Tue, 09/21/2021 - 06:00 PM, 337 Reads
The issue of America’s public debt — about $28 trillion and rising — has faded away in recent weeks, overwhelmed first by the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan and then more recently by the mess Hurricane Ida left behind.
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 05:24 PM, 261 Reads
It will take some time to be completely sure of the effect of cutting off the additional money the unemployed were receiving during the pandemic.
But odds are it’s been beneficial, if the measuring stick is based on enticing the unemployed to rejoin the workforce.
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 08:18 AM, 300 Reads
If dealing with COVID-19 alone weren’t bad enough, now comes news that another longstanding “epidemic” in the U.S. has been made worse by the virus.
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:12 PM, 426 Reads
Speaking of questionable COVID-19 spending, the Mississippi Department of Education has given the OK for school districts to pay bonuses up to $1,000 to teachers and staff who get vaccinated for the virus.
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:36 PM, 493 Reads
With the trillions of dollars that Washington has been shelling out to schools, local and state governments and private employers since the beginning of the pandemic, let’s hope someone in the federal government is focused on trying to keep the recipients reasonably honest in how the funds are used.
Thu, 09/09/2021 - 08:36 PM, 456 Reads
It will take some time to be completely sure of the effect of cutting off the additional money the unemployed were receiving during the pandemic.
But odds are it’s been beneficial, if the measuring stick is based on enticing the unemployed to rejoin the workforce.
Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:12 PM, 380 Reads
Philip Gunn is convinced that if Mississippi would swap its personal income tax for higher sales taxes on most things people in this state purchase, new residents would come streaming in.
The House speaker is having, however, a hard time convincing enough people of that to get his belief enacted.
Wed, 09/08/2021 - 09:36 PM, 360 Reads
Recent employment statistics confirm what many have been observing: Mississippi’s job picture is definitely improving from what it was at the start of the pandemic, but the improvement is uneven.
Tue, 09/07/2021 - 09:00 PM, 745 Reads
Mark Twain, contrary to popular belief, may not have said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes,” but whoever came up with the saying certainly was prescient about the internet and its spawning of social media.
Mon, 08/30/2021 - 09:06 PM, 595 Reads
When a hurricane packing 150-miles-per-hour winds and torrential rain hits, it’s difficult to look for a silver lining amid the destruction.
But, fingers crossed, there definitely is one: The loss of life has been so much less than might have been anticipated.
