Category Archives: Economics

Odds & Ends

grampslcf September 26, 2022 Comments Off

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten defended a contract between Minneapolis Public Schools and the union which will fire white teachers over minority teachers.

The March contract between Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) includes a deal that fires teachers who are not a part of underrepresented populations first, instead of basing termination on seniority.

Stop Biden’s Bailout For Rich Kids

grampslcf September 25, 2022 Comments Off

A political ad that makes its point well.

Living The Dream In Massachusetts

grampslcf September 23, 2022 Comments Off

National Grid, a British company, and Eversource are the two main suppliers of electricity for the State of Massachusetts. Both companies have notified the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that rates for electricity are about to skyrocket to unprecedented levels.

Odds & Ends

grampslcf September 21, 2022 Comments Off

John Kennedy is Louisiana’s gift to the country.

We already had a plan to repay student debt. It’s called a job, and it was working just fine before Pres. Biden decided to transfer debt from coastal elites who chose to take out loans to hardworking Americans who didn’t. pic.twitter.com/etwmBzdmPI

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) September 19, 2022

Beach Boys Parody

grampslcf September 20, 2022 Comments Off

Enjoy some levity.

Biden Celebrates Inflation Going Up

grampslcf September 14, 2022 Comments Off

You cannot make this stuff up. As the stock market is plummeting after a horrific inflation report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics n(BLS), the Avatar in the Oval Office is simultaneously celebrating the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act,” more commonly known as the Green New Deal.

‘Stealth’ COVID Variant

grampslcf September 14, 2022 Comments Off

Warning: Satire Ahead

The Babylon Bee has issued a new article on the dangers of a new “stealth” variant of COVID.

CDC Warns Of New ‘Stealth’ COVID Variant Where You Test Negative And Get No Symptoms

ATLANTA, GA — CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky held a press conference to warn the public about a deadly new “stealth” COVID-19 variant that causes negative test results and causes no symptoms.

“This deadly variant has bypassed our most sophisticated tests by ingeniously becoming harmless to the human body,” said Director Walensky, “It is estimated that eight billion people have caught this variant. We must prevent it from spreading further by closing schools and locking up kindergarten children.” ...

Flattening The Curve

grampslcf September 14, 2022 Comments Off

Here’s what they’re up to now.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, is speaking of “flattening the curve” — but she’s not speaking about COVID.

She’s using that propaganda phrase for a whole new purpose now. The “curve” is energy use.

Abbott & Costello

grampslcf September 3, 2022 Comments Off

A hat tip to Delighted Deplorable for this gem.

Remember Abbott and Costello?

August Jobs Report

grampslcf September 3, 2022 Comments Off

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) released the August Jobs Report [DATA HERE].

The headline news that will be heralded by the White House Press Secretary is a net gain of 315,000 jobs. Unemployment rose to 3.7%.

I wonder how over-inflated that the jobs number is in view of the recent downward revision of the June numbers by 105,000. It never ceases to catch my attention how jobs numbers are almost always overstated when a Democrat is President and understated when a Republican is President. I wonder why that is.

The real story is buried in the details. Sundance has done a quick dive into the data. This has yielded some interesting results.