Editors’ Note: We agree very much with the sentiments in the article to follow, but we caution about too much emphasis being placed on the bungling of “Bare Shelves Biden”. This is a crisis of policy more than the shortcomings of a simple political hack. It extends well beyond the President who can’t even read […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/istockphoto-176884046-170667a.jpg359478Tim Murtaughhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTim Murtaugh2021-10-23 01:05:392021-10-20 06:06:58Biden on Energy Crisis: Begging Others to Save Him From Himself
Editors’ Note: It should be remembered that the federalization of the student loan programs in the United States was accomplished by a Senate amendment to Obamacare late on Christmas Eve in 2009 when the Senate had a filibuster-proof 60 vote majority (58 Ds and 2 Independents) and voted Obamacare into existence. The federal takeover of student loans […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/student-loan-debt-1160848__340.webp340603Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2021-10-22 00:55:532021-10-22 06:51:05Student Loan Indebtedness and Social Justice
Arizona soon could lose its authority over safety in the workplace. The Biden administration has warned the state, along with South Carolina and Utah, its occupational and safety plan for businesses could be set aside and taken over by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Tuesday’s warning comes as the OSHA prepares to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/construc-tion-1.webp340462Cole Lauterbachhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCole Lauterbach2021-10-21 18:00:142021-10-21 19:08:22Biden Administration May Take Over Arizona Business Safety Enforcement
Every day Americans will ultimately pay the price for the federal government’s recklessness. The national debt is rapidly closing in on $29 trillion. The federal government now owes an astounding $228,999 per taxpayer. All the while, politicians in Washington, DC are bickering over whether to spend $4.5 trillion more or “just” $1.5 trillion. Yet almost entirely […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-496814797-scaled.jpg17032560Brad Palumbohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBrad Palumbo2021-10-19 01:00:422021-10-21 08:04:384 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster
Though the effective federal funds rate remains less than 0.1 percent, the reaction of the markets and financial press as the ten-year Treasury yield crossed the 1.5 percent threshold near the start of the month reminds us just how fragile our economy’s underlying monetary framework has become over the past two decades. Regularly at a minimum of at least 4 […]
For retirees, 2021 was a nasty year: Red hot inflation and a stingy COLA. In 2022, they might fall behind more slowly. Among the red-hot inflation data released today was the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which is used to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/US-CPI-2021-10-13-CPI-U-YOY.png403512Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2021-10-17 01:05:542021-10-15 11:47:45Social Security COLA for 2022 Biggest since 1982, But Still Won’t Cover Actual Cost of Living Increases for Many Retirees
The AIER Everyday Price Index increased by 0.6 percent in September, the tenth consecutive month of gain. Over the last 10 months, the monthly increases have been between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent, putting the 10-month gain at 7.5 percent or an annualized pace of 9.1 percent. Including the two months prior to the run […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/food-price-inflation.jpg339509Robert Hugheshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRobert Hughes2021-10-16 01:05:242021-10-15 11:09:30Groceries Feed Gains in the Everyday Price Index in September
A county judge says Arizona cannot extract the additional cost of doing state business in a city that increased its minimum wage, making it more expensive to operate there. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith sided with the city of Flagstaff about whether a provision in the 2019 Arizona budget allowed the state to […]
Cuba and Taiwan began the ’70s with similar economies, but today the GDP of the Caribbean island is five times less than that of Taiwan. For decades the Communist Party of Cuba has blamed the United States for Cuba’s misery and poverty, alluding to the “blockade” that the U.S. maintains against Cuba. However, the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/castro.webp591900Emmanuel Rinconhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngEmmanuel Rincon2021-10-14 01:05:052021-10-09 10:02:20Taiwan’s Wealth Shows Cuba’s Poverty Is the Result of Socialism, Not a Blockade
That’s especially so on immigration, Amazon, and the minimum wage. The Tucson establishment often misses the bigger picture in the pursuit of transitory feel-good measures. Take the subjects of immigration, Amazon, and the minimum wage—subjects that I don’t have ideological or partisan heartburn over but do care that Tucson is consigning itself to permanent also-ran […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/tucson-city-hall.jpg339509Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2021-10-14 01:00:142021-10-12 09:06:27Tucson Keeps Missing the Bigger Picture
Biden on Energy Crisis: Begging Others to Save Him From Himself
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Tim MurtaughEditors’ Note: We agree very much with the sentiments in the article to follow, but we caution about too much emphasis being placed on the bungling of “Bare Shelves Biden”. This is a crisis of policy more than the shortcomings of a simple political hack. It extends well beyond the President who can’t even read […]
Student Loan Indebtedness and Social Justice
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniEditors’ Note: It should be remembered that the federalization of the student loan programs in the United States was accomplished by a Senate amendment to Obamacare late on Christmas Eve in 2009 when the Senate had a filibuster-proof 60 vote majority (58 Ds and 2 Independents) and voted Obamacare into existence. The federal takeover of student loans […]
Biden Administration May Take Over Arizona Business Safety Enforcement
/in Arizona News, Economy, Liberty, Politics/by Cole LauterbachArizona soon could lose its authority over safety in the workplace. The Biden administration has warned the state, along with South Carolina and Utah, its occupational and safety plan for businesses could be set aside and taken over by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Tuesday’s warning comes as the OSHA prepares to […]
4 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster
/in Economy, Liberty, Politics/by Brad PalumboEvery day Americans will ultimately pay the price for the federal government’s recklessness. The national debt is rapidly closing in on $29 trillion. The federal government now owes an astounding $228,999 per taxpayer. All the while, politicians in Washington, DC are bickering over whether to spend $4.5 trillion more or “just” $1.5 trillion. Yet almost entirely […]
How the Fed’s Easy Money Spurred Today’s Financial Frenzies
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Joseph MullenThough the effective federal funds rate remains less than 0.1 percent, the reaction of the markets and financial press as the ten-year Treasury yield crossed the 1.5 percent threshold near the start of the month reminds us just how fragile our economy’s underlying monetary framework has become over the past two decades. Regularly at a minimum of at least 4 […]
Social Security COLA for 2022 Biggest since 1982, But Still Won’t Cover Actual Cost of Living Increases for Many Retirees
/in Economy, Featured, Politics/by Wolf RichterFor retirees, 2021 was a nasty year: Red hot inflation and a stingy COLA. In 2022, they might fall behind more slowly. Among the red-hot inflation data released today was the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which is used to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social […]
Groceries Feed Gains in the Everyday Price Index in September
/in Economy, Featured, Politics/by Robert HughesThe AIER Everyday Price Index increased by 0.6 percent in September, the tenth consecutive month of gain. Over the last 10 months, the monthly increases have been between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent, putting the 10-month gain at 7.5 percent or an annualized pace of 9.1 percent. Including the two months prior to the run […]
Judge Rules Against Arizona In Minimum Wage Lawsuit
/in Arizona News, Economy, Politics/by Cole LauterbachA county judge says Arizona cannot extract the additional cost of doing state business in a city that increased its minimum wage, making it more expensive to operate there. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith sided with the city of Flagstaff about whether a provision in the 2019 Arizona budget allowed the state to […]
Taiwan’s Wealth Shows Cuba’s Poverty Is the Result of Socialism, Not a Blockade
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Emmanuel RinconCuba and Taiwan began the ’70s with similar economies, but today the GDP of the Caribbean island is five times less than that of Taiwan. For decades the Communist Party of Cuba has blamed the United States for Cuba’s misery and poverty, alluding to the “blockade” that the U.S. maintains against Cuba. However, the […]
Tucson Keeps Missing the Bigger Picture
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Economy, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThat’s especially so on immigration, Amazon, and the minimum wage. The Tucson establishment often misses the bigger picture in the pursuit of transitory feel-good measures. Take the subjects of immigration, Amazon, and the minimum wage—subjects that I don’t have ideological or partisan heartburn over but do care that Tucson is consigning itself to permanent also-ran […]