Global And Household Debt Up

Two stories in one. Global debt is up to 336% of GDP. Debt is three times higher than Gross Domestic Continue reading →

UnAffordable Transportation

Finding affordable transportation is becoming an issue, possibly with similar roots to finding affordable housing – emphasis on ‘affordable’. “According Continue reading →

Majority Are Quiet Quitting

Gallup released a poll on the State of the Global Workforce in 2023. The majority (roughly six out of ten) Continue reading →

Building Wealth During Covid

File under, The Rich get richer… From Oxfam Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of Continue reading →

Income And Wealth Inequality – 2022

No surprise, there is income and wealth inequality. Also no surprise, little is changing it. Wages in the US are Continue reading →

US Upward Immobility

Conventional wisdom, at least in the US: Work hard and get ahead in life. The data says: If you start Continue reading →

Inflation Rises

Inflation is up! That’s the big news in the US. Inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, dramatically higher than its Continue reading →

Wages And Inflation Rise

Wages are up 4.5% in the US! Inflation is up 7.9%. Oops. Accounting for both, real wages are down 2.6%. Continue reading →