Tag Archives: Elon Musk

Why Kill Social Security?

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Let’s say social security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother who’s 94, she wouldn’t call and complain. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the … Continue reading →

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What Happened to the Budget?

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The House Republican budget passed today calls for massive cuts in health coverage, food assistance, and help paying for college, among some other areas, to pay for huge tax giveaways for wealthy households and businesses.” CBPP.org CBPP.org … Continue reading →

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What Is Burning?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Yet another tragic story of people being trapped inside a burning Tesla, this time in Toronto. Four dead; one rescued when a bystander smashed a window. Phil Koopman, cited by Paul Krugman in Substack Carscoops.com Paul Krugman … Continue reading →

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Why Weaken U.S. Economy?

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took the side of Russian president Vladimir Putin against Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, Martin Matishak of The Record, … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Slowing…Because?

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The U.S. government is currently under the control of a deeply ignorant, vengeful megalomaniac with zero impulse control. And it’s not just Elon Musk: Trump shares the same characteristics.” Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman AtlantaFed “The GDPNow model … Continue reading →

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Who Is Going to Mars?

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. You built a factory out there – good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads … Continue reading →

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Trump Chooses War Over Peace

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Our society has been peaceful and healthy for so long that for many people serious disaster has become inconceivable. Americans who parade around in amateur militia groups and brandish Nazi symbols do so partly because they are … Continue reading →

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Trump Is No Populist

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call An NBC News poll last April showed that Trump had a 26-point lead among voters who don’t follow political news. In contrast, voters who got their political news from newspapers, the most comprehensive form of daily news, … Continue reading →

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Coup Attempt by Donald Trump-Elon Musk

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

A couple dozen young men go from government office to government office, dressed in civilian clothes and armed only with zip drives. Using technical jargon and vague references to orders from on high, they gain access to the basic computer … Continue reading →

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Bidenomics Works–Part II

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Calculated Risk September’s unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent but reported just 12,000 new payroll jobs due to the hurricanes and Boeing aircraft strike of 30,000 machinists. Total nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in October (+12,000), … Continue reading →

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