Two years ago I posted what I considered Vital Signs for the long term economic health of the US. It focused on total outgo vs.…
Vital Signs Updated
Posted in Economics
Category: Economics
Vital Signs
Posted in Economics, Government, and National Debt
Having been facing some medical issues for the past couple of years, I am very familiar with the declaration, “I’m going to check your vitals.”…
Strong Economy? Give Me A Break!
Posted in Economics, National Debt, and Uncategorized
I am a little puzzled that so many seem to be excited about and making voting decisions based on the current economy. Yes, unemployment is…
Government Financial Data
Posted in Economics, and Government
My source for data on federal, state, and local government spending is almost always the Bureau of Economic Affairs National Income and Product Accounts. I…
Imagine a simple rural farming community in which the people provide for their own and each other’s needs, trading among themselves and helping each other,…
Media typically reported enthusiastically about “creation” of 228,000 new jobs in November of 2017. For Example: Could we have a little context? I checked the…
The Decade of Our Discontent
Posted in Economics, and Government
The announcement a few days ago of real % increase in GDP for the first quarter of only 0.7% suggested it might be time to…