Record US Unemployment May 1 2020

Every week has added to last month’s record US unemployment. Some recent weeks have singly been ten times the previous Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2020

At the start of April 2020, US unemployment doubled to 6,600,000. In response to the Corona Crisis, about 400,000 users Continue reading →

Preparing For Corporate Defaults

Unemployment is spiking. Personal financing is being challenged. Looking at the stock market it is easy to assume that corporations Continue reading →

Reduced Pollution Growing Economy

Some feel that a Green Economy can only happen with a reduction in the economy. The UK has been proving Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

Wages And Robots

Set aside the question of whether robots are taking or creating jobs. At least according to one study, robots are Continue reading →