by Andrew Moran | Nov 4, 2023 | Business News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
A 4.9% gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate. Millions of new jobs this year and a 3.8% unemployment figure. Rising wages. A higher net worth. Wow! But the reality of the situation is that these are all artificial and the bill is due. But will it ever be paid? For...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 31, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Economics and politicians go together like peanut butter and sardines or saltines and blueberry jelly. Therefore, it’s hard to lament Vice President Kamala Harris and her blatant disregard for the facts on some elementary information. In an interview with...
by John Klar | Oct 29, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Historically, credit card debt carries a higher interest rate than secured loans such as mortgages or car loans. However, the rates being charged for most credit cards now outstrip past experience, even as gasoline, rent, and fuel prices continue to crush the living...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 16, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion, Politics
Over the past year, US taxpayers have learned that one of the chief lessons of Bidenomics 101 is doling out billions of dollars in green energy subsidies for wealthy corporations. This was what the trifecta of legislative accomplishments – Inflation Reduction Act, the...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 8, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Bidenomics or Trumponomics? That is the question. With one year until the 2024 election, US voters will peek at their household balance sheets and determine if they are better off now than they were a year ago. How about six years ago? The Bureau of Economic Analysis...