Daily Economy
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Why Did They Close the Schools?
“On March 12, 2020, a banshee-like cry went out to an email list of public health professionals and government officials who were then in a state of mental meltdown. Pull the trigger now, screamed the memo. Close the schools.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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A Second Wave at Your Doorstep?
“On a single-city basis, we will, I suspect, have great difficulty finding distinct multiple peaks, for any city on the entire planet.” ~ Daniel Klein
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Massachusetts’ Phased Reopenings Harm Businesses, Help Nobody
“Governor Baker’s plan is understandable politics but unforgivable policy.” ~ Max Gulker
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America Rediscovers Empathy
“Perhaps we somehow had to go through this time to experience the kind of world in which we do not want to live – closed, cold, cruel – and to remember what we do want for ourselves and country: to be good people who care for others and show it in the warm sunlight of…
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An Open Letter to the Charleston Protestors
“Your cause is just and we hope we can work together in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Will Social Security Go Bankrupt?
“Where are we now? Is Social Security going bankrupt? Not literally, since bankruptcy law does not apply to government agencies or programs. But it is unquestionably true that Social Security is headed for a fiscal calamity.” ~ Warren Gibson
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Unemployment Drop Due to Fewer States with Lockdowns
“The drop in unemployment is almost entirely due to drops in states with lockdowns that have indefinite end dates and states that were partially or fully open as of May 16, 2020, with a bit of the drop coming from states that never had formal lockdown orders.” ~ Abigail Devereaux
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Labor Market Rebounds as Private Payrolls Jump by 3 Million, Unemployment Rate Drops
More than 3 million private U.S. jobs were recovered in May, providing hope that the economy may already be bottoming, setting the stage for growth in the near future.
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Why Does the New York Times Deny the Obvious?
“It was not the pandemic that blew up our lives, commercial networks, and health systems. It was the response to the virus that did that. The Times needs to learn that it cannot construct a fake version of reality just to avoid responsibility for what they’ve done. Are we really supposed to believe what they…
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Three Unsung Heroes of the Coronavirus Crisis
“Lesser mentioned, but integral to the attempts to wrestle life back to some version of the status quo are numerous groups of professionals and workers whose unseen efforts would be both immediately noticed and sorely missed if absent. Thank you to the three mentioned here and to the many of those who are not.”~Peter C.…
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Why Did They Close the Schools?
“On March 12, 2020, a banshee-like cry went out to an email list of public health professionals and government officials who were then in a state of mental meltdown. Pull the trigger now, screamed the memo. Close the schools.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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A Second Wave at Your Doorstep?
“On a single-city basis, we will, I suspect, have great difficulty finding distinct multiple peaks, for any city on the entire planet.” ~ Daniel Klein
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Massachusetts’ Phased Reopenings Harm Businesses, Help Nobody
“Governor Baker’s plan is understandable politics but unforgivable policy.” ~ Max Gulker
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America Rediscovers Empathy
“Perhaps we somehow had to go through this time to experience the kind of world in which we do not want to live – closed, cold, cruel – and to remember what we do want for ourselves and country: to be good people who care for others and show it in the warm sunlight of…
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An Open Letter to the Charleston Protestors
“Your cause is just and we hope we can work together in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Will Social Security Go Bankrupt?
“Where are we now? Is Social Security going bankrupt? Not literally, since bankruptcy law does not apply to government agencies or programs. But it is unquestionably true that Social Security is headed for a fiscal calamity.” ~ Warren Gibson
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Unemployment Drop Due to Fewer States with Lockdowns
“The drop in unemployment is almost entirely due to drops in states with lockdowns that have indefinite end dates and states that were partially or fully open as of May 16, 2020, with a bit of the drop coming from states that never had formal lockdown orders.” ~ Abigail Devereaux
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Labor Market Rebounds as Private Payrolls Jump by 3 Million, Unemployment Rate Drops
More than 3 million private U.S. jobs were recovered in May, providing hope that the economy may already be bottoming, setting the stage for growth in the near future.
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Why Does the New York Times Deny the Obvious?
“It was not the pandemic that blew up our lives, commercial networks, and health systems. It was the response to the virus that did that. The Times needs to learn that it cannot construct a fake version of reality just to avoid responsibility for what they’ve done. Are we really supposed to believe what they…
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Three Unsung Heroes of the Coronavirus Crisis
“Lesser mentioned, but integral to the attempts to wrestle life back to some version of the status quo are numerous groups of professionals and workers whose unseen efforts would be both immediately noticed and sorely missed if absent. Thank you to the three mentioned here and to the many of those who are not.”~Peter C.…