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June 27, 2022
economic news roundup and Social Security worries
June 27, 2022
Who Gets The Best Return From Social Security and Medicare?

Looking at lifetime benefits and lifetime taxes, we can see that Social Security and Medicare returns vary considerably.

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June 26, 2022
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June 26, 2022
When a Chicken Is Like a Ford

While many of us are spending many extra dollars a month for the same groceries, the rotisserie chicken has remained cheap.

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June 25, 2022
economic news roundup
June 25, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Global Inflation to National Taxes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the presidential jet's color to gas taxes.

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June 24, 2022
Econlife Friday's e-links
June 24, 2022
June 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Podcast That Follows the Path to Roe

Our June e-links continue with my recommendation that you listen to Slate's podcast series "Slow Burn Roe v. Wade."

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June 24, 2022
economic news roundup and electric vehicles
June 24, 2022
The (Chicken/Egg) Problem With Your EV

Wondering which comes first, the cars or the charging capability, we might have a chicken egg problem for our EV charging stations.

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June 23, 2022
federal gasoline tax
June 23, 2022
What We Pay For Gas

To determine the impact of a temporary federal tax and maybe state tax holiday, we need to look at how state gasoline prices vary.

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June 22, 2022
changing job markets and bank robbers
June 22, 2022
Where Have All of the Bank Robbers Gone?

Even looking at bank robbers, we see that technological innovation creates the changing job markets that wind up as structural unemployment.

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June 21, 2022
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June 21, 2022
Another Color Change for the Presidential Jet

In the order for new presidential jets, President Biden changed the new colors that his predecessor had selected.

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June 20, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
June 20, 2022
How Are We Fighting Inflation Around the World?

Among many, one weapon for fighting inflation is the interest rate increases that central banks around the world are now implementing.

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