We’ve all seen the many covert ways that merchants employ to take advantage of their customers. The other day, I was talking to the recently retired VP Marketing at the roast beef sandwich chain Arby’s, and I asked him if …
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Understanding Tariffs
Here’s a short video in which “The Great Communicator” (Ronald Reagan) spoke to America about tariffs and the threats they represent to America. Worth 60 seconds of your life? I think so.
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Re: Trumpism — Is There an Epiphany in Our Future?
I know a lot of folks are wondering how far the Republicans are going to move to the right before a significant number of Trump supporters have simply seen enough and call for a return of some sort of sanity. …
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Oil and Gas Investment Seems Attractive, But Is it Credible?
I ran across a solicitation for investors to join a certain company that is promising a return of 1.19% daily, or (1.0119)^365 per year, = 7503% = 75.03 times your investment. $20K becomes more than $1.5 million a year later. …
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Why So Little Travel Here in the Good Ol’ USA?
My wife returned to California from the East Coast yesterday and remarked that the plane was about half full; she and many other passengers had whole rows to themselves. This, of course, is precisely what the transportation sector hates most: …
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Russia Investing in World-Class Highspeed Rail?
This sounds a bit improbable, doesn’t it? Russia’s GDP is 1/13th the size of ours. It’s less than our state of Texas. Their GDP per capita ($14K) ranks #68 in the world. The country consists of 144 million poor people …
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Let’s Play “Musical Tariffs”
The other problem is uncertainty. The fact that the tariffs change every few minutes makes it impossible for American business owners whose enterprises depend on stability to make meaningful decisions, landing them in a quagmire, one built on stupidity and …
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Trump Derangement Syndrome Is All Too Real
Jesse Holguin offers this video and writes: Trump derangement syndrome is real. Liberals are the enemy within. They’d rather America lose than Trump to (sic) win. I know exactly what you’re saying, Jesse. America is winning huge. I just paid …
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Price of Eggs
Trump also says eggs are $2/dozen. Not exactly. Pic below taken at my local grocery store, May 7, 2025.
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Coke and Pepsi: Despicable
The last time I had a cola was in the late 1960s, and I actually could tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi; I preferred the latter, because it tasted cleaner, with less sugary syrup. The point to be made …
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