Social security, two data points, link here:
- it's a given that the COLA for 2022 will be the biggest in decades; but,
- lobbyists say that won't be enough, and want those on social security to get an additional $1,400 stimulus check
- oh, there's a third data point:
- 2022 is an election year and the head of the Democrat Party is not polling well right now
- this is not rocket science
Stimulus money:
- billions in stimulus money but nothing to show for all that government spending
- across the board, analysts forecast upwards of 500,000 newly employed;
- in fact, less than 200,000 newly employed; link here;
- like the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden celebrated the jobs figures for September, 2021, released today; thought the unemployment rate was remarkable;
- unemployment dropped from 5.1% to 4.8% but that was mostly because women are dropping out of the work force at alarming numbers -- "dropping out of the work force" -- simply no longer looking for work
Russia: doubts persist that Russia has the natural gas capacity to "save" the EU this winter.
Tesla: raises prices of the Model 3 and the Model Y; the Cybertruck is now Elon Musk's least expensive EV.
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A Musical Interlude
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