Is Inflation Bad Or Good?

A little inflation is good. We all want to make a little more money, we all want to have our assets appreciate a little bit. And even though we will pay a little more for stuff, that’s good overall. High inflation on the other hand is terrible. Why? Because usually our incomes will not keep up with high inflation. Things will cost more and our incomes won’t increase at the same rate. So what happens is that we become poorer and poorer as inflation rate goes higher. Unfortunately that’s what we are experiencing now. If inflation keeps going at the rate it is, we will just suffer and become poorer as it progresses. Unfortunately the cure for inflation is higher interest rates and a slower economy. Which, will also make us poor. So for the foreseeable future we are all going to be poorer.

What do you think?

Keep An Eye On England?

I have noticed an interesting trend. What happens in England eventually happens here. It is as if England is a leading indicator. I saw this happen with COVID 19. First England would have a surge in cases and a few weeks later, we would as well. Right now England is having some serious financial troubles related to their government bonds. I am not sure exactly why they are having issues, but hiking interest rates cratered their bond market. In fact, some have called it a “run”, which sounds like a panic to me. Well, if England is a leading indicator, then we will be experiencing some kind go “run” on bonds here soon. If that happens, then things will get nasty with the economy. Batten down the hatches, an economic storm is coming!

What do you think?

No Excuses?

We live in an incredible time. We live at a time when you can accomplish just about anything. Do you want to write a book? Go and write it and publish it yourself. Want to create an album of music? Go record it and distribute it yourself. Want to make a movie? Go and film it, and then post it online for anybody to see. The reality is you can do anything your heart desires. The only thing that keeps you from accomplishing anything, is yourself. You just have to go out there and get it done. There are no excuses.

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Is Ukraine Winning?

Ukraine has been winning the war since the first few weeks. When Ukraine stopped the Russian advance outside of Kyiv, that’s when they started to win. And they have been winning ever since. Yes Russia has taken some territory. But they paid a very heavy price, and now they are starting to retreat. In fact they might even have a collapse of their army if they’re not careful. So yes Ukraine is winning. The question now is, what will Russia do? That is the scary part.

What do you think?

Do The 10 Commandments Matter?

I don’t like to post my views about religion very often. But I do want to make an observation. A society that follows the 10 Commandments and keeps them, is a healthy society. A society that violates and does not keep the 10 Commandments is not a healthy society. So how well do my fellow Americans keep the 10 Commandments? Well on just a casual observation I would say not so well. And things are getting worse. Which means, our society is going to not function. And that means, the 10 Commandments do matter.

What do you think?

Easy Come, Easy Go?

Earlier this week stocks went substantially hire on news that maybe the FED would stop hiking interest rates. Well, that did not last long. The September job numbers came in better than expected, which now makes the stock market thing the FED will hike rates again. So easy come, and easy go. Maybe it is better to just put your money under your mattress or in a coffee can. It would probably be safer, but then again, inflation would make it worth less and less every day. What a mess! All I know is that this is not going to end well for us common folk - as usual.

What do you think?

Does Universal Healthcare Work?

If you look at countries with universal healthcare you get the impression that it’s working really well. You can look at the systems in Europe and go wow, wouldn’t that be great if we had it here. But the truth is that universal healthcare works great if you never really get sick. But, if you have any kind of major health problem that’s a different story. There are endless stories of people waiting months for treatment and waiting until they die basically. Also, universal healthcare works just fine until you run out of money. That’s what’s happening in several countries as we speak. So universal healthcare system is a great idea, but it just doesn’t quite work.

The current system and we have it in the United States doesn’t quite work either, but on the other hand, if you’re sick you can get help immediately. you might just have to file bankruptcy after you get help though. On the other hand, you would still be alive

What do you think?

Did Live Music Die?

Back in 2020 I wrote that I thought that live music was going to die. We were in the middle of a pandemic and live music I’ve been banned just about everywhere. But since the pandemic has ended, or at least it feels like it has ended, live music has made a comeback. No one is more relieved than me. I wrote back in 2020 that I could not imagine living in a world without live music. Well fortunately, we don’t have to.

Right now I am gainfully employed playing live music at a winery. And things cannot be better. Hopefully we will not have to go through another event like we just did.

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Starting Again

I stopped blogging a long time ago. So long that I do not even remember why I stopped. But, here I am back again. Something just drew me back in and I have no idea what it is. I think itt has to do with starting to write everyday once again, and having the time. Plus things are not as "crazy" in my life like they have been over the last couple of years.

So, here I go again.

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Thank You Google

I know a lot of people do not like Google, but I do. I like having all the tools they offer for free. Yes, the price is the loss of my privacy, but that does not really bother me. The government already has violated all my privacy rights, and I do not get much for free from them (especially since I pay a boatload in taxes). At least with Google I get to use a bunch of cool tools. Thank you Google.

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