U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a Halt

From the WSJ, with a shoutout to Emsi.  Among the industries most affected are retail and hospitality, because they rely on younger workers who turn over quickly, said Rob Sentz, who until last month was chief innovation officer at the labor-market data firm Emsi. Sectors such as healthcare, engineering and information technology will struggle to

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Op-Ed: Politicians Need More Skin in the Game

My Op-Ed ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News. This is the expanded version (the Daily News limits Op-Ed’s to 650 words). In my last four Op-ed’s, I discussed Emsi’s free eBook, “The Demographic Drought” (https://bit.ly/3b7teIE) and the effects of the collapsing birthrate. “The Demographic Drought” discusses the sansdemic that is upon us. Sans meaning without; demic meaning people. Due to the pandemic,

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Biden and Pelosi staff members test positive for COVID after meeting the infected Dems who fled Texas to avoid doing their jobs

Just keeps getting better.  Clearly, none of these Democrats got the poke.  The Pelosi staffer helped usher a delegation of Democratic Texas lawmakers around the Capitol last week. Six of those lawmakers, who flew to Washington to block the Texas legislature from changing the state’s voting laws, have since tested positive. Both that staffer and

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Billionaire grocery CEO predicts 10-14% inflation on food by October

Businessman John Catsimatidis expects 10% to 14% food inflation by October. Catsimatidis — the owner and CEO of Manhattan-based grocery chain Gristedes Foods — told Fox Business that Americans can expect higher prices for basic expenses in the coming months. “We’re both in the food business, and we’re in the oil business. Food prices are

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‘Lawlessness’: San Francisco’s shoplifting problem increasingly frustrates business owners, employees

Shoplifting and car break-ins are becoming more brazen in San Francisco and residents, business owners and employees told Fox News they’re becoming increasingly frustrated. “This is really bad. I’ve been in the Bay area 20 years, I’ve never seen this,” a local security guard, J.C. Hernandez, told Fox News. “It’s just lawlessness,” he continued. “People are

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