Government: Transfer of funds between states and the Federal government
Pundits often point to states that send money to the Federal government versus those that receive money from the Federal government. But the data does not mean what they think…
Media: How surveys amplify doomerism
Media amplifies bad news and doomerism; surveys and polls regurgitate and amplify bad news, which is often exaggerated.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Social media
Never trust experts
The Baby Boom generation had an average of 1.9 to 2.1 children per family, not 3.2 as this CEO and economic advisor claims.
AI: Worked well for debugging a pellet stove problem
When our wood pellet stove stopped working, we used AI-assisted search to quickly identify the problem and solution. Fixed the stove ourselves.
Expert predictions of the future worse than random guesses
Tests have been run in the past that found expert predictions of the future - even in the not distant future - are highly inaccurate.
Policy: Federal tax rates have gone down for most lower earners
The bottom 80% have seen their tax rates drop over the past decades while the top 20% have gone up.
Demographics: Labor shortage to be addressed through increased immigration
Several dozen countries have said they will address their low birth rate driven labor shortages by importing "skilled workers" from abroad. The US too.