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U.S. Constitution Article 1 Sections 2 and 3. Emphasis added. Expand the House

Expand the House

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Posted on April 19, 2023 by Tony Lima

This page is about the budget impact of expanding the House of Representatives. The 435 members represent 712,061 people on average. Continue Reading →

Posted in Expand the House | Tagged expand the house, featured
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California Compendium

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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 →

Posted in California Economy | Tagged California, compendium, featured
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word™

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

I use Microsoft Word™ for most of my writing.  Long-time users will appreciate the bittersweet humor in this meme. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economist "humor" | Tagged featured, Microsoft Word | Leave a reply
The US Government Has Declared War on Ceiling Fans

The US Government Has Declared War on Ceiling Fans

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

nsidering all costs, the forecast $39 saving on ceiling fans will evaporate like the puff of smoke emitted by a failing electric motor. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Government Idiocy | Tagged ceiling fans, Department of Energy, DOE, featured, government inefficiency | Leave a reply
Fig12 A Primer on Elasticity

A Primer on Demand Elasticity

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

“How does quantity demanded change in response to a price change?” We use price elasticity of demand. This is a primer on demand elasticity. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic basics, Economic Data | Tagged ceiling fans, coffee, elasticity, featured, price elasticity of demand, Tesla | Leave a reply
Sarah Fields Takes Down a School

Sarah Fields Takes Down a School

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Tony Lima

In the pdf below, Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) takes down the Foster Pre-K 8 school in the Jefferson County (Colorado) District. The schools had a few teachers sneaking woke, sexually explicit Continue Reading →

Posted in Education issues | Tagged featured, Jefferson County, Sarah Fields
Geometry Problem tweet A Geometry Puzzle For Your Weekend

A Geometry Puzzle For Your Weekend

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Tony Lima

Here’s a geometry puzzle for your weekend. The original post was on Twitter from Catriona Agg (@Cshearer41). Continue Reading →

Posted in Math Is Hard | Tagged featured, geometry, puzzle
Inflation marked up Inflation for Dummies Part 2

Inflation For Dummies Part 2

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Tony Lima

A while back, I wrote Inflation For Dummies.  Apparently that was too complicated.  Here’s a simplified version: inflation for dummies part 2. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic basics | Tagged average price level, consumer price index, CPI, deflation, disinflation, featured, inflation
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Blast From the Past

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Tony Lima

Today I was cleaning out a garage and ran across two historic items from my history with desktop computers. This is a blast from the past. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economist "humor", The Intersection of Economics and Technology | Tagged alt.folklore.computers, dBASE, Enter's Game, featured, John Dvorak, Orson Scott Card
Fitch downgrades the US

Fitch Downgrades the US

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Tony Lima

Fitch downgraded U.S. debt to AA+. Herb Stein once said “If it cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The current path is unsustainable.Fitch downgraded U.S. debt to AA+. Herb Stein once said “If it cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The current path is unsustainable. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged credit rating, debt, debt to gdp, failed treasury auction, featured, Fitch
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Millionaires in the US

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Tony Lima

“How many millionaires are there in the U.S.?” The claim was 1% of the population were millionaires. I suspected that was way too low. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic Data | Tagged census, Credit Suisse, featured, IRS, millionaires, wealth

Replacing the Drum Units in the Ricoh SP C360SFNw Multifunction Printer

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Tony Lima

Replacing the drum units in the Ricoh SP C360SFNw multifunction printer takes patience.  This video shows you many time-saving tricks.  Continue Reading →

Posted in Product Reviews | Tagged drum units, featured, maintenance, multifunction, printer, Ricoh, Ricoh SP C360SFNw, Ricoh SP C360SFNw Drum replacement, Ricoh SP C360SFNw toner replacement

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