Boomer Demographics and the Unemployment Rate
A week ago in Startling Look at Job Demographics by Age I posted the following chart made with data that I downloaded from the St....
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Inflation Update – Are Prices Turning up?
Today’s BLS reading on the CPI showed...nother benign price increase. Econoday has... good breakdown: “Excluding food...nd energy, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, following... boost...
FOLLOW-UP to, “Do ‘Right to work’ Laws Violate the Constitution’s Contracts Clause?”
Last night, in a comment to my post from Tuesday, “Do‘Right to Work’ Laws Violate the Constitution Contracts Clause?”, reader PJR wrote: To a non-lawyer,...
Crazy Incentives in Welfare System; The Welfare Cliff; Welfare Spending Per Hour $30.60 – Median Income Per Hour $25.03
It's better to receive median welfare than median income according to a US Senate budget committee report Total Welfare Spending Equates To $168 Per Day...
DataQuick: SoCal Home Sales highest for November in Six Years
From DataQuick: More Year-Over-Year Gains for Southland Home Sales and Prices Southern California’s...ousing market continued its gradual recovery last month, logging the...ighest November sales in...
Today’s FOMC Meeting: A Step Towards Elastic Deficit Targeting….
Lots of people are talking about how today’s change in FOMC guidance is a move towards NGDP Targeting. They might be right. And while I...
Do ‘Right to Work’ Laws Violate the Constitution’s Article I Contracts Clause? [Updated]
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing...
ANALYSIS: The Best Use Of Corporate Profits
The focal point of this article is to discuss, and try to answer the very important questions, regarding what is the best use of corporate...
Taxifornia Lessons
California revenue is up from a year ago. Unfortunately, California revenue is not up as much as expected, while spending is up way more than...
Gallup Poll Visualizes Effect of Obamacare
Gallup's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 8.3% for November, up nearly one percentage-point over October's rate. Gallup's underemployment jumped from 15.9% to 17.2%. The Gallup...