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• DOGE Delivered: How Federal Workforce Cuts Since Mid-2025 Put Main Street First

  By The Mayor on February 16, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In late 2024, federal employment surged, leading to inefficiencies. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established in 2025 under Musk and Trump, initiated significant workforce reductions, trimming over 200,000 jobs. This cut aimed to shift resources towards taxpayer priorities, although concerns about disruption and potential expertise loss persist amidst the changes.

• It’s Main Street’s Turn: Why Tariffs Make Sense for America

  By The Mayor on April 7, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Trump’s tariff strategy as essential for protecting American jobs and economic independence. He criticized free trade agreements for favoring corporations over workers and highlighted wealth inequality. Bessent asserted that tariffs aim to revive American manufacturing and prioritize Main Street over Wall Street.

• Featured Piece – What is the Impact of Tailoring Financial Analyses to Industry-Specific Needs?

  By The Mayor on August 8, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  See the original on Economist Zone What is the Impact of Tailoring Financial Analyses to Industry-Specific Needs? To understand how financial analyses can be customized for specific industries, we’ve gathered insights from an Economist and compiled additional answers to provide… Read More ›

• Mortgage Rates Doubled – What Happened?

  By The Mayor on July 9, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Three years ago, I penned a post (linked here) forecasting the potential repercussions of a hypothetical scenario where mortgage rates doubled due to Federal Reserve rate hikes. Now, with that time elapsed, let’s reflect on what predictions were accurate and… Read More ›

• Steering Into A Storm

  By The Mayor on September 19, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The Fed is steering right into this economic storm

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• 2nd Derivative Thinking

  By The Mayor on April 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The U.S. needs to start thinking about the rate of change of the rate of change

• The Worst Deal Ever

  By The Mayor on March 11, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  This is quite possibly, the worst deal in our country, possibly ever

• The Economic War

  By The Mayor on March 6, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Economic War Declared

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• The Path of Inflation

  By The Mayor on January 23, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  We’re spiraling!

• August 23-27, 2021 Review

  By The Mayor on August 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Signs of a weakening economy amongst Delta