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Almost Everything, As It Turns Out
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As Promised, A Timely Revisit of an Earlier Posting
We mentioned last week that we might take a bit of a break from all the news and politics of recent days and reflect a bit on something more pleasurable.
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I Learned a Lot This Week – And Liked What I Saw
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Second, there is a ton of material out there on the war in Iran,
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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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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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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,
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,
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.
Animals and People Change Each Other’s Lives
We Said That This Was The Last Time
Earlier this year our beloved border collie Bonnie died. She was an old girl with a long list of medical problems; it was time to let her rest. Knowing that is the right decision at the right time does not make it any easier. We take it hard when we lose a pet. Everyone grieves in their own way; for us time is a requirement. We think a lot about such a loss for many months.
Tis the holiday season. Let’s give each other a gift and have some fun.
A New “Business” Model
I refer to the topic of today, a new “business” in quotation marks because it looks like so much fun, it is more of a treat than a job. But it is spreading and it appears people are making a living doing this. There is at least one such service in my area- I bet more will pop up around the country. They already exist in Canada, too.
Dogs On A Bus
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