Collecting My Thoughts

I heard at the "All In" Podcast (193) that the media have given Harris 84% positive coverage and Trump 89% negative coverage. No b...

It must have hurt to have to say good things about the Trump economy or the nation in general in this Pew (left of center) Report, which cam...

Another way for poverty pimps to earn a living--put on workshops for churches, non-profits, and academe. OSU is promoting yet another one. P...

“Europeans, then, having learned that socialism does not work, are trying to narrow our gap with the United States with various reforms—just...

"America’s middle class is disappearing but it’s because they are moving into higher income groups not moving into lower income groups....

It's not exactly fake news, but it's misleading--the story you hear that the middle class is shrinking and so many more people are u...

"The American middle class has been doing just fine. In 1967, 33.7 percent of all American households earned between $50,000 and $100,0...

Government statistics drive me crazy. USDA and Federal Reserve (yes, I know the Fed isn't government) don't always line up. The inf...

This winter/spring in treatment for shingles (face and eye) I've had a lot of medical appointments. Some days it was my only time out o...

Do Trump supporters disrupt Hillary's speeches? I watched on TV some protests at a Detroit church. Apparently it went well. The media r...

There is no definition of middle class by the U.S. government.  There are approximately 117 million households in America, 36% of households...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xq_iCMgP2Q It will take about an hour to watch this lecture by Annette Lareau as she follows up her ori...

“Measured in 2013 dollars, after-tax median income rose briskly from $46,998 in 1983 to $70,393 in 2008 but remained below that 2008 peak in...

Don't be fooled by sob stories about minimum wage.  It's a tiny percentage of American workers—4.3% of hourly wage earners and 2.9...

Just heard a Social Security defender on Fox News say that for every $1 in benefits, Social Security payments generate $2 in the economy. Wh...

Don't be fooled as we roll off the fiscal cliff. It's not about the wealth of the top 1 or 2 percent. The federal tax system is ...

Everyone agrees--Michelle Obama gave a flawless presentation. I've only seen a few clips, but I'd judge her a better speaker than h...

"Mr. [John] Cassidy is more honest than the politicians whose dishonesty he supports. "The U.S. government is making a costly and ...

Never believe a promise that they'll only tax the other guy That's class warfare. Class envy. Obama can't reduce taxes for 95% o...

The high cost of living or the cost of living high? The middle class isn't disappearing; it isn't endangered. We've been sold ...