big Scam. https://energiesnet.com/from-the-big-short-to-the-big-scam-paul-krugman/ It's easier to believe a big lie than a small one. #PS1economics ===== impress 21 time 2022-06-10 13:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1535246959044198401 ========== The party's about over! https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-politics-sports-business-1cc246808911cc408186952d53db22ef #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-06-10 05:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1535125079939371008 ========== There's no there there! The present value of future crypto dividends is... zero. The only hope for profit is to find a bigger fool than you who will pay more than you paid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/03/crypto-scams-ftc/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/03/crypto-skeptics-growing/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid0cxS5mngtUgH7TmGABGzvvfSoB9iQpYLgdqsz79NdZZbbiiycfumeqn5qXGpsEvnZl #PS1economics ===== impress 4 time 2022-06-03 22:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532857144902447104 ========== It was just a matter of time! https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-arrests-manhattan-a9de5a1cebeef9f1588f03dc0262aa57 Everything new... is not so new after all. #PS1economics ===== impress 5 time 2022-06-03 03:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532559101439320064 ========== The casino is closed for a while. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/investing/stock-market-investing-trading/index.html #PS1economics ===== impress 5 time 2022-05-31 16:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531680873396940802 ========== Another idea that lost in Georgia - rejecting economic development. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/29/politics/big-lie-georgia-republicans-rejection/index.html But as small red state towns discovered, economic development means new ideas, increased cost of living, and even harder lives for natives who can't compete. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-05-30 03:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531115110114111489 ========== Who's keeping an eye on the crypto store? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/29/molly-white-crypto/ $10 billion lost so far. #PS1economics ===== impress 16 time 2022-05-30 00:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531062961288097792 ========== What inequality? https://apnews.com/article/2021-median-ceo-pay-df8a253483aebd48be99f50826ef2b49 But they're not as bad as Russian oligarchs! #PS1economics ===== impress 4 time 2022-05-26 23:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529972709483982848 ========== What economic problems? Not for the average American - https://apnews.com/article/politics-81e09f653235d730e6ead3602ebe6291 And not for billionaires - https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/22/economy/billionaires-poverty-oxfam-davos/index.html But Rick Scott's GOP has a plan - tax cuts for those poor billionaires, and entitlement reform for those lazy average Americans. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-05-25 17:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529507993061978113 ========== Crypto is good for criminals and scammers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/20/crypto-bitcoin-dogecoin-ethereum-crashing/ For everybody else? Rank speculation, in a market that is very easily manipulated by big players. #PS1economics ===== impress 5 time 2022-05-24 01:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528914955537289217 ========== The great covid retirement might not last for the 55-65 age group. https://rebel-locker.com/local/i-had-to-go-back-over-55-and-not-retired-after-all/600175067/ They need the money. #PS1economics ===== impress 6 time 2022-05-23 03:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528576144391274496 ========== What recession? The big get bigger and the small get swallowed up. https://jacklimpert.com/2022/05/future-of-big-tech/ #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-05-23 02:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528570485092384768 ========== Hedge funds win again? "they could cash out on the backs of retail" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/technology/terra-luna-cryptocurrency-do-kwon.html Too bad for retail speculators - as usual! #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-05-19 03:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527124717957574656 ========== The bloom is off technology startups. https://bdnews24.com/technology/2022/05/11/fear-and-loathing-return-to-us-tech-startups #PS1economics ===== impress 13 time 2022-05-13 03:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524948463040884736 ========== Want more workers? Provide more child care! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/business/child-care-work-force.html #PS1economics ===== impress 15 time 2022-05-13 02:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524946941708161025 ========== Oligolopy - the downside of index funds. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/opinion/vanguard-power-blackrock-state-street.html If one person held all the stock of all the companies in the world, we'd agree that was bad. So how many such persons does it take before it's not bad? #PS1economics ===== impress 20 time 2022-05-12 23:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524898537430913025 ========== Crypto markets tank - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/investing/luna-terra-stablecoin-explained/index.html Even as crypto CEO's and investors spread cash far and wide in DC. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-congress-b93f1f2dc4971a16af8133e24ebd9bb5 So far crypto is mainly useful for criminals and scammers. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid02zkCXwFftdSLAfwAvhTSmXtpARBFaGaYGT3AfqaM3TY24n9pdKDSdSaGKpX8mRwXfl #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 replies 1 time 2022-05-12 23:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524894159387078656 ========== Lots of people are feeling no pain. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/business/economy-boom-times.html But the gap between the pain-free haves and the pain-ridden have-nots is wider and growing wider faster than ever. #PS1economics ===== impress 21 time 2022-05-12 02:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524583849715400704 ========== What crummy economy? Unemployment claims are lowest since 1970. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/jobless-claims-another-184000-americans-filed-new-claims-last-week/ar-AAWq4DO #PS1economics ===== impress 23 time 2022-05-02 03:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520971647624224768 ========== Don't move to Idaho or Utah expecting relief from rapidly-rising home prices. https://winnquick.com/index.php/2022/04/30/hiring-outpaces-homebuilding-orange-county-register/ Areas with thriving economies often hire faster than they build homes for the new hires. #PS1economics ===== impress 26 time 2022-05-02 03:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520970975931551745 ========== Hazards of over-leveraging! Get rich quick, get poor quick, get indicted quick. https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-arrests-manhattan-indictments-6f1334b24b3206535c7ab1b0d71a380e #PS1economics ===== impress 29 time 2022-05-01 15:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520786635822026757 ========== Can't ship FROM America because containers are going back empty! https://www.yahoo.com/news/americas-farmers-got-cut-supply-183012199.html Will GOP blame Biden while they watch the market sort itself out? That would be the traditional GOP approach - until major donor farming operations start funding Democrats. #PS1economics ===== impress 39 time 2022-04-29 13:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520038374840565761 ========== Surprise! Major companies spent a lot more on share buybacks than on improving employee compensation. https://www.brookings.edu/research/profits-and-the-pandemic-as-shareholder-wealth-soared-workers-were-left-behind/ GOP response - more tax cuts for billionaire "job creators" of course! #PS1economics ===== impress 38 time 2022-04-29 04:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519896070121082880 ========== California has a very volatile job market. Startups explode or implode at random. Tourism fluctuates a lot. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/19/california-job-market-ranks-8th-most-volatile-in-us/ The most stable job markets include SD, AR, KS, WV. Not much startup action there. Not much other action at all. #PS1economics ===== impress 38 time 2022-04-29 04:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519895318741069829 ========== Covid was a gift to the rich, making them richer. The poor, not so much. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/18/silicon-valleys-covid-windfall-raises-alarms-about-regions-economy/ #PS1economics ===== impress 9 time 2022-04-19 02:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516235790686187525 ========== Antitrust law to protect workers as well as consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/business/economy/wages-antitrust-law-us.html #PS1economics ===== impress 20 time 2022-04-18 16:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516087520265596932 ========== Dollar dominance likely to continue - it's the most stable store of value. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/opinion/us-dollar-dominance.html #PS1economics ===== engage 2 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 18 time 2022-04-17 07:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515590219570941963 ========== You wouldn't allow an individual in government that much power. Why anybody else? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/14/elon-musk-twitter-bid-peak-billionaire/ Orders of magnitude differences in wealth are inherently anti-democratic. #PS1economics ===== impress 31 time 2022-04-15 00:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514769655096696834 ========== It usually takes a recession to douse inflationary fevers. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/economy/recession-inflation-economy/index.html #PS1economics ===== impress 35 time 2022-04-14 02:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514437015432925184 ========== Rising wages vs inflation - they go together. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/business/economy/inflation-rising-wages.html Counting on spending shifts to services to reduce inflationary pressure on goods? Ukraine war scuttles that. #PS1economics ===== impress 49 time 2022-04-12 00:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513682887014453248 ========== Poor single mothers needs paid family leave and subsidized childcare. Congress has other ideas. https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/commentary-poor-single-mothers-need-money-not-husbands/article_2ea923fe-b440-11ec-a069-0378aff77736.html #PS1economics ===== impress 18 time 2022-04-12 00:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513681594334162945 ========== A regular Sarah Palin of indecision! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/tech/elon-musk-twitter-board/index.html #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 69 time 2022-04-11 05:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513389347772329985 ========== Laws are for poor people! https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/07/elon-musks-missed-twitter-deadline-made-him-millions-experts-say/ Elon Musk is just a smarter, and thus more dangerous, Trump. The government should get out of the way of rich people getting richer! #PS1economics ===== impress 45 time 2022-04-09 03:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512627886158536706 ========== Wyoming is the smallest state in population, but it's the biggest in pampering international criminal fortunes. There's a lot of money in that business - for a few people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/tax-havens-wyoming-pandora-papers/ #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 likes 1 time 2022-04-06 05:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511572848090918912 ========== Commodities - a good way to lose a nickel. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/investing/nickel-short-squeeze/index.html #PS1economics ===== impress 23 time 2022-04-03 15:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510635095819911174 ========== The end of globalization - the triumph of low-risk over low-cost - https://us-global-law.net/images/Article.Sanctions_and_Global_Commerce_NYT_3.23.22_.pdf Thank Covid and Putin for making the risk manifest. It will take at least a generation to work out the consequences. #PS1economics ===== engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 42 likes 1 time 2022-03-31 16:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509561560573702147 ========== Catastrophic events motivate workers to organize. https://olxpraca.com/will-the-pandemic-change-the-workplace-like-triangle-fire-did/ #PS1economics ===== impress 29 time 2022-03-31 15:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509558898524516353 ========== An over-exuberant housing market about to bust? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/homes/us-housing-market-bubble/index.html #PS1economics ===== impress 41 time 2022-03-31 05:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509395217752887301 ========== The dollar is likely to remain almighty for a while. Because everybody knows what it's worth, and that it won't change rapidly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/20/dollar-dominance-currency-markets-here-to-stay-as-global-reserve-currency/ #PS1economics ===== impress 29 time 2022-03-22 03:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506111249406255108 ========== Think gas prices are bad? Wait until food and fertilizer shortages sink in. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/ukraine-war-threatens-to-cause-a-global-food-crisis/articleshow/90349465.cms The population carrying capacity of the earth depends on global trade and stable global climate. Both are victims of war. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1625455817798931 #PS1economics ===== impress 36 time 2022-03-22 02:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506088721988276225 ========== How deregulation led to lower prices - and lower wages - and a 91% turnover rate - and the trucker rebellion. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/opinion/truckers-surveillance.html It's a wonder that anybody is willing to do it. #PS1economics ===== impress 33 time 2022-03-17 04:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504319368708063233 ========== Don't let inflation panic US into a Putin recession. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/paul-krugman-how-not-to-have-a-putin-recession/ar-AAV6MEV #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 time 2022-03-17 04:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504311140343377922 ========== Airline points, like other pseudo-currencies, are subject to devaluation at any time. Better use them up. https://bdnews24.com/travelandtourism/2022/03/07/the-best-time-to-use-your-airline-miles-now #PS1economics ===== impress 34 time 2022-03-15 02:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503556999904079873 ========== The DAO of pump-and-dump. https://jaag.org/reality-intrudes-on-a-utopian-crypto-vision-the-new-york-times/ There MIGHT be something socially beneficial under development here. What's certain is that some people intend to benefit more than others. #PS1economics ===== impress 34 time 2022-03-15 02:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503555714995744771 ========== How employers have been reducing workers' power by reducing competition. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/icymi-nyt-employer-practices-limit-workers-choices-and-wages-us-study-argues Real wages at the bottom have hardly changed in 50 years. Not so at the top! #PS1economics ===== impress 55 time 2022-03-13 23:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503150865607114754 ========== Why isn't crypto a useful hedge against uncertainty? Too much speculation! A bitcoin is only worth as much as a speculator will pay for it today - it has no intrinsic value. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/technology/bitcoin-ukraine-russia-roose.html But it seems to be helpful for funding Ukrainian defense. #PS1economics ===== engage 3 engage-rate 9% expands 2 impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-03-13 21:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503117876458184710 ========== Elon Musk challenges UAW. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/business/elon-musk-tesla-union-vote-offer-uaw/index.html Who knows whether he's serious. He assumes workers are only in it for the money now, rather than working conditions and job security. #PS1economics ===== impress 26 time 2022-03-04 02:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499573200266489856 ========== Ever want to be a truck driver? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/business/truck-driver-shortage.html Many are called but few remain. #PS1economics ===== impress 16 time 2022-03-03 23:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499532483921989649 ========== Bifurcated recovery - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/15/silicon-valley-job-rebound-covid-economy-tech-google-apple-inflation/ #PS1economics ===== impress 13 time 2022-02-21 19:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495838482710863873 ========== Who would accept crypto assets as collateral? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-14/blockfi-to-pay-100-million-to-sec-states-over-crypto-lending #PS1economics ===== impress 14 time 2022-02-18 04:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494535922167148544 ========== Austin might or might not be able to import Silicon Valley's startup culture. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valleys-tech-monopoly-over-120019618.html But the refugees will certainly discover or import the problems that they wanted to leave behind. And old-time Texans will find that newcomers have new ideas. #PS1economics ===== impress 45 time 2022-02-17 15:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494337225663807497 ========== It's hard to believe that something this complicated isn't a scam at some level. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-business-new-york-miami-coin-f076e0e8b80adf74fdeebaeae9188e70 The people pushing cryptocurrencies always seem to have an angle. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 43 likes 1 time 2022-02-09 03:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491257392818192389 ========== Poor Elon Musk - the government just won't let him do it his way. https://bdnews24.com/technology/2022/02/08/tesla-faces-renewed-scrutiny-over-racial-bias-and-musks-tweets #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 replies 1 time 2022-02-08 20:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491150126584569856 ========== The Great Reshuffle - not so much retirement as finding better jobs. The pandemic has rebalanced the power of labor vs capital. https://unitednewspost.com/news/us-news/jill-on-money-the-great-reshuffle/ #PS1economics ===== impress 41 time 2022-02-08 04:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490900193587261442 ========== Reagan's new morning in America - "only 10.3% of workers belonged to a union in 2021, down from 20.1% in 1983." GOP business groups promptly denounced unionization as an attack on wealth inequality. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-kamala-harris-labor-unions-5a0ff5316fc9f02b485cf832e25af952 #PS1economics ===== impress 39 time 2022-02-08 00:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490845393562714115 ========== The rules haven't really changed. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/technology/tech-startup-funding.html Lots of people thought the rules had changed in 2000. They were wrong. #PS1economics ===== impress 16 time 2022-02-07 03:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490531572289662983 ========== Wealth inequality and income inequality - not the same thing. Almost opposites at times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/income-wealth-inequality-pandemic.html #PS1economics ===== impress 16 time 2022-02-07 01:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490499620849393666 ========== "What social problems do these blockchain-enabled technologies solve? To understand blockchain-enabled technologies, realize that they are parking lots for venture capitalists." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/opinion/crypto-nfts-inequality.html Reducing wealth inequality is a sales pitch, not a reality. #PS1economics ===== impress 62 time 2022-02-01 02:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488341388668256261 ========== Slow service due to short staffs? Are you going to do anything about it? Not if you're GOP, or Manchin, or Sinema. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/30/its-not-rocket-science-how-get-women-back-work/ #PS1economics ===== impress 58 time 2022-02-01 01:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488329817514594305 ========== "This time is never different" And the rules never change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/speculative-frenzy-meme-stocks-crypto-is-coming-an-end-youve-probably-got-nothing-worry-about/ Start dollar-cost-averaging in a no-load target date fund when you are young, throw away quarterly statements, and you'll outperform almost everybody actively investing. #PS1economics ===== impress 60 time 2022-02-01 01:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488328963562754049 ========== Why eating out is getting more expensive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/28/great-resignation-restaurant-perks/ Workers are finally starting to get just compensation for dealing with harsh schedules and increasingly unpleasant customers. It's not over. #PS1economics ===== impress 50 time 2022-01-31 02:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487982995055079425 ========== Is volatility an attractive nuisance? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/30/maybe-volatility-cryptocurrencies-is-feature-not-bug/ Is investing in cryptocurrency any different from a weekend in Vegas? #PS1economics ===== impress 58 time 2022-01-31 02:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487978992837693440 ========== Need investment advice? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html You could do worse than invest in Berkshire Hathaway. A lot of new investors are about to learn a lot about market cycles as the Fed tackles inflation. #PS1economics ===== impress 58 time 2022-01-31 01:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487960113524527106 ========== Protect small business and consumers by protecting global megabusinesses! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/28/opinion-antitrust-bills-threaten-california-businesses-and-economy/ It's straight out of the standard GOP playbook. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 retweets 1 time 2022-01-30 21:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487899253296881668 ========== Who gets burned by cryptocurrency? The same kinds of people who were burned by subprime mortgages. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/opinion/cryptocurrency-subprime-vulnerable.html There's still a sucker born every minute. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 replies 1 time 2022-01-30 06:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487678139522158594 ========== West Virginia is a solid red state. Don't expect any help for organizing labor. Union busting is part of the Trumpist Dixiecrat DNA. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-lifestyle-health-west-virginia-2668bb1208fca484e82b017f8b43de19 #PS1economics ===== impress 34 time 2022-01-25 05:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485851640489861122 ========== What strong leaders do - make up economics as they go - Trump take note. https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-turkey-middle-east-consumer-prices-19ea7eba8bb97ea53d07be4cd4648ac7 Interest is un-Islamic, but inflation is Islamic? #PS1economics ===== impress 50 time 2022-01-24 00:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485410500892495880 ========== Insuring economic democracy - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-federal-trade-commission-economy-92c9d29e42e8cbe5db46ce9815d5e062 All concentrations of power are inherently bad. Part of the job of government is to continually level the playing field enough for new competitors to thrive. GOP, of course, disagrees. #PS1economics ===== impress 23 time 2022-01-20 04:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484015053749698562 ========== Nobody was ready to manage supply instead of demand. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/opinion/biden-obama-economy.html #PS1economics ===== impress 35 time 2022-01-17 06:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482957613834797057 ========== GOP is right! Inflation is rampant! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/business/oxfam-pandemic-davos-billionaires/index.html GOP is rightly concerned about deficit spending. So which part of their 2017 billionaire tax relief do they want to repeal? #PS1economics ===== impress 34 time 2022-01-17 01:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482887671378628611 ========== Forget "don't be evil"! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/business/google-labor-union-ruling.html Now it's just another huge self-perpetuating bureaucratic money machine. #PS1economics ===== impress 24 time 2022-01-12 15:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481281925000019968 ========== Smart investors don't seem to read Texas newspapers. https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/01/07/silicon-valley-real-estate-office-google-facebook-amazon-linkedin-covid/ #PS1economics ===== impress 27 time 2022-01-12 15:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481281306436636677 ========== Do you really want to relocate to the boonies? Make sure you add up all the costs and benefits! And that you'll fit in with the local culture. https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-maine-tulsa-oklahoma-a3d6fc2fa4fcf861f925bff854131bb7 #PS1economics ===== impress 17 time 2022-01-10 03:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480376993224945664 ========== Flying to buy a car? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/business/economy/car-chip-shortage-pandemic.html Just as it was starting to look better - it's starting to look worse. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-thailand-beijing-01bf2ddae699f54cf009a6311d8389f8 Want to get back to normal? Get everybody in the world immunized. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-01-10 00:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480331792074768388 ========== As long as GOP is out of power, they're free to criticize the Democrats for not solving economy problems quickly. When back in power, though, it's back to slow free markets. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-elections-7b9a7d40c53f94504f2bcec7e22d7cb0 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575793969431783 #PS1economics ===== impress 34 time 2022-01-07 20:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479549423902330882 ========== Inflation was better than another recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/inflation-unemployment-economy-growth.html But with unemployment at 3.9%, it's time to prevent wage-price-cycle inflation. #PS1economics ===== impress 38 time 2022-01-07 18:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479524743392862210 ========== Can't buy a house? Maybe you'll have better luck finding a rental. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-07/buying-starter-homes-gets-harder-as-wall-street-uses-zillow-to-buy-thousands Of course, nobody ever got rich in real estate by being a renter. Tucker Carlson is upset but he knows the GOP mantra is "let the free market work". #PS1economics ===== engage 3 engage-rate 5% expands 2 impress 56 time 2022-01-07 13:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479449495293161473 ========== An aging population and a pandemic = too many jobs and not enough workers. GOP complains but won't support families needing childcare or permit increased immigration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/29/job-market-2021/ Net result will be a declining standard of living. #PS1economics ===== impress 22 time 2022-01-05 19:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478816632969457665 ========== Biden tackles meat prices. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lifestyle-business-prices-inflation-78335dba9802d7eb727744301d4489df Standard out-of-power GOP response is to let the free market solve the problem - slowly. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574403442904169 #PS1economics ===== impress 21 time 2022-01-05 17:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478774004299141120 ========== Nashville confronts gentrification. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/us/nashville-bombing-recovery.html Not just a California problem. #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 43 time 2022-01-03 04:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477857038340214784 ========== There are advantages to free trade and costs to protectionism - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/business/uk-companies-brexit-trade.html The basic problem is that the advantages are spread out across the entire economy while the costs are concentrated in particular noisy sectors. It's a fundamental challenge. #PS1economics ===== impress 25 time 2022-01-03 04:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477852382516023298 ========== Poor California! Every Texas politician will tell you that California's economy is the pits. But LA County alone has a larger economy than Ohio, or Poland, or Walmart. https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/28/california-has-11-economies-bigger-than-new-hampshire-luxembourg-or-pepsico/ #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 45 replies 1 time 2022-01-03 03:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477838575353798659 ========== Mixed signals in real estate! NY - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/realestate/a-frenetic-housing-market-in-the-suburbs-and-then-a-cooling-off.html Silicon Valley - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/01/no-holiday-discounts-in-bay-area-real-estate-as-insane-market-continues/ #PS1economics ===== impress 36 time 2022-01-03 03:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477837541554278400 ========== One reason meat costs more - justice for workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/world/a-colorado-slaughterhouse-has-upped-vaccinations-but-workers-still-feel-fear-and-anger.html #PS1economics ===== engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 likes 1 time 2022-01-01 03:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477121595668037636