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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Tony Lima

This is a compedium of what I’ve written about California over the years. Continue Reading →

Chip Roy Details Waste in the Continuing Resolution

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has a long list of waste in the continuing budget resolution to keep the government open. Read it and weep. Continue Reading →

Riley Moore Reveals the Truth About ESG Funds.

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

The truth about ESG funds: fund managers are raking it in on all this stuff. And some funds may not live up to their own standards. Continue Reading →

Wall Street Journal Exchange Rate Fail

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

Wall Street Journal exchange rate fail. Ms. Feng thinks an exchange rate change from 7￥/$ to 6.9￥/$ is a ￥depreciation. That’s backwards. Continue Reading →

Electricity in California

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Tony Lima

This is the good, the bad, and the ugly of electricity in California. My case study is a typical day from the recent heat wave. Continue Reading →

M1 and M2 Definitions Have Changed

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Tony Lima

The definitions of M1 and M2 changed in May, 2020. Edited September 7, 2022 to clarify that total M2 did not change because M2 includes M1. Continue Reading →

The Poor People Pay Rich People’s Loans Boondoggle

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Tony Lima

Others call it student loan forgiveness.  I’m with Karol Markowicz: it’s the poor people pay rich people’s loans boondoggle. Continue Reading →

Iowahawk on Student Loan Default Rates

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Tony Lima

Dave Burge looked at student loan default rates by Football Bowl Subdivision colleges. Stanford is number 1 with a 0.5% default rate. Continue Reading →

The Biden Administration Wants to Inflict AB5 on the Rest of the Country

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Tony Lima

The Biden administration wants to inflict AB5 on the rest of the country.  With the PRO act going nowhere, they are turning to the NLRB. Continue Reading →

The State of U.S. Education in 2019: How We Stack Up Internationally

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Tony Lima

The State of U.S. Education in 2019: How We Stack Up Internationally. The U.S. is slightly above average. California is way below. Continue Reading →

Are IRS Audits Really That Bad?

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Tony Lima

Are IRS audits really that bad? There will soon be 87,000 new IRS agents.  With 674 billionaires in the U.S., that’s not who will be audited. Continue Reading →