Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Here’s stuff to brighten your day… Our cities and rural areas are getting safer. Overall crime rates have dropped – a lot… unless you own a Kia or Hyundai. Murder rates are dropping as well Net – safer cities and … Continue reading Good news Friday!
Read More...In our ongoing effort to maintain or possibly even improve our collective sanity in these increasingly bizarre times, here’s some good news to start your weekend. Jobs Earlier this week I did a talk for the Montana Self-Insureds…researching to prep … Continue reading Good news Friday…
Read More...If it bleeds…it leads. That’s the mantra driving local news reporting, one that really distorts what’s ACTUALLY happening – which is in most cities crime has dropped – a lot. That includes violent crime. According to the highly-regarded Council on … Continue reading Good news Friday – Crime is down!
Read More...The best possible news hit the wires yesterday – there won’t be a government shutdown next week. The House – in a bipartisan vote – passed a continuing resolution (aka CR) to keep current funding levels in place till early … Continue reading Good news Friday…
Read More...With all the craziness in the world, its easy to miss some of the good things that are happening…stuff that makes life just a little better. The gubmint is actually making progress…on those incredibly annoying junk fees. Overdraft and other … Continue reading Good news Friday!!
Read More...After a holiday hiatus, time to get back to covering some of the good news out there… Big news – the US economy grew by almost 5 percent in Q3 2023…a rather stunning performance. Growth was expected to slow to … Continue reading Good news Friday!
Read More...About to head home after two weeks in Southeast Asia…off the grid for much of it. Here’s the good stuff that happened whilst I was floating down the Mekong River. Wages are up… and have been rising steadily for the … Continue reading Good news…Monday. Rising wages + Lower inflation = Higher portfolios
Read More...In what can only be described as excellent news, inflation is down to 3.2%. Further good news – ahead of the heavy Thanksgiving travel week fuel prices are continuing to drop… in 11 states average prices are below $3 a gallon. … Continue reading Good news Friday, inflation is deflating
Read More...Sometimes the experts get it wrong – really wrong. Which can be very good news indeed. Exhibit 1 – Surprising many economists, the “soft landing” – reducing inflation WITHOUT super high unemployment – is real. A key indicator shows the … Continue reading Good news Friday – unemployment and wages are up…inflation is DOWN!
Read More...Here’s some of the good stuff happening these days… The number of workers with paid sick leave has jumped…lowest-wage workers’ access to paid sick leave has nearly doubled from 20% to 39% since 2010 – driven by more states enacting … Continue reading Good news Friday…paid sick leave. more $ for home care workers, bye yellow pill bottles, and a NEW THING!
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