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	<description>Opinion: Practicing Factfulness based on data.</description>
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		<title>Education, Gen Z: Percent of adults with a college degree</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/29/education-gen-z-percent-of-adults-wit-a-college-degree/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Younger adults more likely to have a college degree than older adults.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy, Demographics: Top 1% versus US poverty rate</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/28/economy-demographics-top-1-versus-us-poverty-rate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Top 1% wealth vs US poverty rate. The poverty rate has gone down sharply as top 1% wealth increased.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Charities: Donating to charities, issues, problems</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/27/charities-donating-to-charities-issues-problems/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/27/charities-donating-to-charities-issues-problems/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Man donates clothing to German Red Cross - with an Air Tracker. And found it turned up at a flea market in Bosnia.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Public health: 4% of Americans oppose eating meat</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/26/public-health-4-of-americans-oppose-eating-meat/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Health/Nutrition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is roughly consistent with a 2023 Gallup poll.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Automation: US Sugar introduces new autonomous harvesting technology</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/26/automation-us-sugar-introduces-new-autonomous-harvesting-technology/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/26/automation-us-sugar-introduces-new-autonomous-harvesting-technology/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Will not lay off any employees, either, but will retrain them for other roles.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health: Method to suppress apo(b) protein production may have been found</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/25/health-method-to-suppress-apob-protein-production-may-have-been-found/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/25/health-method-to-suppress-apob-protein-production-may-have-been-found/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[apo(b) is implicated in heart disease and is sort of the new "heart diseases" biomarker du jour.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Meta&#8217;s Ray-Ban glasses recorded users engaged in private activities</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/24/metas-ray-ban-glasses-have-recorded-users-engaged-in-private-activities/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/24/metas-ray-ban-glasses-have-recorded-users-engaged-in-private-activities/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime/Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[And those video clips have been shared with 3rd party contractors.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: Median age of US home buyers chart is meaningless</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/24/economy-median-age-of-us-home-buyers-chart-is-meaningless/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/24/economy-median-age-of-us-home-buyers-chart-is-meaningless/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everything is Untrue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nation of Idiots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stupidity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This widely circulated chart is meaningless and worthless.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Policy: What states have an estate or inheritance tax?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/23/policy-what-states-have-an-estate-or-inheritance-tax/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/23/policy-what-states-have-an-estate-or-inheritance-tax/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy/Government]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[One state has both!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Environment: Mandatory energy assessment before a home sale</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/22/environment-mandatory-energy-assessment-before-a-home-sale/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/22/environment-mandatory-energy-assessment-before-a-home-sale/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[More opportunity for fraud and corruption.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Public health: Start measuring cholesterol levels at age 10</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/21/public-health-start-measuring-cholesterol-levels-at-age-10/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/21/public-health-start-measuring-cholesterol-levels-at-age-10/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy/Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health/Nutrition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cardiologists want far more people on cholesterol medication, at even younger ages. Plus my not good experience on these meds ...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Software: When did the title &#8220;Software Engineer&#8221; become common?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/20/software-when-did-the-title-software-engineer-become-common/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/20/software-when-did-the-title-software-engineer-become-common/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software/Tech]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For decades, those who create software were referred to as "programmers" or "software developers". Today, the title of "Software Engineer" is now common.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Massachusetts school enrollment at 30-year low</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/19/demographics-massachusetts-school-enrollment-at-30-year-low/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/19/demographics-massachusetts-school-enrollment-at-30-year-low/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have ghost towns in our future.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Who orders delivery restaurant food?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/18/demographics-who-orders-delivery-restaurant-food/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57698</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Poor people, apparently. Crazy.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health: Carrots probably do not improve your night vision</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/17/health-carrots-probably-do-not-improve-your-night-vision/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of us have been told, over past years, about beta-carotene and the need to eat carrots to improve night vision. Probably not true.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nutrition: Americans tired of being told what to eat</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/16/nutrition-americans-tired-of-being-told-what-to-eat/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/16/nutrition-americans-tired-of-being-told-what-to-eat/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 17:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health/Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dietary advice is constantly changing, and you need an app or spreadsheet to track your food and adhere to guidelines. Survey says people are fed up with it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Children age 0-14 now 17% of population, down from 31%</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/16/demographics-children-age-0-14-now-17-of-population-down-from-30/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/16/demographics-children-age-0-14-now-17-of-population-down-from-30/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The % of the population aged 0-14 has fallen from a peak of 31% to about 17% as the US fertility rate has collapsed.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: What percent of kids have their own cell phone?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/15/demographics-what-percent-of-kids-have-their-own-cell-phone/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 25% of kids have their own phone by age 8, and a large majority will have their own smart phone between age 12-14.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Most kids no longer allowed to walk nearby</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/14/demographics-most-kids-today-no-longer-allowed-to-walk-nearby/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many kids are not permitted to do much outside, independently.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Consumer products: The lack of user replaceable batteries</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/13/consumer-the-lack-of-user-replaceable-batteries/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardware/Tablets Etc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tons of tech products today are literally disposable - from Bluetooth headphones to cell phones to notebook PCs - because they lack replaceable batteries.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Security: How to get rid of Google Chrome&#8217;s 4 GB hidden AI download</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/13/security-how-to-get-rid-of-google-chromes-4-gb-hidden-ai-download/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/13/security-how-to-get-rid-of-google-chromes-4-gb-hidden-ai-download/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software/Tech]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chrome is downloading a 4 GB file, over any connection, and using up your C drive space for a locally hosted AI service. How to get rid of it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wireless: What does &#8220;Wi-Fi&#8221; mean?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/12/wireless-what-does-wi-fi-mean/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wireless]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It does not stand for "Wireless Fidelity", although it is understandable why some think that.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Average male height, over centuries</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/11/demographics-average-male-height-over-centuries/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57592</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Starting in the late 19th century, people began to grow much taller. Interesting!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: US fertility rate normalized for childhood mortality (EFR)</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/10/demographics-us-fertility-rate-normalized-for-childhood-mortality-efr/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=58468</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[An Effective Fertility Rate (EFR) estimate attempts to account for the number of children who survive to child bearing age, as a better measure than TFR.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health: Obesity rate starting to decline</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/10/health-obesity-rate-starting-to-decline/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 21:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57578</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Interesting.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nuking Google&#8217;s annoying &#8220;Circle to Search&#8221; &#8220;feature&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/09/nuking-googles-annoying-circle-to-search-feature/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Smart Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software/Tech]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=58454</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Google introduced a super annoying, constantly popping up AI Overview/Circle to Search "feature" on Android phones. Here is how to nuke it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Education: Inflation adjusted public school spending</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/09/education-inflation-adjusted-public-school-spending/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57575</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The trend is not good.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Personal finance: &#8220;Eat the rich&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/09/personal-finance-eat-the-rich/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal finance]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=58446</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Today we live lives that not long ago were considered luxury available only to the ultra wealthy.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Gen Z less likely to own homes at same ages as prior generations</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/08/demographics-gen-z-less-likely-to-own-homes-at-same-ages-as-prior-generations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This occurs because today, almost everyone goes to college, 1/3 take on debt, and they don't enter career work until age 23-25, typically.]]></description>
		
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		<title>How much of Federal taxes do the rich pay?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/07/how-much-of-federal-taxes-do-the-rich-pay/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy/Government]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rich pay most of the Federal income tax dollars collected.]]></description>
		
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