Great Jobs Are Rare

For people with great jobs, great! Doesn’t everyone enjoy going to work? If not, it’s just an attitude problem. For Continue reading →

Minimum Wage Increases Work

Seattle has been a testing ground for raising the minimum wage. Debates were put aside and the wages were raised. Continue reading →

Americans Saving Again

The Great Recession (The Second Great Depression) switched American attitudes from spending to saving. In the early years of the Continue reading →

Driverless Taxis Replace Buses

Driverless vehicles are changing basic transportation. City centers may need buses and subways, but for less dense areas the economics Continue reading →

US Suicide Rates Rise

“You can reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline here or at 1-800-273-8255.“ Too many people are considering suicide. If the Continue reading →

Realities Of The 1099 Economy

Unemployment is down to 5%. Yay! So, why are so many people unsatisfied? Thirty years ago, low unemployment meant many Continue reading →

Trickle Down Proved Wrong

We’ve lived with supply side and trickle down economic theories for long enough that they can now be tested against Continue reading →

World Record For Heat – Again

If the climate was normal, average, stable, for every record high there’d be a record low. We just set a Continue reading →