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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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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 »
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UN Population Division
Can Europe defend itself?
Yes, it should be able to In May 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe could no longer rely on the U.S. for its defense, declaring that NA... … more »
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tariffs Tantrums
Tariffs tantrums will break up the US cost effective supply chains, blow up World trade, and cause stagflation (higher inflation combined with recession). And,... … more »
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Housing Price Index
International Housing Bubble scaled to Income
A brief explanation of what we are looking at Let’s say over a given period a country’s house prices increase by 30% and income also increases by 30%. If you di... … more »
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Morningstar
Catastrophe (CAT) Bonds, a fascinating diversification investment vehicle
CAT bonds are the last line of defense backing insurers and reinsurers Introduction Catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) transfer catastrophe risks from insurers to i... … more »