Category Archives: Economics

Highlights & Lowlights

grampslcf April 12, 2025 Comments Off

The doom-and-gloom media outlets have been denigrating the Trump administration because supposedly there was not an instant reduction in inflation. The hysteria has been amped up since the announcement of tariffs on all countries around the world.

Of course, none of this hysteria was present when the Biden administration allowed inflation to reach 9% during his administration. Such inflation was crippling family budgets and causing more people to live from paycheck to paycheck.

Tariffs

grampslcf April 11, 2025 Comments Off

Many American industries are praising PDJT’s tariff strategies. Most can see a substantial improvement coming in their ability to sell to foreign markets if the playing field is leveled as PDJT has promised.

A Fool Leads Them

grampslcf April 11, 2025 Comments Off

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took to the floor this past week and claimed that inflation is going up under Trump. This has become a favorite talking point for Democrats over the last several weeks. The problem? The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index for March, reflecting a drop in the year-over-year inflation rate to the lowest level in four years.

Tariffs

grampslcf April 10, 2025 1 Comment

Margaret Brennan on Face The Nation went off on another one of her usual rants this time against what the administration is doing with the tariffs issue. Apparently Brennan is very worried about the penguins of Heard and McDonald Island being able to keep up with the orders for industrial equipment.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has to explain to Brennan just how the global markets work. Brennan gets a little pissy toward the end. Another Brennan interview where the gotcha questions get her instead of the person she is supposedly interviewing.

Tariffs

grampslcf April 8, 2025 Comments Off

This is the first of what I am sure will be multiple posts about the tariffs that are being imposed on imports to our country. There are many people (experts and not so experts) who have chimed in with their thoughts on what will happen as we move forward into what is somewhat uncharted territory. Much of what is being spouted often reflects the ideology of the spouter.

Odds & Ends

grampslcf April 7, 2025 Comments Off

Attorney General Pam Bondi has recommended that prosecutors should seek the death penalty in the case of accused murderer Luigi Mangione. Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Over on ‘The View,’ Joy Behar recently wondered if this decision would cause a ‘backlash’ against Republicans. It doesn’t matter to her what happened, or the fact that a completely innocent man was murdered in cold blood. All that matters to Behar is that there is a possibility that something might go badly for Republicans. ...

Highlights & Lowlights

grampslcf March 13, 2025 Comments Off

In yet another stunning example of government waste, the Biden administration’s $3 billion scheme to convert the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) has delivered nothing but empty promises, skyrocketing costs, and a mere 93 vehicles out of the planned 50,000.

Bidenomics

grampslcf November 5, 2024 Comments Off

The final Bureau of Labor & Statistics (BLS) jobs report before the election was released Friday. The results are devastating to the Biden economic narrative. I doubt we will see Harris proclaiming the “continued success” of Bidenomics? The report continues to reflect the penchant of those in charge for the statistical manipulation of the data. [BLS Report HERE]

Reality of a Harris Administration

grampslcf November 2, 2024 Comments Off

Businesses have been crippled by two of the central planks of leftism, environmental regulations and DEI initiatives. Environmental regulations mean that power generation has become an issue. DEI initiatives have stripped away the right to hire the best. Neither of these are good for a healthy economy.

Odds & Ends

grampslcf October 5, 2024 Comments Off

The UK Government has decided, in its capacity as a nanny state, that Brits must register to keep their chickens from 1 October 2024.