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Economy: Should billionaires be forced to give away all wealth to the government?

2025 December 30

Bill Gates has donated over $200 billion to charitable causes, WHO, foundations, research, drug discovery, education and more.

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Generations: Gen Z spends hundreds per month on “treats”

2025 December 30

Many lack understanding of money or personal finance. Wealth is created by earning, saving and investing - not by spending.

Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Economy: What % of Gen Z vs Boomers lived at home at similar ages?

2025 December 28

While more Gen Z "live at home" vs Boomers, half of the increase is because about 3x more Gen Z go to college than did the Boomer generation.

Automation Business Demographics Economy Efficiency

Economy: How efficiency reduced railroad crew sizes

2025 December 26

As automation and improved systems were deployed, railroad crews went from about 12-16 per train in the 1950s, to just 1 or 2 crew members in 2025.

Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Economy: Unemployment rate for native born Americans

2025 December 24

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues Personal finance

Pensions versus self-funded retirement

2025 December 24

In the 1980s, 70% of retirees had a pension. Today it is less than 20%. In the '70s, Congress created IRA and 401(k) accounts to encourage self funded retirement savings.

Economy Policy/Government

Economy, Government: Federal employment since 1990

2025 December 18

The news has buried the change in Federal employment over time. Clinton significantly reduced head count, Bush and Biden significantly increased headcount.

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Average number of vehicles per household 1970 vs 2025

2025 December 18

We went from 1.16 vehicles per household in 1970 to 1.88 in 2025. The % with 1 vehicle went down, and the % with 2 or more went up.

Demographics Doomerism Economy

Per capita food spending in the U.S.

2025 December 15

Americans spend more money going out to eat and having food delivered to their homes.

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Economy: Average home size by age

2025 December 14

Surprisingly, most people age 65+ are already living in smaller homes.

Business Demographics Doomerism Economy Education Emerging Technology Energy Gen Z/Generational issues Geopolitics

The “Boomers” versus “Gen Z” today: the 60s/70s vs 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.

Economy Nation of Idiots Personal finance Policy/Government Stupidity

Economics: Economic illiteracy from our elite

2025 December 11

Lindsay Owens, Ph.D. has been an economic policy advisor to Sen. Warren. Yet she does not understand the most basic of microeconomics. Truly embarrassing.

Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Economy: Home prices now falling

2025 December 11

Amazing how markets work. But leaving it to the media - this is now bad news!

Doomerism Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

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

2025 December 11

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

Demographics Doomerism Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

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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Public Health/Nutrition Science

Economy: Should billionaires be forced to give away all wealth to the government?

Generations: Gen Z spends hundreds per month on “treats”

Economy: What % of Gen Z vs Boomers lived at home at similar ages?

Economy: How efficiency reduced railroad crew sizes

Economy: Unemployment rate for native born Americans

Pensions versus self-funded retirement

Economy, Government: Federal employment since 1990

Average number of vehicles per household 1970 vs 2025

Per capita food spending in the U.S.

Economy: Average home size by age

The “Boomers” versus “Gen Z” today: the 60s/70s vs today

Economics: Economic illiteracy from our elite

Economy: Home prices now falling

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

Economy: Historical unemployment rate 1950 to 2025

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