Traveling was once a luxury for the rich, but today even working-class people enjoy vacations. In America, people have gotten so wealthy that planning summer vacations is a priority for many families. Living standards have improved so tremendously that elite amenities are now commonplace.
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Help New Hampshire Support Its Student’s Financial Literacy
Can you be at Granite State College this Thursday by 10 AM because your help is needed? The State Board of Education will vote on whether to approve an optional financial literacy course for New Hampshire students, and the opposition is expected to be fierce.
Survival Sunday
I cannot guarantee this will be done every week. Between memes, work, family, etc., I’m swamped. But still… trying to get info out as I believe things are getting to a head, and sooner than we think possible.
China Enters the Doom Loop
China’s authoritarian gerontocracy has built a Doom Loop with Chinese characteristics, with over half the economy now crashing.
Chinese exports are now plunging at the fastest pace since the covid lockdowns: Exports fell 14.5% on the year, driven by a 21% drop in exports to Europe and a 23% drop to the US.
Real Progress Versus the Progressives
Depending on one’s perspective, technology can be viewed as either an opportunity or a threat. Some people celebrate technical advances, while others show disdain. Entrepreneurs are frequently eager to capitalize on the potential advantages of new technologies, but where entrepreneurs see room for dynamism, naysayers see doom.
Good Riddance to Sununu. He Can’t Leave Soon Enough
I just came back from TN, and up and down the state, from Nashville to eastern TN, it’s like a literal boom town. New businesses (from mom-and-pop shops to large corporations) are everywhere. Shopping malls (massive ones) every few exits off I 40, and not an empty parking space to be found.
NH Budget Posts $538.9 Million Surplus
Lost amid all the political and economic news this month was an important bit of data that’s particularly noteworthy as the 2024 governor’s race gets underway. (Yes, already.)
Biden Does Excel at One Thing: Hurting Americans Financially.
A recent poll shows 34% of Americans approve of our economic “leadership.” This assessment coincides with the President’s ‘Bidenomics’ plan. The talking points claim to be a vision of prosperity. It actually is a drug-induced nightmare that would have you believe fair taxes on the rich will always fund dependable government investment in the economy; writ large, Nirvana. And we all know Nirvana ended Kurt Cobain.
What Were The Most Valuable Global Brands from 2002-2022? (Animation)
This was fun to watch this changing landscape of the 10 top brands in each year and watching the billions of “worth” ticker up and down for each. My quick takeaways::
Bidenomics Is Folly, Here Are Some Facts
54% of Americans believe that Joe Biden is doing a lousy job as President. 51% do not approve of the performance of Kamala Harris. Only 34% approve of Biden’s economic performance, and those same people support Biden’s Border policies. A mere 39% polled think Biden has a grip on foreign policy.
Notable Quote – With The Biden Administration Hurtling Into Corporatism and Fascism…
And if you think that it isn’t, why is almost every decision it is making (especially “Administrative Rules” that have the force of Law) mean GOVERNMENT makes the decisions and not you and I? Are you really that dim-witted that you believe “but it’s for your own Good?”
Survival Sunday
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.
Survival Sunday
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.
The White House Wants You To Think All Is Well, but Somebody Is Playing With the Numbers
Listening to the White House talk about jobs would lead you to think everything is rosy in the economy. Yes, there is a lot of hiring going on. Sure people are going back to work now that we are officially past the pandemic. Some part of the hiring is still rehiring as opposed to new job creation.
Survival Sunday – Unified
This is a quite abbreviated as this week I’ve been swamped with work – drawings, drawings, drawings, and drawings. Each one is simple, but it’s meticulous work and I don’t want to have to go through a dozen rounds of revisions because I rushed and missed something.
Survival Sunday – United Edition
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.
Survival Sunday – Thursday SITREP Edition
Forewarned is forearmed. Thus, this is intended to be a compilation of articles, with my commentary, to try and get like-minded people to grasp what’s coming. Even merely being aware of events in the world will make you better prepared than the hordes of sheeple. Note that these compilations are catch-as-catch can, and presented as is. I make no guarantee of accuracy or complete coverage of the world.
“This Is the Chart That Ought To Terrify Democrats” – Real Average Weekly Earnings 2007-2023
Even as Joe Biden proclaims, a la 1984 and Animal House, “Keep calm! All is well!” most of us need only look at the difference between what goes into the grocery bag and what comes out of our wallets and know that things are not well.
Survival Sunday – Thursday SITREP Edition
Forewarned is forearmed. Thus, this is intended to be a compilation of articles, with my commentary, to try and get like-minded people to grasp what’s coming. Even merely being aware of events in the world will make you better prepared than the hordes of sheeple. Note that these compilations are catch-as-catch can, and presented as is. I make no guarantee of accuracy or complete coverage of the world.
Survival Sunday – PREP Edition
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.