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1. about 5 hours ago on Prickly City

   Bloomberg has an explainer on you tube. There are no bumper sticker answers.

   Do the Math

   Why Does Life Feel So Expensive When the Economy Is Booming? The US is doing great by all traditional measures. The economy is booming, unemployment is low, and the inflation rate has dropped back to more normal levels. So why is everyone so unhappy? Consumer sentiment surveys are at levels associated with busts more than booms. The answer may have less to do with scary headlines, political squabbles and geopolitical tensions than the simple fact that an alarming percentage of US workers are struggling to earn a living. — Nir Kaissar

2. about 5 hours ago on Prickly City

   Any bridge builder will be defeated by Rupert Murdoch. Profit is in division, not harmony.

3. about 5 hours ago on Prickly City

   The problem is that the far right controls the Republican party while the far left is just one of many factions in the Democrats’ coalition.

4. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   This is devolving. Lets keep it above the level of kindergarten playground taunts.

5. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   For those following along at home… “Actually” goes with “idiot”, “Incorrect” goes with “closet liberal”.

6. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   No. You can’t show objective evidence of that. Intolerance of intolerance isn’t bigotry.

7. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   Incorrect.

8. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   Actually don’t disagree with that…

9. 1 day ago on Prickly City

   A little different… Gore would have won if the recount had finished. He conceded when the Republican Supreme called it for Bush.

10. 1 day ago on Prickly City

    No Republican had a chance in the middle of the lesser depression. But he was a mensch.