Just before the start of 2024, the US Federal debt surpassed a new milestone: $34 trillion. In 2023 the US added $2.65 trillion in debt, the second largest annual increase in history after the 2020 increase of $4.5 trillion. Going back to 1995, Federal Debt has increased by just over $1 trillion per year, but […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-7.11.27-PM-1.jpg309640Peter C. Earlehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPeter C. Earle2024-01-11 00:28:222024-01-10 20:14:31$34 Trillion and Climbing
There are more like how well my baseball team will do this coming season, but we need to focus on a couple of big issues that affect us all and our entire country. The first issue is our insane national budget deficit. One would think that since the effects of the pandemic receded more than a […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/istockphoto-998509394-170667a.jpg333519Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2024-01-09 00:28:292024-01-08 06:37:37Two Things That Worry Me to Start 2024
The question of debt and deficits has been vexing the US political system since chronic deficits began to be realized after the Great Society legislation of the 1960s. But while troublesome, the issue has moved apparently to irrelevancy. The term “existential threat” gets tossed around easily today while the real existential threat is right in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/moneyspiral-scaled.jpg17062560Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-01-08 00:30:232024-01-05 06:08:59A Crisis Ignored Is A Crisis Fulfilled: A U.S. National Debt Odyssey
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The Environmental, Social, and Governance movement has wrapped itself in the garb of justice. It is just as much a moral crusade as it is an economic, social, or political one, with the unfortunate effect that those who criticize ESG can easily be sidelined and dismissed as reactionary, selfish, or worse. Be that as it […]
It has been said, that if you could place all the economists in the world end to end, that would be a good idea. In that position, they might have been more useful than they were in 2023. While it has been a wild ride, in 2023, in the end, it has been a good […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1304628896.jpg14142121Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-01-02 00:30:312024-01-03 11:29:31A Tough Year For Economists, A Great Year For Investors
It is not just cars and leaf blowers, stoves, or even air conditioning. What is at stake is much deeper: human dignity. This is my first Christmas without my dad. As hard as it is for me and my siblings, it’s harder still for our mother, who is having her first Christmas since 1963 without […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/oil-rig-101275_1280.jpg7311280Daniel Turnerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDaniel Turner2024-01-02 00:28:302023-12-31 07:26:31We Can’t Let Fossil Fuels Die Because They Keep Us Alive
Arizona’s minimum wage was $13.85 in 2023, up from $12.80 per hour in 2022. On January 1, 2024, minimum wage in State 48 will be raised another 50 cents to $14.35 per hour. This increase will happen despite the fact that Arizona’s inflation rate in 2023 was lower than the national average. That’s because Arizona is […]
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Francis Collins was head of the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s parent bureaucracy – during the wreckage caused by the Covid response. Ultimately, Dr. Collins bears a huge measure of the responsibility for the disaster, even if he played the role of the stooge. It was he who wrote Fauci with the demand […]
I have had the great privilege of knowing folks who worked in the Reagan White House. Their recollections of that speech-making process help to illustrate the completely revolutionary approach to public communication that President Javier Milei is using in Argentina. Milei is facing far worse economic problems than Reagan did as he enters office. The […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/chef.jpg480640G. Patrick Lynchhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngG. Patrick Lynch2023-12-31 00:26:092023-12-30 07:15:47Can New Chef Melei Change Argentina’s Recipe?
$34 Trillion and Climbing
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Peter C. EarleJust before the start of 2024, the US Federal debt surpassed a new milestone: $34 trillion. In 2023 the US added $2.65 trillion in debt, the second largest annual increase in history after the 2020 increase of $4.5 trillion. Going back to 1995, Federal Debt has increased by just over $1 trillion per year, but […]
Two Things That Worry Me to Start 2024
/in Economy, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, National Security/by Bruce BialoskyThere are more like how well my baseball team will do this coming season, but we need to focus on a couple of big issues that affect us all and our entire country. The first issue is our insane national budget deficit. One would think that since the effects of the pandemic receded more than a […]
A Crisis Ignored Is A Crisis Fulfilled: A U.S. National Debt Odyssey
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelThe question of debt and deficits has been vexing the US political system since chronic deficits began to be realized after the Great Society legislation of the 1960s. But while troublesome, the issue has moved apparently to irrelevancy. The term “existential threat” gets tossed around easily today while the real existential threat is right in […]
Americans’ Finances Took A Beating In 2023 Amidst Persistent Inflation And High Interest Rates
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Will KesslerAmericans are struggling economically going into 2024, as harsh economic conditions in 2023 drained savings accounts, with factors like ever-rising prices and high-interest rates weighing down consumers, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. U.S. recession predictions are mixed going into 2024, with some credible sources like Deutsche Bank and Société Générale predicting a recession in […]
A Short ESG Guide: Economic Problems
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance/by Paul MuellerThe Environmental, Social, and Governance movement has wrapped itself in the garb of justice. It is just as much a moral crusade as it is an economic, social, or political one, with the unfortunate effect that those who criticize ESG can easily be sidelined and dismissed as reactionary, selfish, or worse. Be that as it […]
A Tough Year For Economists, A Great Year For Investors
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelIt has been said, that if you could place all the economists in the world end to end, that would be a good idea. In that position, they might have been more useful than they were in 2023. While it has been a wild ride, in 2023, in the end, it has been a good […]
We Can’t Let Fossil Fuels Die Because They Keep Us Alive
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Politics/by Daniel TurnerIt is not just cars and leaf blowers, stoves, or even air conditioning. What is at stake is much deeper: human dignity. This is my first Christmas without my dad. As hard as it is for me and my siblings, it’s harder still for our mother, who is having her first Christmas since 1963 without […]
Arizona’s Minimum Wage Could Be $18 Per Hour Soon
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Carson CarpenterArizona’s minimum wage was $13.85 in 2023, up from $12.80 per hour in 2022. On January 1, 2024, minimum wage in State 48 will be raised another 50 cents to $14.35 per hour. This increase will happen despite the fact that Arizona’s inflation rate in 2023 was lower than the national average. That’s because Arizona is […]
Grand Inquisitor Says Oops [A Covid Story]
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerFrancis Collins was head of the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s parent bureaucracy – during the wreckage caused by the Covid response. Ultimately, Dr. Collins bears a huge measure of the responsibility for the disaster, even if he played the role of the stooge. It was he who wrote Fauci with the demand […]
Can New Chef Melei Change Argentina’s Recipe?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by G. Patrick LynchI have had the great privilege of knowing folks who worked in the Reagan White House. Their recollections of that speech-making process help to illustrate the completely revolutionary approach to public communication that President Javier Milei is using in Argentina. Milei is facing far worse economic problems than Reagan did as he enters office. The […]