Covid, Covid, Covid. Variant, variant, variant. Trust me, I’m the government’s highest paid employee, and “I represent science.” Show your papers, wear a mask, take a shot or lose your job. And the beat goes on for an infection where 99.95 percent of infected persons under age 70 years recover. It’s becoming clear that Covid-19 […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/constitution-720-we-750x440-1.jpg440750Marilyn M. Singletonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMarilyn M. Singleton2021-12-19 04:05:532021-12-15 11:23:41A Constitutional Cure for Covid-19
The tentacles of federal power over the states, localities and private institutions have been reaching further and further. Consider, for example, a case involving a small Christian school, the College of the Ozarks. The college adheres to a strict biblical code of morality and among its requirements is that men and women live in separate […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/kraken-800x508-1.jpg508800George Leefhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngGeorge Leef2021-12-18 04:10:572021-12-15 12:49:24How Do the Feds Get Away with That?
The average person does not understand and could care less about Fed policy, Government budget deficits, and the National Debt. All he wants to know about “finance” is how much he earns and how much he has to spend to maintain his lifestyle. Be that as it may, these big picture items have a major […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/lost.jpg339509Ken Veithttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKen Veit2021-12-18 04:05:312021-12-17 19:31:44No Pain Free Way Out
It is now easier for Arizona drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licenses under a new order from Gov. Doug Ducey. Ducey and the Arizona Department of Transportation hope to “alleviate stress” on the transportation system and address the nationwide supply chain crisis, the news release said. “We are working to make sure commercial drivers and […]
Editors’ Note: This article was written in late November and notes inflation in the US hit a 30 year high. Last week, it was reported that inflation is at a 40 year high. That didn’t take very long, did it? History teaches us something important about inflation: it can spiral out of control just […]
Inflation for Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers (CPI-W) = 7.6%. Fed is still pouring fuel on the raging fire. Most reckless Fed ever. The broadest Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) spiked by 0.8% in November from October, and by 6.8% from a year ago, the highest since June 1982, according to data released by the Bureau of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/jerome_powell-1.jpg13662048Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2021-12-15 08:00:132024-04-24 06:52:07WOOSH, Shock-and-Awe Loss of Dollar Purchasing Power Hits Americans. Worst Inflation in 40 Years. Getting it Under Control Will Be a Bitch
“One of the biggest taxes is one that is not even called a tax–inflation. When the government spends money that it creates, it is transferring part of the value of your money to themselves.” Thomas Sowell “The cure for inflation is simple to state but hard to implement. Just as an excessive increase in the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/shrunk-shopping-cart.jpg339509Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2021-12-14 09:50:442021-12-14 09:51:35Inflation: A Catastrophe Designed by Our Leaders
Global elites regularly decry the supposedly “existential” threat purported human-caused climate change poses to the environment, civilization, and even human survival. These elites propose policies intended to avert global climate disaster, almost all of them involving ending the use of fossil fuels and fundamentally changing how people live, forcing us to live in high-density urban […]
As we stagger toward the endgame of the Covid-19 pandemic, several “bigger picture” lessons come to mind thinking ahead to the next pandemic. First, the most draconian policy responses resulted from the failure of the state and national governments to prepare for a pandemic that had been predicted for decades prior to 2020. Secondly, the extraordinary power […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/avoid-800x508-1.jpg508800James R. Rogershttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJames R. Rogers2021-12-11 08:00:032021-12-09 10:37:59The Virus Next Time
Watch out for the costs of housing, medical care, and gasoline. Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation – the Cost of Living Adjustments or COLAs – based on the “Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers” (CPI-W), released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By this measure, inflation was 6.9% in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/social-security.jpg339509Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2021-12-10 10:22:322021-12-10 10:22:32Social Security COLA Calculations May Get Changed to CPI-E as Part of the Reform Bill. What Does it Mean for Retirees?
A Constitutional Cure for Covid-19
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Marilyn M. SingletonCovid, Covid, Covid. Variant, variant, variant. Trust me, I’m the government’s highest paid employee, and “I represent science.” Show your papers, wear a mask, take a shot or lose your job. And the beat goes on for an infection where 99.95 percent of infected persons under age 70 years recover. It’s becoming clear that Covid-19 […]
How Do the Feds Get Away with That?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by George LeefThe tentacles of federal power over the states, localities and private institutions have been reaching further and further. Consider, for example, a case involving a small Christian school, the College of the Ozarks. The college adheres to a strict biblical code of morality and among its requirements is that men and women live in separate […]
No Pain Free Way Out
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Ken VeitThe average person does not understand and could care less about Fed policy, Government budget deficits, and the National Debt. All he wants to know about “finance” is how much he earns and how much he has to spend to maintain his lifestyle. Be that as it may, these big picture items have a major […]
Ducey Eases Commercial Driver’s License Requirements
/in Arizona News, Economy, Politics/by Elizabeth TroutmanIt is now easier for Arizona drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licenses under a new order from Gov. Doug Ducey. Ducey and the Arizona Department of Transportation hope to “alleviate stress” on the transportation system and address the nationwide supply chain crisis, the news release said. “We are working to make sure commercial drivers and […]
The Scariest Inflation Chart You’ve Ever Seen
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreEditors’ Note: This article was written in late November and notes inflation in the US hit a 30 year high. Last week, it was reported that inflation is at a 40 year high. That didn’t take very long, did it? History teaches us something important about inflation: it can spiral out of control just […]
WOOSH, Shock-and-Awe Loss of Dollar Purchasing Power Hits Americans. Worst Inflation in 40 Years. Getting it Under Control Will Be a Bitch
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Wolf RichterInflation for Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers (CPI-W) = 7.6%. Fed is still pouring fuel on the raging fire. Most reckless Fed ever. The broadest Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) spiked by 0.8% in November from October, and by 6.8% from a year ago, the highest since June 1982, according to data released by the Bureau of […]
Inflation: A Catastrophe Designed by Our Leaders
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland Nobel“One of the biggest taxes is one that is not even called a tax–inflation. When the government spends money that it creates, it is transferring part of the value of your money to themselves.” Thomas Sowell “The cure for inflation is simple to state but hard to implement. Just as an excessive increase in the […]
Hypocrisy, Not Climate Concern, Dominated COP-26
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics/by H. Sterling BurnettGlobal elites regularly decry the supposedly “existential” threat purported human-caused climate change poses to the environment, civilization, and even human survival. These elites propose policies intended to avert global climate disaster, almost all of them involving ending the use of fossil fuels and fundamentally changing how people live, forcing us to live in high-density urban […]
The Virus Next Time
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by James R. RogersAs we stagger toward the endgame of the Covid-19 pandemic, several “bigger picture” lessons come to mind thinking ahead to the next pandemic. First, the most draconian policy responses resulted from the failure of the state and national governments to prepare for a pandemic that had been predicted for decades prior to 2020. Secondly, the extraordinary power […]
Social Security COLA Calculations May Get Changed to CPI-E as Part of the Reform Bill. What Does it Mean for Retirees?
/in Economy/by Wolf RichterWatch out for the costs of housing, medical care, and gasoline. Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation – the Cost of Living Adjustments or COLAs – based on the “Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers” (CPI-W), released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By this measure, inflation was 6.9% in […]