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The “Boomers” versus “Gen Z” today

2025 December 13

Many media and social media pundits think the "baby boom" past was idyllic. Here's a reality-based comparison of then versus today.

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Economy: Inflation is the worst ever! Or maybe not?

2025 December 11

Inflation is bad but it's been worse, much worse.

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Economy: Historical unemployment rate 1950 to 2025

2025 December 10

Much social media angst over a 4.4% unemployment rate. But consider the history of unemployment ...

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Economy: Finance “X” is cuckoo

2025 December 10

X posts say the true poverty level is $140k/year and that earning less than $200k/ year is not living comfortably....

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Economy: Why are people increasing spending faster than inflation?

2025 December 9

The news media says the economy is horrible. But people are increasing their spending faster than the rate of inflation.

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AI, Economy: How many jobs lost due to AI?

2025 December 6

So far, surprisingly few.

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Economy: Home ownership near all time highs

2025 December 6

Contrary to media doomers, owner occupied housing is near historical highs.

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Update: 60-70% of consumers are “paycheck-to-paycheck” every year

2025 December 3

In 2025, per Fortune, 40% of those earning $500,000 or more per year are living paycheck-to-paycheck which points to a spending problem as we have supersized or upscaled our lifestyles.

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Demographics: Median ages of home buyers

2025 December 1

Media meme that median age of today's first-time home buyer is 40 but was 29 in the 80s. But median age of US population was 29 in the 80s and…

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Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Demographics, housing: What happened to mobile home parks?

2026 January 9

Public Health/Nutrition

Public health: Influenza may have already peaked

2026 January 9

Health-Healthcare

Health: More than 1/2 of heart attack patients missed by screening guidelines

2026 January 8

Drones/Quads/RC

Drones: Pilot Institute survey finds FCC ban on drones will devastate US drone industry

2026 January 7