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SusanInFlorida

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Is this really true? Elon Musk believes a solar farm 100 miles by 100 miles could power the entire USA?

Photo above - our solar powered future, as rendered in Minecraft. Elon Musk's dream of a 10,000 square mile solar farm probably dwarfs this . . . A solar farm 100 miles by 100 miles powers the entire nation. That’s what Elon Musk said. (see link... See More »

What uses more electricity than the ENTIRE state of Utah?

Photo above - artist's conception of the upcoming "world's largest data center", in Utah. Soaring eagle not included in actual specs and blueprints. Or is that a condor? Dateline – Box Elder County, Utah. 40,000 acres (not a misprint, that's 60... See More »

Wait – grocery stores are using ‘dynamic pricing” to raise prices on my favorite stuff? Higher prices for me alone?

Photo above - screen shot from the Barbie movie. She does not repeat her iconic line "math is hard" from the 1992 teen-talk-Barbie era. Evidently driving still is, though. Kudos to New Jersey (where I don’t live) for getting out in front of this.... See More »

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Presidential assassin Cole Tomas Allen. What was his motive?

At last nights white house correspondents' dinner Cole Tomas Allen - a California teacher of the month and registered democrat - tried to breach the metal detectors "matrix style" while openly toting a shotgun, at least one pistol, and multiple... See More »

Half a billion dollars to save 14,000 Spirit Airlines jobs? That's $40,000 per job (check my math)

Photo above – Passengers celebrate the news that Spirit now has service from Ft. Lauderdale to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Raise your hand if you want to fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Guatemala. Frontier is America’s worst... See More »

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Invest in yourself! Newsom just spent millions buying his own memoir. This is not illegal - it’s the same as donating to your own campaign.

Photo above - Does using the American flag as a backdrop boost book sales? I might want to try this myself . . . The New York Time is outraged – outraged, I tell you – to find Gavin Newsom’s “Young Man in a Hurry” is not really a best seller... See More »

How would YOU solve a $300 billion pension funding gap? By reducing the retirement age from 57 to 55?

Photo above – Sri Lanka is the ONLY place in the world where you can retire on pension at age 55. California just matched it. If you guessed it would be California reducing the retirement age for government workers to 55, go to the head of the... See More »

EV public chargers now cost more per mile than a gas pump?

Photo above - now open to the public! DC fast charging stations at the Molly Pitcher Service area (NJ Turnpike, Cranbury exit). But is the 58 cents per KwH rate fair? Full disclosure: I don’t own an EV. I drive a Civic hybrid (49 mpg per EPA). I h... See More »

$6 Billion data center lands in Festus, Missouri after residents said no. Now the fun begins?

Photo above – NOT Festus, Missouri. Fred and Doris Ziffle (Green Acres) react to the news that a $6 billion data center has been approved for Hooterville. (Screencap courtesy of Desilu and Filmways studios) Festus, Missouri. Midway between the... See More »

Better than Food Stamps? No proof of ID or low income needed . . .

Photo above: Coming to America? Russia has been phasing out state-run supermarkets. Mayor Mamdani thinks they could be the future of New York City I have prayed for something like this my entire life. A government run supermarket with low-low... See More »

“California made you rich, on paper”. Is this really true, or is the state prosperous because of tech innovation, vast farmland, and good views?

Photo above - President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, in an undated picture prior to invading Iran. That war is now costing the government $1 billion a day. But interest on the national debt is even more - $3 billion a day. White house... See More »

The billion dollar a day oil profiteering game. Gas is over $4 a gallon in the USA because we’re exporting millions of barrels of crude?

Photo above – in 1979 when the original "Mad Max" was filmed, gas in America was $0.86 per gallon. In inflation adjusted numbers almost exactly the $4.16 we’re paying now. “The world is built on chaos” (Max Rockatansky, the road warrior). For the... See More »

What costs $1 billion, consumes 2,000 acres of farmland, and forces an entire affordable housing community to close for good in just 90 days?

Photo above – guess which version of Disney’s Snow White cost 10X as much to make (2026 dollars) as the other, was panned for its CGI effects, and lost $70 million globally at the box office? Imagine this . . . you’re kicking back in your... See More »

The birthright supreme court case is irrelevant to our prosperity. If we were serious about improving things economically, there are better ideas

Photo above – December 25th, 1776 - General George Washington muses to himself: “the first thing I’ll do when I get elected is issue an executive order changing the tax code”. (Sarcasm alert) THIS is going to save billions? Some kid born in the... See More »

Foreign Central banks dump $100 billion in US treasuries. Will this guarantee Fed rate hikes in the immediate future?

Photo above – India is suddenly selling US Treasuries to buy needed gas and oil, apparently on the advice of Ganesha, the Hindu god of enterprise. Vishnu, the Hindu god of crisis, has not been heard from so far. If you’re like me, US treasury... See More »

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It’s been a month. Can we talk about what went wrong in Iran now? The war is costing $1 billion a day.

Photo above – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Minnesota National Guard Lieutenant, asked Americans to “take a knee and pray to Jesus for the success in the Middle East . . .. that the wicked souls be delivered to eternal damnation”. Imag... See More »

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California residents block millions in investments for new data centers. This might actually be a good thing.

Photo above - John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson react to news that an AI data center is planned for their neighborhood . . . Imagine your chagrin. You hire pricey consultants, spend years navigating California’s notoriously tricky permits,... See More »

Mayor Mamdani’s first move: free childcare for 40 lucky city employee kids. The actual cost? $10 million in construction and renovation.

[i]Photo above - if $549.99 seems pricey for a Lego replica of the new JP Morgan Chase headquarters, then don't ask about the $10 million daycare center for 40 city employee kids . . . Set aside for a moment the question about whether NYC can... See More »

Is it time to end the US Postal Service monopoly? Or simply increase the price of a 1st class letter 20 cents to help them break even?

Photo above - Screenshot from "Miracle on 34th Street". Children's letters to Santa are delivered to the courtroom where he is on trial. Postage was 3 cents in 1947. It's 78 cents today, double the official rate of consumer inflation. The Post... See More »

Half a million people collect double food stamps. Another 200,000 are dead. Shouldn’t we be doing more to ensure the truly hungry are fed first?

Photo above - grilled cheese was the 2nd most popular public school cafeteria lunch where I briefly worked. If you guessed pizza was number one, give yourself a gold star. Not shown - anything resembling broccoli, carrots, peas, green beans, or... See More »

The most brilliant tax idea in years – I wish I’d thought of this.

Photo above - James Bond, Domino Derval, and Emilio Largo enjoy a friendly game of Texas Hold'Em in Thunderball (1965). Losses would be deductible under the current tax code. Did you know the federal law creates in $1.1 billion in gambling... See More »

California has both the highest gasoline taxes and “most decrepit” roads? How can this be?

Photo above - Vin Diesel ponders whether street racing contributes to road deterioration, in the upcoming sequel: "Fast and Furious 14 - Mendocino Pothole" I’m very old school. I cling to the quaint belief that highway tolls and gas taxes should... See More »

California’s $20 per hour fast food wage. First semester grades are in . . .

Photo above - cleaning red snapper, dockside in Florida. This writer once held this job, at below minimum wage. And I have the knife skills to prove it. Before assessing the accuracy of the link below, let’s assess the sources involved. TND (The... See More »

Analysis says that AI added zero to the economy in 2025. Is this alchemy (turning silicon into gold) or the quest for unobtanium?

Photo above - when completed, this $2 billion data center near Columbus Ohio will be the world's largest. Google is contemplating a total of 3 data centers at this site alone. Suppose you invested $2 trillion, and made zero profit. Okay – lots... See More »

$10 trillion in Treasury Bills will be refinanced this year. $4 trillion in new government and corporate borrowing. Guess what happens then . . .?

Photo above - the "Joad" family (not their real name) ponder the loss of their home and retirement savings as they take to the family SUV in search of new opportunities. Investment advisors have been warning us – for more than a year – that... See More »

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