Bad start to the week's auctions, but a better finish.
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THC has very few, if any, medical benefits and is a dangerous drug.
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US economic growth was higher than expected in the third quarter, but some components are troubling.
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This isn't really surprising, given what you can see in employment and other reports. Minnesota is one of the state's viewed as having a bad economy, one that is either in or near recession levels, which means multiple calendar quarters of a decline in economic output. Data reviewed included retail sales, tax revenues, building permits and other economic activity indicators.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/recession-risk-by-state-in-2025/Hey, you have another opportunity to hear me drone on and on about a topic. I am going to speak at the Maple Grove Community Center on January 10 at 10am. The talk will be on US health care spending, why it is high and what we can do about it. Regular readers know I have a few opinions on that. Anyway, please come, love to meet as many of you as possible in person and thank you for reading.
The Minnesota Star Tribune is working hard to be the worst paper in the country.
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Vomit-inducing publication of the woeful Star Tribune continues.
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A slow week for US debt auctions, which go off pretty much as expected.
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A positive report on consumer prices should ease the affordability concerns being pushed by traditional media on behalf of Democrats.
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An employment report and a retail sales report released this week show an economy that is chugging along, not at full speed, but not in any real distress, contrary to…
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The Muslim religion as practiced by a large proportion of its members is one of the biggest threats to humanity and civilization.
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Minnesota gets a relatively low proportion of its income tax revenue from the top 1%, but its because the rates are so high on middle-income persons.
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Let us try to step back and approach the issue of Somali involvement in Minnesota social program fraud rationally.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.