by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 21, 2020 | • Politics, Bernie Sanders
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 20, 2020 | • Politics, Donald Trump
“Trump often boasts of donating his White House pay, but taxpayers are shelling out much larger sums for his hobby. Trump’s golf hobby has now cost Americans an estimated $115 million in travel and security expenses ― the equivalent of 287 years of the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 20, 2020 | • Politics, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, The 2020 Presidential Race
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2020 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Science
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 18, 2020 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
It is becoming conventional wisdom that US President Donald Trump will be tough to beat in November, because, whatever reservations about him voters may have, he has been good for the American economy. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Truth About the Trump...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 16, 2020 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
The 2nd paragraph here is just amazing when you think about it… [the emphasis is mine. “It is aggregate demand that drives the economy. Payments made on a rise in interest rates on credit card balances from 19% to a 29% penalty rate reduce consumers’...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 14, 2020 | • Politics, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Climate Change & Global Warming, Donald Trump, Economics & The Economy, Jobs
The Facts on the ‘Green New Deal’ The text of the legislation, which is a nonbinding resolution , lays out a broad vision for how the country might tackle climate change over the next decade, while creating high-paying jobs and protecting vulnerable...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 12, 2020 | • Politics, Elizabeth Warren, The 2020 Presidential Race
What an Elizabeth Warren Presidency Would Look Like While the wealth tax is popular with voters, it’s unclear whether Democrats will command a big enough majority in Congress to pass it, or if centrist Democrats would support it. But legislation won’t be...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 12, 2020 | • Politics, Bernie Sanders, The 2020 Presidential Race
What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Look Like It’s clear that a radical president can shift a party’s center of gravity: Republican public opinion- on immigration, Russia, the FBI -has rapidly moved to align with Trump’s views, and Republican...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 11, 2020 | Economics & The Economy, Engineering, Income Inequality, Jobs, Technology
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 8, 2020 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its Employment Situation report (better known as the “jobs report”) to outline latest state of the nation’s economy. And with it, of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 8, 2020 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Military
Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows President Donald Trump received a loud ovation when he participated in the coin toss ahead of Saturday’s Army-Navy football rivalry game in Philadelphia. But troops’...
