Economy
Laissez le bon temps économique à rouler. Par la suite. Peut-être.
Well, we have some more economic “good news”, courtesy of those feckless fools and naive tools calling the shots in DC these days savants managing the US government and economy. We have a revision to last quarter’s GDP growth figures. A downward revision. Federal economists now estimate that the US economy grew at an annual […]
Time for Our Next Dose of Economic Castor Oil
The Federal government released economic data for September late last week. So, happy days are here again, right? The US economy is going great guns, yes? Two words: um, no. As has been the case for the last 7 years, the economy . . . remains in the freaking toilet. There was one change, […]
Yer Latest “Good Economic News”
Well, the economic news for August is now out. Short version: the economy is still in the freaking toilet. For the third consecutive month, the US labor participation rate remained at 62.6%. That means only 62.6% (the actual number, to 6 figures, calculates to 62.5518%) of the US civilian labor force is actually working or […]
The Economy Keeps On . . . Drifting Aimlessly
Well, new job figures are out. And to anyone who actually knows their behind from a small intentionally shovel-excavated spot on the earth’s surface, the new figures for June 2015 are not exactly good news. Yes, “official” unemployment is now at 5.3%. But alone, that statistic tells you squat. Since “official” unemployment doesn’t count discouraged […]
Two Bits of Economic “Good News” . . .
. . . one short-term, and one long. The short-term “good news”: the US labor participation rate for April was 62.8%. That was indeed a slight increase from the previous month – and was slightly less than it was this month 37 years ago during the middle of the Administration headed by that “truly wonderful” […]
Yet More “Economic Recovery” News
Yeah, I know I had a similar article yesterday. But after the article was posted I saw these, and thought they were worth mentioning too. • The Obama Economic Record: The Worst Five Years Since World War II – of particular interest to me is that an additional 7 million people became food stamp/SNAP recipients […]
And In “Economic Recovery” News . . . .
Here are a few recent articles that show just how “swimmingly” the current DC clown Krewe Administration is managing our nation’s economy. • In 1 in 5 Families in U.S., No One Works – you might want to check out the graph in this article, with particular attention to the period 2009-2014 • Homeownership rate […]
At Last – A Shovel-Ready Stimulus Project
Remember that vaunted “economic stimulus” package from several years ago? You know, that one rammed through Congress by the naive DC clown krewe current Administration that was going to lassez les bontemps rouler again, economy-wise? And which hasn’t exactly worked out all that well? The 2009 economic stimulus program has been widely derided as ineffective. […]
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