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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
Inside dBASE IV blast from the past

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
Jay Leno eye candy Millionaires in the U.S.

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
Inflation for dummies

Inflation For Dummies

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Tony Lima

Inflation is the rate of change in the average price level. As long as the inflation rate is positive, the price level continues to rise. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic basics | Tagged bls, deflation, disinflation, featured, inflation
"Race to the Bottom"

“Race to the Bottom”

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Tony Lima

“Race to the Bottom” is the title of Luke Rosiak’s new book.  The bottom, that is, of K-12 public education achievement. Continue Reading →

Posted in Education issues | Tagged education, featured, Rosiak
Luke Rosiak Operation Choke Point Returns With a Vengeance

Operation Choke Point Returns With a Vengeance

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Tony Lima

Operation choke point was a government program to deny banking services to a group of industries. Luke Rosiak has discovered its resurgence. Continue Reading →

Posted in Banking, Current issues | Tagged featured, luke rosiak, operation choke point, peter schiff

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