Today's Tids Issue 6,129
Beyond the Noise:
I hear a piano playing. It is calming. As a piano playing a melody can be. Maybe its telling me, enough with the rancor.
Microsoft just updated everything. Tids could be a disaster today/
The Florida Governor race could be interesting with Trump approved Repub facing an anti-Trump former Repub now a Dem. It may tell us which way the wind is blowing after hurricane season.
I think this generation will have to go into separate rooms and text each other to work out their problems.
The Question:
The GDP is our country's annual paycheck. The National Debt is like their credit card bills and loans. The Debt to GDP ratio of 100%means that we are earning an amount equal to the debt. (These are simplified terms) What do you think that ratio is today.
The Headlines:
--Treasury Pushing Down Long-Term Bond Yields; Fed Job to Get Harder; Is Rate Hike Closer to the Horizon. Markets in The Black
--Moderna's Success with Partner Merck in Melanoma Cancer Treatment Punishes Short Sellers with $5 Billion Loss.
--Trump Pauses Canada Tariffs.
--Social Dem Pulls Upset Wins \n Florida Dem Senate Primary; Alaska could Get Two Senators named Sullivan.
In the macro picture, US strong productivity is blunting the effects of Infaltion on the economy.
The National Debt just passed $40 Trillion for the first time. And you think you have interest payment problems.
Speaking of inflation, there was an interesting dichotomy in the local plapper today. In the front-page story talked about people giving up good food choices so they can pay thw rent. In the Food section a company was highlighted for doing very well selling Ten Dollar cups of coffee. That seems to be a story about America.
I railed against this and I have to continue to do it, even with piano music in the background – Movies are too dark. They are really dark at night and daylight and lighted rorm scenes look like night. Enough with the creativity.
I changed my password everywhere to "incorrect". That way when I forget it, it always reminds me, "Your password is incorrect".
I’m one of those who prefers riding a bike without a helmet. So, that doesn't make me one of the smartest on the planet.
A friend told my wife to embrace her mistakes, So, she hugged me.
The only time you see politician’s wives is when they make a “Mistake”. Or is that getting caught?
There are too many “Yellowstone” spinoffs or wnannbee look-a-likes for me.
The small salary Milwaukee Brewers pistched a 22-0 shutout last night. The believers are waking up.
I'm hearing that in Democrat circles, 2028 could have as their ticket of Mark Kelley and Georga US Senator Thomas Jon Ossoff. Ossoff is hot for that party my source says. He is 39 and a big time anti-Trumper. Just something to tuck away. I don’t know who is hot in Repub land now. I’m not sure it could be Vance or Rubio. I used to get tips about up and comers in that party but I haven't heard anything yet. We may see more after the elections when the fate of the restnof Trump's term is decided one way or another.
The recipe said "Set the oven to 180 degrees" so I did, but ennow I can't open the door.
I'm gettig better at fonding and fixing typoes. Right?
It s conceivable that in the not-too-distant futuure AI driven robots will figure out they are not being paid and form a union.
The Answer:
The GDP to ND ratio today is 122-125%. That means we need a raise in pay or we have to cut spending. And the social democrats want the government \to pay for everything.
But a piano will always ease the angst.
