Category Archives: Economy

LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution.  Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading →

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One More Thought On The Debt Ceiling

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Few have the credibility that Professor Robert Reich has on the economy (3 minutes): We need to add some thoughts about what has gotten us into this media frenzied Republican exploited so called “debt crisis.” No matter how anyone looks … Continue reading →

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Now We Are What They Said We Were

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(3 minutes) Those of us who have lived in Iowa all or most of their lives know that Iowa has been the butt of many comments on how the state is backward, the populous dumb and way out of step … Continue reading →

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A Graph Can Speak Volumes

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Dave Bradley

US federal deficit by president. Makes it clear which is the party of fiscal responsibility. And it ain’t the radical Republican right. pic.twitter.com/sHGMQ4E109 — Michael Okuda (@MikeOkuda) October 23, 2022 That trend line is more than self explanatory. Were we … Continue reading →

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Are The Walls Closing In?

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Somehow you can just feel it. I don’t want to get too optimistic, but as we see the extreme radical right continuing to overstep the bounds of democracy we are also seeing a backlash especially among the young folks who … Continue reading →

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Poverty By America

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Matthew Desmond interviewed on a Barnes and Noble video (55 minutes): Matthew Desmond has been making the interview rounds the past couple weeks as his new book “Poverty By America” debuts. While I have not had a chance to read … Continue reading →

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David Cay Johnston On Bitcoin And Bank Failures

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Bradley

David Cay Johnston on SVB failure and bitcoin (24 minutes)  One of the people who really cuts through the BS in the economic field. In an article at his DC Report, Johnston takes a critical view of “magic money”: The collapse … Continue reading →

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Biden Puts Up Great Accomplishments; Americans Can’t See It

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(2 minutes) It is simply amazing how easily the American people can be manipulated into voting against their own interests. In two years President Biden has led an administration that has put policies in place that have dramatically slowed a … Continue reading →

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Major Storm Coming?

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is a kind of stream of consciousness that has been floating in my mind all morning. Feels like the only way I can get rid of it is to put it down on paper. It is finally looking like … Continue reading →

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Will Republicans Accept Their Losses This Fall?

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Just doing a little musing. We still have a former president and I hope future inmate running around all over the country trying to get his picks elected to congress. In elections, his main claim is that elections are rigged. … Continue reading →

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