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		<title>Starting off the second half of 2026 (mainly) positive</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/starting-off-the-second-half-of-2026-mainly-positive</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat [Special programming note: Today we begin the second half of the year. On Friday there will be no data due to the federal holiday. Since I haven’t updated my overall nowcast and forecast for the economy, as well as how average Americans are doing economically, I plan to do so then. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/starting-off-the-second-half-of-2026-mainly-positive">Starting off the second half of 2026 (mainly) positive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Increasing Corporate Funding and Spending for Candidates Leading up to the 2026 Elections</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Introduction: Nearly one third of all corporate political spending on elections since the 2010 Citizens United decision has occurred in the current election cycle. This is months before the general election, a new report from Public Citizen. I suspect this is more for Republicans then Democrats. &#8220;&#8216;A Disaster for Democracy&#8217;: Report Shows Surging Corporate Spending in 2026 Elections,&#8221; Common Dreams, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/increasing-corporate-funding-and-spending-for-candidates-leading-up-to-the-2026-elections">Increasing Corporate Funding and Spending for Candidates Leading up to the 2026 Elections</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Late Rise of Electric Cars</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/the-late-rise-of-electric-cars</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Some introduction and then explanation. A rather brief take on what is going on with the Electric Car in the United States and why it did not succeed. Think Trump . . . President Trump has ordered the elimination of the EV mandate and termination of federal support for EVs. &#8220;Quantifying Trump’s impacts on EV [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/the-late-rise-of-electric-cars">The Late Rise of Electric Cars</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Latest TACO?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Trump refused to sign a housing bill passed by bipartisan veto-proof majorities. But if he refuses to sign it and refuses to veto it, it becomes law. “Speaker Mike Johnson says the landmark housing affordability package Congress passed earlier this month will become law — and that Republicans won’t have to take an uncomfortable vote [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/07/latest-taco">Latest TACO?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Repeat home sales continue to show almost no shelter inflation at all</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/repeat-home-sales-continue-to-show-almost-no-shelter-inflation-at-all</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; by New Deal democrat Besides affordability being of great importance for potential homebuyers, housing also forms about 1/3rd of the entire CPI. House prices are not a component of the CPI, but historically their trend has led the official component, “Owners’ Equivalent Rent,” by about 12 to 18 months. And for about the last [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/repeat-home-sales-continue-to-show-almost-no-shelter-inflation-at-all">Repeat home sales continue to show almost no shelter inflation at all</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Assessing a SCOTUS Decision</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/assessing-a-scotus-decision</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Robert is addressing why the latest SCOTUS decision is in deliberate error when reviewing what the FTC is mandated to do by law. Can SCOTUS deliberately disregard the will of Congress and install its own hacks in independent regulatory agencies (with the odd exception of the Federal Reserve Board)? Some might call this, legislating from [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/assessing-a-scotus-decision">Assessing a SCOTUS Decision</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Abbott&#8217;s conduct significantly reprehensible with regard to Similac Manufacturing Issues</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/abbotts-conduct-significantly-reprehensible-with-regard-to-similac-manufacturing-issues</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Having worked in the healthcare field manufacturing products, extraordinary care has to be taken so as to avoid just as happened in the manufacture of Similac. &#8220;Missouri Appeals court upholds $495M ruling against Abbott in baby formula case,&#8221; Seeking Alpha Abbott is still on the hook for $95M in compensatory damages and $400M in punitive [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>No Air Conditioning? You Adapt .  . .</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/no-air-conditioning-you-adapt</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We never had air conditioning when I was young and still had years before hitting 19 when I left home forever. Some how in their homes after I left had air conditioning. Abd I was down at Lejeune or in Cuba. Humidity versus a dry heat, Both were uncomfortable even with your sleeves rolled up. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/no-air-conditioning-you-adapt">No Air Conditioning? You Adapt .  . .</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Re-examining the long leading indicators: the effects of fiscal and commodity price shocks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat Several weeks ago, I wrote that “after 20 years, I think it’s time to examine whether the broad range of long leading indicators hold up.” This was primarily because, while when they have been positive the economy has followed suit 12 to 24 months later, several times they have been [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Hegseth and Kennedy at the Helm While Trump Lies</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/hegseth-and-kennedy-at-the-helm-while-trump-lies</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This continues to be a nightmare day after day. None of the three forementioned know what they are doing in the positions they have been voted into or appointed. For sure Trump knows nothing about how to be a president and represent the nation. Then there is Pete and Robert. Would Ship of Fools be [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Courts Block Trump Attack on Mail-in Voting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;A court blocked Trump’s attack on mail voting. But voting advocates aren’t celebrating yet,&#8221; Save the Post Office Taking from &#8220;Save The Post Office,&#8221; Presented by long time acquaintance Steve Hutkins and formerly Mark Jamison. Democracy Docket: President Donald Trump’s attempt to attack mail voting and build a national voter registration list took a major [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/courts-block-trump-attack-on-mail-in-voting">Courts Block Trump Attack on Mail-in Voting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Do You Need a SS Number to get ACA Healthcare Insurance?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tweedle-di and Tweedle-Dum (Oz and Kennedy) believe you do and of course they will say illegals were applying for ACA healthcare insurance in the past. (All lies and jest, but a man is what he wants to be and disregards the rest.) Oops. slipped back to the past in my Wayback Machine mind. Trump believes [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>At Ford, AI wasn’t ready for prime time</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/at-ford-ai-wasnt-ready-for-prime-time</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ford increasingly relied on AI-driven inspection systems to streamline production and address quality control issues. How’d that work out? “Ford has admitted to rehiring hundreds of human workers after its aggressive AI adoption strategy backfired. “The US automaker hired over 350 veteran engineers, referred to internally as “gray beards”, over the past three years in [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>New Deal democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators: Simply Stellar Consumer Spending June 21 -June 27</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-simply-stellar-consumer-spending-june-21-june-27</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://angrybearblog.com/?p=190809</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Unsurprisingly, the most significant high frequency indicator of the week was the 10% YoY increase in consumer spending as measured by Redbook. Despite all of the chaos and own-goals emanating out of Washington, the economy is incredibly resilient. II continue to worry that nearly the only driving force is what looks like a Bubble in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-simply-stellar-consumer-spending-june-21-june-27">New Deal democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators: Simply Stellar Consumer Spending June 21 -June 27</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Review by David Zetland &#8220;Our Man in Havana&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/review-by-david-zetland-our-man-in-havana</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I am probably the only one on Angry Bear who has spent time in Cuba at GITMO Naval Base and with 8th Marines. Talked to a few Cubans there. At 21, there was not too much I could say to them over a beer. Just listen to what they had to say. Long time ago. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/review-by-david-zetland-our-man-in-havana">Review by David Zetland &#8220;Our Man in Havana&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>“the most heinous act in which a democratic government can engage is to use its law enforcement machinery for political ends.”</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/the-most-heinous-act-in-which-a-democratic-government-can-engage-is-to-use-its-law-enforcement-machinery-for-political-ends</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There is justice protocol for most all American Citizens which is strictly followed. Then there is a justice protocol for those American Citizens who are politically entitled and are not held liable for their actions as most cmmon citizens are held too. I would not try what he did as I would be held responsible. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>More of a Warning than an Actual Event</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/more-of-a-warning-than-an-actual-event</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Yes Social Security is running out of funds. It is expected that by 2032 there will be a shortfall. I am not sure why they have to cut Social Security if it is shy funds from actual input by workers. There are solutions to the shortfall. The other side of it is to do nothing [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-11</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Apparently, the Supreme Court has decided that what the Constitution *really meant* all along was “disclosure for thee, but not for the VIPs with checkbooks the size of small nations.” Because despite decades of rulings affirming that states can, in fact, require donor transparency to keep democracy from smelling like week old fish, the Court [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Costs of a Needless War Has an Economic Impact on Citizens</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/costs-of-a-needless-war-has-an-economic-impact-on-citizens</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Trump’s war in Iran has wiped out 1.5 years of wage growth,&#8221; Economic Policy Institute The Trump administration’s decision to start a war with Iran has imposed disastrous costs (both economic and humanitarian) around the world. The U.S. has been insulated from these costs more so than most other countries. Yet, even here the costs [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/costs-of-a-needless-war-has-an-economic-impact-on-citizens">Costs of a Needless War Has an Economic Impact on Citizens</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Real personal spending on durable goods rebounds from near recessionary levels, including motor vehicle purchases</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/real-personal-spending-on-durable-goods-rebounds-from-near-recessionary-levels-including-motor-vehicle-purchases</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat Yesterday we saw a slew of data releases, including durable and core capital goods orders, jobless claims, personal income and spending, and motor vehicle sales. I reported on all but personal spending and motor vehicle sales yesterday. Today let’s take a look at the last two. Let me start with the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Do We Really Need AI to Search the Web?</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/do-we-really-need-ai-to-search-the-web</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When I go searching for in Google, I look for multiples of citations of similar commentaries. Not that I want to quote them all. I am more interested in getting the story or article correct and/or the same as the author does. I may at times talk to an author just to have an accurate [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>capitalism vs socialism</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/capitalism-vs-socialism</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The American right uses the words &#8220;socialist,&#8221; &#8220;communist&#8221; and &#8220;Marxist&#8221; as epithets, not according to their actual definitions.</p>
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		<title>HHS report admits Trump/GOP policy had already thrown 2.6M off the ACA cliff</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/hhs-report-admits-trump-gop-policy-had-already-thrown-2-6m-off-the-aca-cliff</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://angrybearblog.com/?p=190744</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Breaking: HHS report admits Trump/GOP policy had already thrown 2.6M off the ACA cliff as of FEBRUARY, 2026, ACA Signups, Charles Gaba. Some Explanation . . . Some Guy, January 2026: So, what does this mean for monthly effectuated enrollment this year?&#160;Well, it&#8217;s pretty safe to say that it&#8217;s not going to look anything like [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-10</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The question I get most often when speaking about Watergate is a version of “what would happen if Watergate happened today with Fox News?” And my answer is always very simple: Nixon would have survived. Not because he didn’t deserve to be forced from office, or because there was a Deep State campaign against him, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jobless claims: seasonality returns, but remains very positive for the economy</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/jobless-claims-seasonality-returns-but-remains-very-positive-for-the-economy</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat This morning a plethora of economic data was released, including personal spending and income, manuacturers’ new orders, motor vehicle sales, and jobless claims. Since tomorrow sees no significant data releases, I’m going to hold the in-depth look at spending and motor vehicle sales until tomorrow, and update the other releases today. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Roundup Wins in SCOTUS</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/roundup-wins-in-scotus</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Its good to be Monsanto! If you do not recall, I had written about the Monsanto issues years ago. Can&#8217;t find that post. In a nutshell, the &#8220;active ingredient is glyphosate. Mainly, it&#8217;s linked to carcinogenicity and the ability to cause cancer and specifically non-Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma. Unless, you go out in the field gress in [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Real personal income in May was recessionary (again); depleting savings (temporarily?) “saves” the day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat The third item from this morning’s torrent of economic data I want to address is personal income and saving. I’ll update the spending side tomorrow, including an updated look at motor vehicle sales, which were also released this morning. On a nominal basis, personal income rose 0.7% in May, as [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Increasing Black men’s educational attainment and other hard skills are likely to be helpful . . .</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>but they will not solve the problem. The cause of the low employment rate is not due to a lack of hard skills. A good piece examining the difference in employment between Black men, Hispanic men, etc, and white men. Even with an equivalent education as others, Black men employment is less than other groups. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-9</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you. ~General James N. Mattis</p>
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		<title>Manufacturing sector continues to be positive through May</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/manufacturing-sector-continues-to-be-positive-through-may</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; by New Deal democrat Per my post earlier this morning, I am going to delay until tomorrow reporting on motor vehicle sales and an in-depth look at personal spending, but let’s look at the second significant data release from this morning: manufacturers’ new durable goods orders for May. To cut to the chase, this [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>&#8220;you don&#8217;t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows&#8221; Updated . . .</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/you-dont-need-a-weatherman-to-know-which-way-the-wind-blows-2</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>To answer the question of why Dylan&#8217;s comment now? I was a child of that era, (I can quote this). For all of you out there who prescribe to your military service as a necessity to be citizen and complying to the draft or enlisting? I really do not believe you have to do so. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Favoring the Status Quo</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/favoring-the-status-quo</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t need much of an explanation to introduce this piece . . . Who gets to decide? &#8220;How US Policymaking Institutions Reinforce Inequality and Favor the Status Quo,&#8221; Roosevelt Institute The Powers: The policymaking institutions established by the US Constitution are extreme in their capacity to impede policy change. Four characteristics explain why: (1) a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Whisky Pete FAFO</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/whisky-pete-fafo</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>George Washington famously required his army to be innoculated against smallpox. Not because he was woke, but because he understood how devastating this viral infection could be and how protective immunity was. Whisky Pete, knowing more than our founding father and first president, made the flu vaccine optional. How’d that work out? “Last week, news [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Respect and the Vulgar Class</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/respect-and-the-vulgar-class</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I do not know how others are raised in their families. You can get an idea by watching how they act with others and yourseld for that matter. With an Italian mother and grandmother as well as a strict father, we were taught to respect others, their customs, and adults. It does carry over into [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>May new home sales: Another poor month for sales, prices stable, inventory increasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat To start with the usual: new home sales are very volatile and heavily revised, which is why I pay more attention to single family permits. But they are the most leading of all the housing data; and averaged over three months, much of the noise goes away. In May, new [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Disposable income: Biden vs Trump II</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/disposable-income-biden-vs-trump-ii">Disposable income: Biden vs Trump II</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Losing Healthcare Subsides and Insurance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This report is from May 19, 2026. Things have probably changed since then. Not for the better and more likely for the worst. Our country can grant tax breaks for the upper 10% of the income brackets allowing it to cause deficits. Somewhere there has to be a balance. To reconcile the difference in taxes [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Drug Savings? Or So We Think So . . .</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Just some thoughts . . . &#8220;The Shaky Assumptions Behind Trump’s Over $500 Billion in Projected Drug Savings,&#8221; FactCheck.org The administration’s most favored nation policy seeks to bring down drug prices to levels paid in other countries. The bulk of the savings, estimated in a May 5&#160;report&#160;by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, comes [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Austerity for thee but not for me</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Republicans are once again blaming social programs for the ballooning deficits and national debt. Setting aside the fact that the US debt/GDP ratio was higher at the end of WWII and that Japan has a far higher debt/GDP ratio, what would a serious discussion about federal spending look like? Obviously, it would decry the squandering [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Consumer spending has turned red hot &#8211; expect no recession in the immediate future</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; by New Deal democrat Well, I was working on one nerdy long-term historical post this morning, when I decided to check the weekly update on consumer spending from Redbook. And, as you’ll see below, that was the end of that! (I may yet follow up this afternoon. We’ll see.) Last week, Redbook consumer spending was [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Population Growth and Change</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The changing population i terms of older versus younger people or labor will or could have a significant impact on the United States. If you remember, Angry Bear had posted on the issue several times. One of those commentaries was &#8220;300 Million and Counting&#8221; by Joel Garreau (written in 2006). Replacement rate then was at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/population-growth-and-change">Population Growth and Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rural Health Programs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Building up healthcare availability in rural communities is a great idea. As I have shown in previous posts, healthcare in rural areas should be a priority for the United States. Availability is lacking, at a minimum, or is not as local as it should be. Commonwealth Fund examines the issue in rural areas and how [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/rural-health-programs">Rural Health Programs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Trump will not be president forever. And when he goes, Democrats will face a defining choice: exploit the executive machinery he has exposed, or dismantle it. The temptation to exploit it will be enormous—and yielding to that temptation would be a historic mistake. If post-Trump America is to be a post-authoritarian one, it will have [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The “quick and dirty” forecasting method has been flawless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat On Friday I wrote about how I have been rethinking the long leading indicators — those that are useful for forecasting the economy 12-24 months out — because while when they are positive, the economy has been as well, but when they have been negative (twice) in the past 15 years, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Presidential Policy of Attacking Immigrants and Deporting Them</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This commentary shows several supporting links to it. Not a mistake, just different data. A look at Immigration to the United States. I have no problem saying much of the reasoning for a decline is the result of a presidential policy of forced deportation of immigrants. I am going to guess the people leaving consist [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Efforts to Intimidate Organizations Supporting Voters and Voting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Apparently, the Trump administration feels secure enough to attack and intimidate organizations that protect the rights of individuals and minorities. It is a direct attempt to silence those who may or do oppose the actions of this administration. &#8220;Above everything else, the case against the Southern Poverty Law Center is absurd. Maybe deliberately so. It’s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/efforts-to-intimidate-organizations-supporting-voters-and-voting">Efforts to Intimidate Organizations Supporting Voters and Voting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Housing Rent in the United States</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/housing-rent-in-the-united-states</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AB: Unless you were very fortunate, you probably rented an apartment, house, or some place in which to live. Even when we started out, rent took a sizeable amount of &#8220;our&#8221; income near Chicago. Jan being a paralegal and I finishing up college certainly solved the issue over time. Even then an early on, we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/housing-rent-in-the-united-states">Housing Rent in the United States</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>If it’s fixed, break it</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/if-its-fixed-break-it</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I chose original Medicare because I’d read about all the problems, delays and overcharges in Medicare “Advantage.” So far, I’m happy with that choice, and things don’t seem to be improving with Medicare “Advantage.” Now, it appears the Trump Administration has decided to throw sand in the gears of a government program that works. “Traditional [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/if-its-fixed-break-it">If it’s fixed, break it</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Deal Democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators June 13 to June 20</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-june-13-to-june-20</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Weekly Indicators: Points Of Weakness &#8211; Just Static? There was another air pocket this week in withholding tax payments, and some weakening in mortgage applications, but the overall tone remains positive, despite the ongoing international chaos emanating from Washington. Once again there was little change this week, and all time frames remained positive. As usual, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-june-13-to-june-20">New Deal Democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators June 13 to June 20</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Social Security and Iran</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Supposedly a $300 billion contribution gift is being made to Iran. It is coming from somewhere just like the tax breaks.. Supposedly it is not coming from the United States. Given the past experiences with Trump, it is hard to not believe this is coming from US Taxpayers. What if US taxpayers footing the bill. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/social-security-and-iran">Social Security and Iran</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rethinking the long leading indicators</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat I’ve been writing about the economy, and employing forecasting models, for over 20 years. For the entire duration of the period, there have been portents of DOOOM written about by many others. I have been much more cautious, going on “Recession Watch” only twice since 2008: in 2019 and late 2022. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/rethinking-the-long-leading-indicators">Rethinking the long leading indicators</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>U. S.  Labor is Down Sizing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Not that this is any surprise. Employers have always been looking for way to downsize Labor input in products. Whether it is through automation, better throughput due to factory upgrades, or going overseas. A I have pointed out previously, upgrading equipment (nc to cnc) can have a big input to reducing costs. Improve factory layout [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/u-s-labor-is-down-sizing">U. S.  Labor is Down Sizing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>What is to be done?</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/what-is-to-be-done-3</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the many outrages of this political moment in America is the refusal by the Republican majorities in the House and Senate to assert the powers accorded the legislature. With the right-wing majority on the Roberts court asserting the “unitary executive theory” and presidential immunity, the only remaining threat to Trump’s seizing dictatorial powers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/what-is-to-be-done-3">What is to be done?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Preliminary evidence that both business expansion &#8211; and widespread inflation &#8211; have continued in June</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; by New Deal democrat &#160;Yesterday, in addition to the retail sales report, general business sales and inventory were reported &#8211; but unfortunately only through April. Nominally, sales (red in the graph below) increased 1.2% while inventories increased 0.5%: Here is the longer term look at total business sales and inventories: In case it isn’t [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Inflation Depreciates Wages</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Intro: Former Biden CEA Chair: Jared Bernstein from his new Econ Site. Right now Jared&#8217;s site is opened to all readers with no fees for the site. You may want to take a few moments and read what he has to say on various economic topics while you can, This commentary is on inflation and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/inflation-depreciates-wages">Inflation Depreciates Wages</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>3 million lost ACA coverage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Charles Gaba is the go-to-guy if you wish to learn or know about the ACA. What you are going to read about today is the cancellation of healthcare plans due to a lack of enhanced subsidies. Much of this is due to Congress not renewing the subsidies which supported people during the pandemic and the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/3-million-lost-aca-coverage">3 million lost ACA coverage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>mRNA flu vaccine FTW</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As a molecular biologist, I’m a huge fan of mRNA vaccines. I enrolled in the phase III Moderna clinical trial for the COVID mRNA vaccines. Since August 2020, I’ve had eight jabs. Yes, I did get a COVID infection along the way, but I didn’t end up in the ED or the morgue. It’s easy [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/mrna-flu-vaccine-ftw">mRNA flu vaccine FTW</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Struggling with complicated truths about what has made our ease possible is not a Trumpist thing. To some degree, it has often not been an American thing. As Kevin Levin, who writes the newsletter Civil War Memory, put it this week, &#8220;For generations, the history of slavery and emancipation has been minimized, distorted, or simply [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-7">Quote of the day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Thoughts on the Iran MOU</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Kramer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Elite opinion so far seems to be running against the deal, but the public may be won over. If the deal holds up, gas prices will come down. In addition, the economy will strengthen and the risk of recession will go down.&#160; This is why I thought Trump might just walk away from the war [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Trump&#8217;s War</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Obama&#8217;s Museum, Trump&#8217;s War, &#38; the NCAA&#8217;s Latest Sports Scandal,&#8221; Kareem Takes on the News &#8220;Trumps&#8217;War&#8220; Summary:  The U.S.-Iran deal announced this week ends roughly five-and-a-half weeks of intense military conflict plus two additional months of uneasy truce, with the primary concrete outcome being the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping. President [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/trumps-war">Trump&#8217;s War</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Democrats Get Their Fair Share of Billionaire Donations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This should not be much of a surprise to anyone. Unless they are independently wealthy (some are), I would expect Dems to secure their portion of donations from the politically interested. However, it appears people had more interest in Republicans this time. Trump cleaned up with three times the amount Kamala Harris received. This opens [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>More evidence for the re-emergence of residual seasonality in jobless claims, but still very positive</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat &#160;From 2023 through midyear 2025, there was a distinct pattern of unresolved post-pandemic seasonality to jobless claims, which rose in the first half of the year, and then declined in the second half. Beginning at the end of June last year, though, there was a&#160;“change of regime in jobless claims numbers,” [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/more-evidence-for-the-re-emergence-of-residual-seasonality-in-jobless-claims-but-still-very-positive">More evidence for the re-emergence of residual seasonality in jobless claims, but still very positive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wealth tax vs inheritance tax</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/wealth-tax-vs-inheritance-tax</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taxes/regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property taxes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Inheritances should be taxed as income from the first dollar. For those who bleat that it’s double taxation, the answer is that all taxation is double taxation. I pay taxes on my income, then use some of the taxed remainder to pay for gas and the associated fuel tax. Every time money changes hands, it’s [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Cost and Affordability Trends in Housing</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/trends-in-housing</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our first home was a house made of Cedar siding in an oak forest. It had a basement and two car detached garage. Er are on a windling side road coming off of a two-lane road going into a town in Illinois. Most of the time quiet unless they changed the flight pattern. Miss that [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Even adjusting for gas prices, consumers went on a (wealth effect- generated?) spending spree in May</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/even-adjusting-for-gas-prices-consumers-went-on-a-wealth-effect-generated-spending-spree-in-may</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[US Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; by New Deal democrat Consumer spending is about 70% of the economy, and retail sales is our first wide measure of that spending. And since consumption leads employment, it is an important real world measure. In May, after two months of being dominated by gas prices, it was even more decisively driven by a likely [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rural Hospitals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have worked on this on and off in an attempt to make it more interesting. I can not. It is dull but a much needed report as it is a serious issue for thousands of people living outside of cities. Rural areas do not have the care many people need. The Feds and states [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/rural-hospitals">Rural Hospitals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ultraprocessed foods are not poison</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/ultraprocessed-foods-are-not-poison</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hot Topics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As any pharmacologist or toxicologist will tell you, the dose makes the poison. Most rice contains arsenic. Baked goods contain acrylamide. Seafood contains methylmercury. Natural groundwater contains fluoride. But in moderation, none of those things are toxic. Thanks to RFK Jr, there’s been a lot of silly nattering about the alleged dangers of ultraprocessed foods. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/ultraprocessed-foods-are-not-poison">Ultraprocessed foods are not poison</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-6</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic forecasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kenneth Galbraith]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable&#8221;. ~John Kenneth Galbraith</p>
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		<title>What Percent is Labor Wages as a Part of Manufacturing and National Income</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This is a good one. Why is it a good one to me. As you get to the end of this, we start to learn about what is changing in the realm of manufacturing and Labor. I do not believe it has changed as much as you have read. Without Labor Input there is little [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Housing continues in the doldrums, but its decline failed to give rise to a post-pandemic recession</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/housing-continues-in-the-doldrums-but-its-decline-failed-to-give-rise-to-a-post-pandemic-recession</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat When it comes to housing, the post-pandemic economy has been odd. That’s because, as of last year by all accounts housing had deteriorated &#160;sufficiently that a recession should already have begun. Not only did that not (quite) happen, but the current situation would be more congruent with such a recession ending [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/housing-continues-in-the-doldrums-but-its-decline-failed-to-give-rise-to-a-post-pandemic-recession">Housing continues in the doldrums, but its decline failed to give rise to a post-pandemic recession</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>De-dollarization heats up</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jonathan Last has a fairly detailed piece (with links to more details) concerning something called mBridge, which looks to be China’s ‘camel’s nose under the tent’ for dethroning the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Read the whole thing. Here are some highlights: Currently, most of the world uses the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>There Are Some Who Should Not Be a Part of Society</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/there-are-some-who-should-not-be-a-part-of-society</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Age of the Super A*sholes &#8211; by Robert Rich To describe both as selfish narcissists would be a wild understatement. Both are maniacally obsessed with increasing their own personal wealth, power, and control. Both have been willing to break laws, norms, and other social constraints in pursuit of these goals. Both have manipulated, bribed, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/quote-of-the-day-5</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The best way to see this is that none of the further negotiation parts of this deal are going to happen. Those provide each side, but especially the U.S. with a figleaf to sell their respective publics. This is really just an agreement to stop. The U.S. will have achieved none of its strategic objectives [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>New Medicaid Work Rules by Repubs</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-medicaid-work-rules-by-repubs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Strict Medicaid work rules could harm people with serious illnesses, advocates say,&#8221; NPR Advocates for people with serious illnesses, like cancer and HIV, say the strict Medicaid work rules that the Trump administration released this week are likely to put ongoing treatments in jeopardy. States must put the work requirements into effect by January 1. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/new-medicaid-work-rules-by-repubs">New Medicaid Work Rules by Repubs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Corporations that Paid No Income Tax</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/corporations-that-paid-no-income-tax</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Is it becoming more common? It appears that way. It is said ~ 36 million Americans (11% of the U.S. population) live below the official poverty line. The exact poverty threshold does vary by household size. The poverty line is roughly $16,000 for a single person and $32,000 for a family of four. The numbers [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Trump’s Iran MOU bamboozle</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/trumps-iran-mou-bamboozle</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For all his boasting about winning and a deal with Iran, all Trump has is a memorandum of understanding. It apparently includes a 60-day period when Iran won’t collect tolls in the strait, a cessation of attacks by the US and some inchoate future discussion on buried uranium. And the CIA director has cast public [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Denying Healthcare to Citizens</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/denying-healthcare-to-citizens</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Denying Healthcare to citizens of th United States is not unusual for Republicans. It is a common threat. It is not a gift to citizens. It is a right to have healthcare in the United States for every citizen. On this topic? Besides myself, Charles, Maggie and many of us had the same topics. One [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>If the Iran deal is so great, why not release it?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Kramer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Presumably the deal is embarrassing to either Iran or the Trump administration (or possibly to both parties).  My guess is the embarrassment is on Trump.  He gets nothing except the end of the global oil shortage he caused.  The Iranians will get a large financial benefit in one form or another – a benefit that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/if-the-iran-deal-is-so-great-why-not-release-it">If the Iran deal is so great, why not release it?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Goods production sector of the economy remained in expansion in May</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat Late last year I noticed that the regional Fed manufacturing indicators were improving &#8211; despite the “Liberation Day” tariffs and the general chaos coming out of Washington. It appeared that manufacturers had found a modus vivendi and had adapted to the new environment. That subsequently showed up in a number of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/goods-production-sector-of-the-economy-remained-in-expansion-in-may">Goods production sector of the economy remained in expansion in May</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Downturn in Gold Pricing could last until end of the year</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/downturn-in-gold-pricing-could-last-until-end-of-the-year</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When in Thailand, I most certainly did not pay that much for several ounces of 22k gold there. From the looks of it things have changed. But then that was a few years back. Read on as this will be a part of the economy . Gold dips amid renewed Mideast conflict Bangkok Post 12 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/downturn-in-gold-pricing-could-last-until-end-of-the-year">Downturn in Gold Pricing could last until end of the year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Automotive Manufacturing Investments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>People wonder if the big three will stay in the United States. They will be around for another ten years doing the assembly part and buying components and assemblies (wire harnesses, etc.) from overseas. And yes there is cost to doing it this way. Once on the dock, they own it. Six weeks on the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/automotive-manufacturing-investments">Automotive Manufacturing Investments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Where’s the beef?</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/wheres-the-beef-3</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I rarely eat beef. Maybe once or twice a year. The closest thing I eat to beef is bison, and even that only a pound or two a year. I long ago switched to chicken, turkey and fish for animal protein. Beef prices are skyrocketing. “Retail beef prices are hovering near a record high. Last [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/wheres-the-beef-3">Where’s the beef?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>An Angry Constituency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I cut Jared Bernstein&#8217;s Commentary &#8220;Why Are People So Damn Mad?&#8221; short because I wanted to get to the reasoning why people are mad and why they own it too. It used to be the modus operandi working hard will gain you the fruits of getting ahead, going to college will more likely than not [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/an-angry-constituency">An Angry Constituency</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Eliminating the USMCA with Mexico and Canada</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/eliminating-the-usmca-with-mexico-and-canada</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I worked between Mexico and the US for an automotive company that made wire harness and other components for automotive companies. The assemblies would be done in one plant and then shuffled off to another plant in Mexico and then cross over into the United States for final production, packaging, and shipment to one of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/eliminating-the-usmca-with-mexico-and-canada">Eliminating the USMCA with Mexico and Canada</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Some of New Deal Democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators for June 8 &#8211; 12</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/some-of-new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-june-8-12</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. &#8220;Consumers Back Off &#8211; Slightly&#8221; There was little change this week, but restaurant reservations &#8211; the first expense I would expect stretched consumers to cut back on &#8211; did slacken a little bit. And withholding tax payments over the past four weeks barely [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/some-of-new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-june-8-12">Some of New Deal Democrat&#8217;s Weekly Indicators for June 8 &#8211; 12</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Checking up on Trump’s chosen people</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/checking-up-on-trumps-chosen-people</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“So far, 206 Afrikaners have resettled in Ohio, a state that has struggled with population decline for decades. The Trump administration recently announced it plans to increase by 10,000 the number of refugee resettlement places for South Africans this year. “But since arriving in the US, Afrikaners – largely the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of Dutch settlers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/checking-up-on-trumps-chosen-people">Checking up on Trump’s chosen people</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Status of the Global Oil Issues caused by a US President</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Report on Oil coming out of the middle east as Trump and Iran try to find common ground. This is way out of the ordinary and pretty much did not have to occur except for an oversized ego in the western hemisphere trying to make his mark globally. I am sure people will remember this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/status-of-the-global-oil-issues-caused-by-a-us-president">Status of the Global Oil Issues caused by a US President</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>The entire US economy is downstream of the AI buildout dam, and that dam is almost certain to fail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat I’ve been ambivalent about whether the mania for AI is a Boom or a Bubble. That’s because whether its use is transformative or, like Steve Jobs’ claims that the Segway would revolutionize transportation, not so much.&#160; But what has become increasingly clear is that virtually the entire economy has been [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Birth Rate and Labor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Its Saturday and I am on the run. So, I am being brief. Another Dean Baker piece. This time on Immigrants. The one thing I keep saying over and over again is about our replacement rate. This is not like after WWII when men came home from WWII. got married, and population increased dramatically. The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/birth-rate-and-labor">Birth Rate and Labor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Michigan Candidate&#8217;s Agenda to Root Out Corruption in Washington</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Talking Election Politics Hers . . . It has been five years since we lived in Michigan. Mallory took office in 2019 as a State Senator. She appeared competent and I did support her running for office. Apparently, she has done well enough and is popular enough to run as a Federal Senator. Her opponent&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mike Johnson touches the third rail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>You may have seen that Speaker Mike Johnson wants Social Security to be “fixed” after the midterms. The fact that he wants to wait until after the midterms tells you everything you need to know. He’s using “fixed” in the sense of what you do to your dog if you don’t want puppies. Republicans know [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/mike-johnson-touches-the-third-rail">Mike Johnson touches the third rail</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Decreased Factory Utilization and Increasing Capacity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Factory construction has trended downward due to economic uncertainty, throughput improvements, material costs increasing, and increasing interest rates. Companies are not willing to risk investment at this time without a sound future forecast to utilize additional factory production. The surge in 2024 was driven by policies such as the CHIPS Act. Demand cooled as companies [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/decreased-factory-and-increasing-caoacity-construction">Decreased Factory Utilization and Increasing Capacity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>Producer prices suggest 5%+ YoY CPI, and very soon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat I just wanted to drop a brief note about this morning’s PPI report. In May headline producer prices rose 1.1% for the month (the second such increase in a row), and on a YoY basis increased 6.5%. Final demand goods prices are up 9.1% YoY, and final demand services up 4.9%: [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>More evidence for the return of post-pandemic seasonality in jobless claims</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/more-evidence-for-the-return-of-post-pandemic-seasonality-in-jobless-claims</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NewDealdemocrat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#8211;&#160;by New Deal democrat Last week I wrote that “we’re coming up on the one year anniversary of that change of regime, so it will be interesting to see if the negative YoY comparisons continue, or if they fade away. This week’s numbers are noteworthy in that regard, because they suggest that &#8211; maybe &#8211; [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Hospital Pricing Rising Faster for Private Insurance?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Haskell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Private healthcare insurance polices and pricing is more varied than Medicare. No surprise there. The only thing you may deal with in having Medicare is Supplemental. The ACA should be similar to Medicare pricing. ACA Marketplace plans and Medicare differ significantly in costs and pricing (Supplemental). Too much freedom or leeway was given to the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>“What will the politicians do to hold healthcare corporations accountable for high costs?”</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/what-will-the-politicians-do-to-hold-healthcare-corporations-accountable-for-high-costs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Commentary by Andrew Sprung at his site: xpostfactoid. Besides the other factors, I will point out, Hospital Prices Have Risen Much Faster for Private Insurance Than Medicare Since 2019 per a KFF report in May of this year. The increases &#8220;represent approximately one third of total health care spending and accounted for 40% of spending growth from 2022 to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Whatever we’re paying him, it’s too much</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/whatever-were-paying-him-its-too-much</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Eissenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The NYT published an article reporting that RFK Jr has abandoned most of his responsibilities: “Mr. Kennedy has shown little interest in managing the details of work in his department, according to multiple colleagues,” Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote in the article. “Instead, they say, he is single-mindedly focused on his top priorities, including food recommendations [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/whatever-were-paying-him-its-too-much">Whatever we’re paying him, it’s too much</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>May CPI is “less bad,” but bad enough to edge consumers closer to recessionary income levels</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; by New Deal democrat Just as forecast by the Cleveland Fed, the ﻿CPI in May increased 0.5% &#8211; less than the increases in March and April, but still too high. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, increased only 0.2%. The YoY% gains both also increased, to 4.2% and 2.8% respectively. to increase to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Where Assets (and “Money”) Come From&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/where-assets-and-money-come-from</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Roth&#160;—&#160;Wealth Economics When you look at the left side of an entity’s balance sheet or its brokerage account statement, you see a list of things that the entity owns, with an estimate of what those assets are worth. The estimates are generally at current market value&#160;— what somebody would pay for those assets at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/where-assets-and-money-come-from">&#8220;Where Assets (and “Money”) Come From&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Missing AI Conversation</title>
		<link>https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/the-missing-ai-conversation</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angry Bear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>J.P. McJefferson Thoughts J.P. McJefferson Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most discussed technologies of our time. Governments around the world are debating regulations. Legislatures are holding hearings. Experts are proposing safeguards. Companies are publishing ethical principles. Yet amid all this activity, one critical issue receives surprisingly little public attention: AI is a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://angrybearblog.com/2026/06/the-missing-ai-conversation">The Missing AI Conversation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://angrybearblog.com">Angry Bear</a>.</p>
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