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Can Walmart hold the line on TV prices?
If increase in tariffs on Chinese TVs stabilize at over 20%, Walmart will have to pass on a brunt of the cost increase to consumers. The Trump Administr... … more »
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Sneaky Measure E – 67% Tax Hike Lacks Transparency
Ross Valley School District voters beware. There’s a big tax increase with grossly misleading ballot language coming your way on a May 6 special election ballot -... … more »
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Marin Post
It’s official: America has finally screwed the pooch
The real reasons tariffs are so stupid As everyone knows by now, the U.S.-initiated global tariff war is, as the financial press has called it, “the dumbest trad... … more »
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Guy
Southern Marin Elementary School Districts' Academic Performance
After looking at the financials of a few Elementary school Districts in Southern and Central Marin, I decided to uncover their respective academic performance. Th... … more »
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Ross Valley School District
Ross Valley School District Measure E
I will cover a few topics. - What is Measure E? - The case for Measure E - Are RVSD teachers fairly paid? underpaid? - How has RVSD managed its finance so far... … more »
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US Govt.
The Chat GPT prompt that blew up the World Trading System
The prompter, not the AI, was the real source of misinformation In a recent episode of the Ezra Klein Podcast featuring Paul Krugman, they discussed the impac... … more »
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MVSD
The Mill Valley School District's (MVSD) Dire Financial Situation
Abstract The Mill Valley School District (MVSD) faces a severe financial crisis driven by declining enrollment and unsustainable expenditure growth. Between 2019 ... … more »
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Inside the Berkeley Mayoral Election - Part 5
A key factor in Adena Ishii’s victory was her self-presentation as a conciliatory outsider. Her campaign website declared: “Adena Ishii is an experienced communi... … more »
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Debt to GDP - FRED
The US Fiscal Crisis
When the US pays more for interest on its debt than it pays for Medicare or for Defense, that’s a fiscal crisis all right. And, it is getting worse. A sh... … more »
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Marin County
The Unaffordable Oak Hill Project
This project is to construct 135 apartments near San Quentin to house teachers in Marin County. Others have described very well all the complexities associated... … more »