Switzerland, with its infamously secretive banks, has agreed to impose sanctions against Russia, while maintaining it isn’t compromising political neutrality. Hillbilly Moon Explosion is from Switzerland, and Arielle Dombasle joined them for this catchy little number.
I hope the Russian sanctions don’t include the fabulous Messer Chups! Here’s their latest music video.
Not much of a change yet.
What do I have that’s green for St. Patrick’s Day? I have bananas! Bananas that have been green for two weeks.
I’ve been told they will eventually ripen, and that putting them in a paper bag will help to hasten the process.
How long will it take for these bananas to ripen? Stay tuned to find out!
Something by Green Day. Will the situation with Russia get bad enough that Selective Service returns to having the Draft?
Steve Stanchfield of Cartoon Research presents this cartoon for St. Patrick’s Day.
She says it again! Wendy Swick, Public Relations Coordinator for the Butler Institute of American Art, repeats the claim that Steranko was Stan Lee’s right-hand man. I am making inquiries to determine where this erroneous idea originated.
The Fed has been fueling stock market inflation for a long time. Steven Liesman comments on the Fed finally taking action against consumer inflation.
Liesman asks, can inflation be self-correcting? By putting downward pressure on demand, could inflation ease on its own, without intervention from the Fed? If that were the case it would have happened by now.
Back on July 18 I said, “I don’t see inflation becoming a chronic problem unless income inequality is addressed. Perhaps we’re getting a taste of that, with more people demanding a higher minimum wage.” I’m thinking we are indeed getting a taste of that, resulting from the rise in wages.
It’s an uncomfortable possibility that income inequality is a factor in helping to keep inflation under control. The implication is there has been a benefit to the decline in good paying union jobs. Some smart economist should write a book about this, if there isn’t one already.
