Category Archives: Economy

Ernst Is Another Investment For The Kochs

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

When I hear political ads or political pundits say things like Joni Ernst is a merely a front for the Kochs or that she is being bankrolled by the Kochs I know what is meant. But I just got to … Continue reading →

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Poverty, Health, Food Issues For Iowans

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Every time I see a big positive TV ad for Terry Branstad, my first thought is – “What is it that we are not being told?” While he brags on employment under his administration, most observers understand that Iowa has … Continue reading →

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Krugman: Medicare Spending Is Down!

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Major news that barely registered a tinkle in what passes for news media last week. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised since it was a holiday weekend and when the administration has good news it seldom makes the front section, … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Bolkcom, Courtney And Hogg

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Three Iowa Democratic senators will attempt to keep food and transportation expenses to a week to $77, approximately the amount that those living on minimum wage in Iowa has in their budgets for those items. While it can never be … Continue reading →

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Weekend Hash – Where Was Rand Paul?

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Rand Paul ran away from more than the fierce and scary Dreamer(not) in Storm Lake. Mr. Paul also took a pass from Bob Vander Plaats’ hate fest in Ames last weekend. Well, by golly, if you don’t hate the right … Continue reading →

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Meeting Monica Vernon – Wow

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Dave Bradley

At the meeting in Muscatine where we met Jack Hatch, Mr. Hatch said that he was really torn the night Monica Vernon lost her primary race for first district representative. While Mrs. Vernon lost, it did leave her available to … Continue reading →

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Hemp Fibers ‘Better Than Graphene’

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I read this article concerning a new potentially breakthrough use for hemp with interest Wednesday. When I read this I hearkened back to an article I had read on a building material called hempcrete. This is a light weight material … Continue reading →

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IPP: Minimum Wage And Business Taxes

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Once again, our friends at Iowa Policy Project come to controversies with those nasty little things called facts. Not sure if they meant for this to happen, but they published two guest opinions in local papers that took a couple … Continue reading →

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Buying Furniture, The Economy And The ACA

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dave Bradley

We moved in the last bit of new furniture that we have been buying over the course of six months. This replaced some very, very old and ratty furniture that we had so desperately wanted to get rid of for … Continue reading →

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Iowa Job Growth — Steadily Slow

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The Iowa Policy Project today (July 18) released the following statement by Executive Director Mike Owen about the latest numbers: “Stability in Iowa’s job market received a boost in June from public-sector jobs. Despite a 4,300-job increase in government jobs, … Continue reading →

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