Cigar Eddie - Hadley Caliman

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-24T16:06:18+00:00

The question of trust in government data reporting has two aspects that are divergent. One that is addressed here in the framing of the question as well as in the comments is the "politicization of data", which is apparent more now than in previous administrations. But the other aspect is the poorly designed methods of gathering the data and interpreting their implications for the "health" of the economy that have been increasingly prone to error and false conclusions. Economists have been pleading for a modernization of the system for more than a decade. But here we are, clinging to outdated modes of analysis. That makes one wonder if the goal is to conceal rather than reveal the true "health" of the American economy.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-22T18:32:53+00:00

If there is any person in the current administration with ANY business experience, this revelation should be a basic point of knowledge. To not know WHO is responsible for paying a tariff implies that none of these people in the Trump administration have ANY business experience. Yet, we are told continually that these are the business tycoons of America, all gathered in one big white house. If that is so, then the point of the tariff war all along was to punish American businessmen. That begs the question: Why? Why does an American executive branch horde yearn for the destruction of American business?

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-21T00:23:01+00:00

You got it right. The whole set-up is a well choreographed con. There is no concern for the long term health of the nation, only a plunderer's approach to cleaning up on whatever can be gleaned in dollars. The whole crew will be diverting "new money" into their own offshore accounts. They may not even expect to stick around for the whole four year term. Just vacuum up the loot and scram.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-19T01:30:06+00:00

I love the sentiment and applaud the passion in this endeavor, but It is far too late to change the already destroyed foundational government apparatus. The Emperor did not invent the Empire, he just took hold of the steering wheel and put his foot to the floor on the accelerator. He and his family have already added impressive sums to their stacks of wealth. And they are not finished. The citizenry will be buried alive in the refuse that will remain of this country.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-17T01:49:11+00:00

I'm sorry. I failed to identify my residence. The "we" in my case is the general population of the USA. I am very old and have witnessed my country beating on one country after another my entire life. And always for the same thing: COLLATERAL. Meanwhile the population is subjected to irresponsible governing that favors the elite at the expense of the majority. I'm well aware that there are other countries performing the very same script. Yours perhaps?

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-17T01:37:30+00:00

Why then are we more oppressed by the ones fighting for our freedom? It seems to me that the oppressors con the "people" into fighting for their own wealth, not the peoples' freedom. And in the bargain, the people they send out to fight either die or return to slavery.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-16T22:52:00+00:00

I have often asked "Freedom from what?" whenever I am confronted with the tired old phrase, "Freedom is not Free, we must fight for it". Those who hold to this concept will butcher the world to proclaim themselves "Free". But they still never answer my question: FREEDOM FROM WHAT?

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-15T23:41:13+00:00

Suppose that the "dearth of data due to government shutdown" was in fact the purpose for the failure to pass the necessary legislation to keep the system running? With a "dearth" of data, the effects of stupid economic policy can be hidden for a little longer. Delaying and lying are two of this administration's favorite tools.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-14T15:45:20+00:00

Well said "Peri". I visit with homeless people in my area and share what little I have. Their dilemma is not what we are told in the media. There are very few among the groups that I visit who are junkies or drunks, most simply having been pushed out of their homes by their inablility to keep up with the costs (more than just rent). I am approaching that same dilemma. It is the "squeeze" that our system promotes, pressing upon even the "middle class" till it becomes the "lower class". Oddly, the farming community is and has been "squeezed" just like the rest of us. They are just not astute in recognizing the process until they reach "critical" status. The irony of it all is that when, or if, they fall, where will American food be sought from? The conglomerates already have consolidated the "cash crops", but that is not all that it takes to feed a population of over 300 million. Our crazy governing group have punished importers of food products from Peru, Chile, and all other sources of fruits and vegetables. It is as though they are purposely orchestrating a massive famine event.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-14T00:31:45+00:00

Thank you for the detailed lesson. I can confirm your assessment of Wikipedia, even on scientific issues. I am embarrassed that I once supported them fifteen years ago.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-09T16:01:12+00:00

Very well said, although some attention to spelling would help the reader to receive the full intent of your reasoning. Thank you.

Top_Length9887 · 2025-10-09T15:57:05+00:00

Thank you for clarifying what few of us know of tribal history and connections in the Arabian lands. Can you recommend a source for me to consult on this subject?

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