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What is Wrong with These People?

I admit that I have a thing about people not having enough to eat. A principal recipient of my charitable giving has always been food pantries. I also have a thing about wasting food. I imagine that came from my childhood–I was never hungry, but my parents always told me that there were people who […]

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Financial and commodity markets since Election Day

 – by New Deal democrat The post-jobs report data drought finally ends tomorrow. Today, let me take the opportunity to update some important trends that have been affected or caused by the T—-p Administration’s “policies.”  All graphs below showing absolute values have been normed to a value of 100 as of Election Day last November. […]

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Supply Chain Location is Important to Supply Asia

Supply Chain planning done the right way: Why is this a big deal? Well for one thing China and the European Union have been at odds with each other. EU centrist parties are losing ground to far-right groups, Democracy (ID) and the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). This political realignment is poised to influence the […]

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The World For Sale: book review

Recently, I heard a podcast on Planet Money about commodity traders and their role in world economics. The podcast interviewed the authors of “The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the traders who barter the earth’s resources.” It was an eye-opener for me, so I decided to read the book. The commodity trading business has […]

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Physicians in Congress Voted mostly Against the BBB . . . Not

How did physicians align to Tr__p’s “Big Beastly Bill”? As you can see it was along political lines except for one Republican physician. One might think, all physicians would agree, the cutting of funding to pay for Medicaid and the expansion will cause issues. This is not only for medical personnel taking care of patients. […]

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Another anti-vaxxer shibboleth bites the dust

One anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory holds that thimerosal, an ethylmercury preservative once used in childhood vaccines, caused the dramatic increase in autism diagnoses in the past 20 years. In addition to the fact that the amount of ethylmercury in vaccines is miniscule and rapidly cleared from the body, thimerosal was discontinued in childhood vaccines back in […]

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Deportation and Jobs

Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs  Briefly: The Trump administration’s anti-immigration and deportation agenda will harm millions of people and the workforce. Four years of deportations could eliminate millions of jobs held by immigrant and U.S.-born workers according to research on increased immigration enforcement. Instead of funding aggressive and indiscriminate immigration enforcement, Congress […]

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How a Government Shutdown Could Enhance Tr__p’s Power Come October 1st

Conspiracy mongering? I do not believe so when one considers the type of person both Republican and Democrat legislators and citizens are dealing with today. By himself Tr__p could not achieve what “he” wants due to Congress. However, Republicans are the vehicle Tr__p is using to gain what he wants. We have already seen how […]

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Cash, Debit Card, or Credit Card

“Jugging or bank jugging” refers to a type of crime where individuals are targeted after making cash with-drawals from banks or other financial institutions. The criminals, known as “juggers,” follow victims to a second location and then rob them, often using force or threats.  I always tell family, be aware of what is around you when […]

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