Billion with a B

Wednesday somebody in Florida won the powerball jackpot worth — what was it? — $1.5 billion? I stopped counting at a billion. But this morning I was meandering through this blog fixing broken stuff (so much broken stuff) and I came across a post from 2016 where I asked folks what they’d do with the … Continue reading Billion with a B

Opportunism

Just when you thought the economy couldn’t get any worse. So does this mean that next year or the year after the students who got loan forgiveness will have to pay even more to cover all the new facilities at their schools? Tuition goes up every year anyway. Now it can go up $10,000 more. Continue reading Opportunism

Forgiveness

President Biden’s forgiveness of student loans — or of at least $10,000 — sure has put a damper on my enthusiasm over his deceptively named Inflation Reduction Act. I was thrilled about a cap on out-of-pocket Medicare prescription expenses and billions being dedicated to fighting global warming and saving our environment. I was also pleased … Continue reading Forgiveness