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The Economy Is Key for More Than Economics – Part II of II

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Our Look at Economy 101

Concluding Our Two- Part Discussion

As we discussed last week, the economy is about far more than just economics – it affects almost everything in our lives.  With that in mind, last week we went over some important definitions (capitalism, socialism, communism, democratic socialism) so we were clear about pros and cons, possible solutions in our discussions. People tend to throw around words like socialism without much understanding as to what such terms mean. But not us!

So, with some shared definitions in hand and observations of these various systems,

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The Economy Is Key for More Than Economics – Part I of II

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Let’s Do A Bit Of Economics 101

This Is A Two- Part Discussion

Even the basics of what constitutes a “good economy” gets a bit complex and takes more words than are suitable for a format like a blog. So today, Part I, laying out some groundwork and definable terms. Next week, some conclusions on where we might go from here.

Remember Carville’s Famous Phrase? It Is Still True

James Carville was the author of the famous phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” that led to Bill Clinton’s election to the presidency. The phrase is as powerful as ever.

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Ten Short Notes

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A Lot Is Going On. Let’s Keep Track, Even Of The Ones Easy To Miss

Minnesota Leads the Way – But Do Not Be Fooled

The people of Minneapolis and many others who came to support them have done it right; we should all be inspired. But understand this is far, far from over. The Administration took a bit of a bloody nose and is making noises about easing back a bit, but the evidence is pretty thin. There are still thousands of federal forces in Minneapolis (and in lots of other places). Some confrontational methods seem less used,

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Murder in Minneapolis

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Murder, And So Much More

We all would rather talk about anything other than what is going on in Minnesota and elsewhere, but we really do not have that option, do we? This cannot stand and only the citizenry – you and I – can stop it.

As Bad As It Could Be

Renee Nichole Good was shot 3 times and denied medical assistance as she died in the front seat of her car.

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the local VA hospital was shot as many as 10 times. When medical personnel arrived,

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History Calls

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Will we Answer That Call?

Today’s Blog – A Change in Plans

The plan for today’s blog was to start a conversation on the economy, economics, and the interrelation with politics. That is always an important set of factors, and more so today than in many other times in our history.

But what surely looks like the murder of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the shooting of two people by ICE in Portland demand our attention. Lots has been and will be written about all of this, but some things demand attention by us all,

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It’s a New Year. What Awaits Us?
     

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A Few items to Consider

What Kind of Year Is Upon Us?

Thanks to everyone for your patience on the day+ delay on this posting. Still working through a few technical issues but looks like we are pretty much back on line, so here we go.

Too soon to tell, of course. There continue, and in some cases increasing, worrisome things afoot, but also some promising indicators have begun showing up. We will not try to list all those possibilities, but let’s take a look at 10 events/indicators worth observing and we will see how things go from there.

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Bill Clinton And James Talarico Said It Correctly

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America’s Economic Divide Will Decide Our Future – Soon

First, A Note of Recognition

Today is Veterans Day. Take a moment to reflect on those who answered the call to serve and their families. We owe them more than could ever be measured. I look forward to the day when those who serve now have civilian leadership worthy of those responsibilities.

A Few Carefully Chosen Words Communicate Volumes

The most famous phrase to come out of Bill Clinton’s first and successful run for President was “It’s the economy, stupid.”  His colorful campaign manager James Carville is generally accredited with the phrase and the resulting campaign focus.

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A Mix of International & National Items

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Never a Dull Moment, Is There?

 Alaska Talks

We don’t know what took place or who said what, since Trump, breaking what had been a 100% precedent with all other presidents, talked with Putin with no note takers present and no transcripts published.

The fact that the meeting ran about half the allocated time and that there was no Q & A at the “press conference” at the end, indicates that at least Trump perhaps did not give away everything, but time will tell, especially from the meetings with the president of Ukraine and NATO leaders this week,

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One Thought, One Goal

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There is a Lot Going On. Let’s Focus on Effects and Causes to Frame the Rest

And So It Continues

The chaos, cruelty, and destructiveness of the Trump administration continues. It is being blocked or tripping over its own feet in some areas and is being aggressive in others. As I heard someone say recently, we are in only the first quarter of a four quarter (four year) engagement. Not the time to get tired yet.

Part of the Plan 2025 modality is to overwhelm the opposition and to flood the media and public consciousness every day,

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Well, At Least The Path Forward Is Clear

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The Speed In Which Trump’s Awful Legislation Passed Speaks Volumes

What the Public Thinks About All This

Some really interesting data points on all this. Reliable polls show that people who have any information at all on the legislation hate it, by 2 -1 margin. But it also shows that less than 10% of the population feel they know much about it and over one-third say they know nothing about it.

That is a stunning bit of information and a damning finding on the Democrats at all levels. It is a complete mystery to me why Democrats did not flood local media with very specific numbers as to what this bill meant to each local community and nationally.

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