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How massive overspending on AI data centers to the tune of $1.5 trillion to 2028 is bad for retirees with their savings going into Tech issued corporate bonds with higher risk,not just bad for crowding out investment in vital needs of crumbling infrastructure of the Nation, Manufacturing, Housing, Cost of Living concerns, Renewable Energy.
11/16/2025
Uncertainty over returns, with revenue stream hazy and massive overspending is seen as a danger signal by a wide range of public opinion and experts shown here in Lyrarc.com in November 2025. All other priorities of the Nation are getting crowded out as 5 Tech companies engage in reckless competition at the expense of everybody else.
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The shutdown is over, but the nation’s aviation problems are not.
The Washington Post 11/16/2025
This Is How the AI Bubble Bursts
Yale Insights 11/15/2025
What Are the Implications if the AI Boom Turns to Bust? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press 11/15/2025
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
The Wall Street Journal 11/12/2025
Who Will Pay for the AI Revolution? Retirees
The Wall Street Journal 11/14/2025
When AI Hype Meets AI Reality: A Reckoning in 6 Charts
The Wall Street Journal 11/14/2025
Why cost of living is destroying the social compact in the US and Europe and upending governments in 2024-2025
02/24/2025
Used car prices are up 45% since 2019 putting used cars at average price $28000. It is not a discretionary cost, one needs a car to get to work in the US. There are cases of young people not able to pay soaring repair costs quitting work without transport. This is why there was so much discontent in 2024 after supply shocks and price gouging pushed up prices in 2024. Another factor evident in airline ticket pricing was demand and the excess income of the top 20 percent. In housing and apartment rentals supply shortages pushed up prices, demand and excess income of the top 20-30 percent pushed up prices beyond the reach of the rest, higher interest rates made it unaffordable to buy a home for most Americans.
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Why There Is No Relief Ahead for High Used-Car Prices
WSJ 02/15/2025
The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
WSJ 02/24/2025
Trump plan to end tax on Social Security benefits is a fatal mistake
08/17/2024
Senator Larson says it is a fatal mistake as lost revenue is not made up leading to a Medicare insolvency in 2031, and Social Security insolvency in 2033. Social security benefits will then by law will be cut in 2033 by 25%, a dangerous step tragic for many on Social Security who are pushed into poverty.
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CNBC 08/17/2024
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 08/17/2024
Trump wants to cut income taxes on Social Security. Here's how that would impact your benefits.
CBS News 08/17/2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, "Operation Atlantic Resolve," and the U.S. response to Russian president Putin in 2015-2016
06/06/2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. must be better prepared in coordination with its allies for the mix of propaganda, subversion and cyber programs used by Russian president Putin. It says this is not a return to the Cold War, but better preparation means it would be possible to tell when Russia was using these tactics, and when it was not.
Grouped Articles
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
U.S. Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response Force
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2015
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/2016
The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video
The Washington Post
Ted Koppel and other experts on the print and broadcast journalism of a new era.
10/25/2010
What is acceptable for consumers is not good for the American republic, as partisan news take over the non-partisan delivery of facts and information. Koppel calls it the death of news as we have known it.
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Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
Washington Post 10/25/2010
Ted Koppel: Olbermann, O'Reilly and the death of real news
Washington Post 11/14/2010
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Big gulf between parties, divisions within - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2012
Rick Snyder, a G.O.P. Governor Who Eludes Labels
New York Times 08/18/2012
The wildly underfunded pension system of the American state of New Jersey.
09/30/2010
Need to increase the retirement age to 65 from 62, and increase pension contributions to 8.5%, says Governor Christie of New Jersey. With the lower savings of workers in the U.S. as they approach retirement, adequately funded pension systems are critical to the safety net.
Grouped Articles
Pension Pinch Busts City Budgets
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Illinois Pension Fix Faces Political Test
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
Illinois Legislature Approves Retiree Benefit Cuts in Troubled Pension System
New York Times 12/03/2013
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
Public-sector pensions: Three-trillion-dollar hole
Economist 10/16/2010
American states' pension funds: A gold-plated burden
Economist 10/16/2010
The Bush tax cuts in 2010.
08/05/2010
In the face of rising deficits, and questions about the future solvency of Medicare and Social Security, there are questions about the Bush tax cuts which expire in December 2010 if not renewed. With high unemployment the consensus seems to be to leave the tax cuts in place for a limited period, and have serious conversation about taxes when a new presidential term begins. A Value added Tax has been suggested by Paul Volcker, similar to that in Europe.
Grouped Articles
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts
BusinessWeek 08/05/2010
New York Times 08/21/2010
Bush Tax Cuts: Now That's Rich
New York Times 08/22/2010
Why the Rich Donât Need a Tax-Cut Extension
New York Times 09/25/2010
Tax-Cut Vote Shows Democratic Divide
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2010
New York Times 12/02/2010
GM's Cadillac Division.
06/17/2010
The large investments in marketing were not effective. Cadillac's average age of customer base is 62, so there is a real need to get younger buyers into showrooms.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2013
Luxury Car Makers Brace for Slower China Sales
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2013
GM to Build Cadillac Plant in China
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Cadillac Drops Wreath Logo for Bolder Crest
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2014
Cadillac Chief's Challenge: Clear Dealer Lots
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2014
G.M. Bets Big on a Resurgent Cadillac
New York Times 04/02/2015
Andy Grove and the scaling up at home that American companies need to do.
05/29/2010
Andy Grove brushes off talk of sending technologies and jobs much needed at home to China, with the talk he hears of "a China strategy." He doesn't see how an America with high paying jobs and mass of unemployed could work. He says American companies have failed to scale up, the way Intel did in the seventies. For every Apple employee there are 10 employees in China working on Mac's, Iphones, and Ipads. The idea of manufacturing as not important is misguided and he would like to see America rebuild its industrial base.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
Apple Says App Store Sales Rose 50% in 2014
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2015
After Michigan Loss, Hillary Clinton Sharpens Message on Jobs and Trade
New York Times 03/09/2016
Andy Grove: How America Can Create Jobs
BusinessWeek 07/01/2010
Yuan Revaluation for China's Own Sake
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
The U.S. housing market in 2010-2013
05/27/2010
According to Karl Case its basically flat in 2010 and quite fragile, with a lot of inventory out there. By 2012 the situation had not changed much, except for Washington D.C. with growth in employment, and a small spurt in 2011 in Phoenix from out of state and Canadian buyers. Prices in Las Vegas and other cities continued to decline and there were fears of more homes being released by banks from foreclosed properties in judicial states such as Florida.
Grouped Articles
Housing Rebound Grows as Prices Climb Sharply
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
The economic performance of cities: Following the sun
Economist 05/16/2013
Home Prices Rise, Producing a Buying Mood
New York Times 05/28/2013
Housing Recovery Increasingly Prices Out First-Time Buyers
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
Economic Casualties: 'Missing Households'
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
Home Prices Jump, but Headwinds Build
Wall Street Journal 07/31/2013
Robert Gordon and other experts on the economic growth prospects for 2010 and into 2011.
04/30/2010
Gordon sees a weakening in growth from the 3.24% growth in 1st quarter 2010 (BEA numbers) as exports are not holding up and state and local government spending is deteriorating rapidly. The inventory change numbers which were signifcant this quarter as businesses replaced equipment and IT, will be winding down in size.
Grouped Articles
At Least 50 of Cityâs Senior Centers Expected to Close to Save Money
New York Times 04/30/2010
Business Spending Propels Recovery
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
Fears that Basel III and European Banking Authority E.U. Stress Tests may not adequately reflect the risks on banks balance sheets.
01/21/2010
The situation after bailout of Irish banks in November 2010 by the EU. The Irish banks had passed European stress tests. Portuguese and Spanish banks may face a similar situation.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2011
Europe Fails Another Stress Test
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2011
The Battle Over Bank Rules at Basel III
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2010
Basel Rules Unlikely to Force Capital Raising
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2010
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2010
Worker gains in the U.S. for the decade 2000-2010.
01/01/2010
Net additions to jobs in the first decade of the 21st century is zero says Neil Irwin of the Washington Post. Numbers for the decades since the 40's shows continuous job growth before that.
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U.S. economy took a dive in the 2000s, a lost decade for workers
Washington Post 01/01/2010
New York Times 01/03/2010
Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers
Washington Post 01/02/2010
New York Times 02/11/2011
Four Common Unemployment Myths
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2012
The US Cost of Living Crisis 2023-2025
02/24/2025
Cost of Living Crisis and huge gaps in income and wealth between the top 20 percent and the bottom 80 percent aggravate standards of living in America in a way not seen since the Second World War. About 45% increase in prices on cars, used cars, car repairs, housing rentals and groceries, in many household expenses, since 2019. Incomes of workers not having kept up with this kind of spiralling inflation. This is upending the social compact and leading to loss of faith in governments in the US and Europe. Change in governments in UK, France, Germany, and the US and a sense of unease among people.
Grouped Articles
Even Disney Is Worried About the High Cost of a Disney Vacation
WSJ 02/09/25
Income and Wealth Gaps US 2025- Top 10 percent support 50 percent of consumer spending in 2024
02/24/2025
Top 20 percent in the US have $1.2 trillion in excess income savings and increased Net Worth to $35 trillion from 2019 to 2025. Bottom 80 percent have about $300 billion in excess income savings and increased Net Worth to $14 trillion in that period.
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The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
WSJ 02/24/25
America has forgotten it is American workers who built America
09/28/2023
Entry level tier wages for auto workers at $17 an hour in 2022 as the UAW union goes on strike in 2023. At $34,000 a year entry level young auto workers make less than the $35,000- 40,000 a year for families set as the Federal Poverty Level by the Department of HHS. Lincoln and TR-FDR would see this as outrageous as American workers built American factories and America since the Industrial Revolution. America has forgotten its workers and worker's families, worker's children. Two thirds of children with the vast majority from the workers families not able to pass ACT reading comprehension at the 4th grade, and 50 % of retired people having zero savings. Not the America of Lincoln or TR-FDR.
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Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is short on autoworkers
The Guardian 09/28/23
Biden Joins Autoworkers on Picket Line in Michigan
NYTimes.com 09/27/23
Biden Joins UAW Picket Line Ahead of Trump Visit, Opening 2024 Election Fight
WSJ 09/26/23
Five Clues to Where the UAW Strike Is Headed Next
WSJ 09/23/23
Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike
NYTimes.com 09/17/23
Whatever the UAW Strike Outcome, Elon Musk Has Already Won
WSJ 09/16/23
Bernard Baruch, advisor to U.S. Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman
11/20/2010
Radio message read over CBS Radio in 1953 on man, reason and hope for the human condition. Goodness prevailing with individual expression and not with the madness of crowds. The need for reason for the betterment of the human condition.
Grouped Articles
L.B.J. and Truman: The Bond That Helped Forge Medicare
New York Times 02/28/15
Why I Still Believe in the Future
Wall Street Journal 11/20/10
China's new Five Year Plan.
10/14/2010
Efforts to increase domestic consumption and to build a social safety net.
Grouped Articles
Leaping Forward, China May Grow More Slowly
BusinessWeek 10/14/10
Chinaâs New Economic Plan Focuses on Raising Standards of Living
New York Times 03/04/11
Canada's Carney, Ahead of G-20, Presses China and Europe to Step Up
Wall Street Journal 02/25/12
New York Times 07/17/12
Afghanistan's national army and police force
08/21/2010
Conditions do not offer much hope of fixing the problems.
Grouped Articles
Taliban Making Military Gains in Afghanistan
New York Times 07/26/14
With Taliban’s Revival, Dread Returns to Swat Valley
New York Times 07/26/14
Afghanistan's troubled national army: Fixing the unfixable
Economist 08/21/10
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit
Wall Street Journal 04/26/11
Wall Street Journal 06/17/11
Report Sees Danger in Local Allies
Wall Street Journal 06/17/11
The American Consumer in 2010-2013
07/29/2010
Spending habits in the post 2008 crisis period with a gradual recovery in spending but not enough of a recovery. And some erratic patterns in consumer behaviour of cost cutting on basic consumer goods and splurging on electronics and other goods.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/13
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Tech Gadgets Steal Sales From Appliances, Clothes
Wall Street Journal 08/03/10
Another Threat to Economy: Boomers Cutting Back
Wall Street Journal 08/16/10
Battered, Bargain-Hungry Buyers Keep Retail Sales Weak
Wall Street Journal 08/14/10
Retailers Are Sold on Frugality
Wall Street Journal 08/18/10
The Afghanistan war in mid to late 2010.
06/02/2010
Some successes in counterinsurgency do not make up for the lack of an alternative in governance that wins credibility in Afghanistan, among the people.
Grouped Articles
Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 06/02/10
Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
New York Times 06/02/10
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/10
McChrystalâs Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
New York Times 06/23/10
The Fury of a General, Released by Nature
New York Times 06/22/10
Sharp Words Expose Rift Over War Policy
Wall Street Journal 06/21/10
Solutions to the Greece crisis.
05/27/2010
Would the solution adopted by Turkey in 2001 work? Devaluation of the currency is not an option for Greece. Turkey devalued the lira 54% in 2001.
Grouped Articles
Greece Can Learn IMF Austerity from Turkey
BusinessWeek 05/27/10
Wall Street Journal 10/22/10
European Debt Deal Has Flaws - News Analysis
New York Times 03/14/11
For Greece, the Path to Restructuring Holds Pitfalls
Wall Street Journal 04/18/11
Don't Bet on an Imminent Euro-Zone Debt Default
Wall Street Journal 04/18/11
Expectations Grow for Greek Debt Restructuring
New York Times 04/18/11
Marketing trends in the packaged foods industry.
05/26/2010
Marketers from Smuckers, General Mills, Kellogg and other to Kraft, are trying to bring new life to old brands like Macaroni and Cheese. And are doing this by showing emotiona attachment to not outgrow old habits for these staples.
Grouped Articles
General Mills Is Serving Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions, to Younger Consumers
New York Times 06/30/14
General Mills Profit Drops 25%
Wall Street Journal 09/18/14
General Mills to Remove Artificial Flavors, Colors from All Cereals
Wall Street Journal 06/23/15
Changing Consumer Tastes Continue to Weigh on General Mills
Wall Street Journal 07/02/15
Inside Kellogg’s Effort to Cash In on the Health-Food Craze
Wall Street Journal 09/01/15
General Mills Profit Rises, Helped by Cost Cuts
Wall Street Journal 12/18/15
Expert opinion on the appreciation of the yuan.
03/29/2010
One view from Yale University is that an appreciation of China's currency will not have alarge impact on American jobs, which is the opposite of what is generally thought.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
Wall Street Journal 03/29/10
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/10
The Long View of Changes in Chinaâs Currency
New York Times 09/21/10
An Accord (and Lessons) to Remember
Wall Street Journal 09/21/10
China's Dangerous Overvaluation
Wall Street Journal 02/26/14
Analysis by The Economist and other expert opinion in 2010 of the economic prospects for Europe and the U.S.
01/11/2010
The Economist looks at the near term trends- unemployment not down as much in Britain in August and consumer spending holding up in Britain- as evidence a recovery is looming. And it cites the Suppy Managment Index up slightly in the US. Most other experts see a difficult situation in 2011 as the stimulus fades and local governments cut back- economists such as Stiglitz, Shiller, Krugman, Feldstein and others, and businessmen like Malone.
Grouped Articles
Brazil's north-east: Catching up in a hurry
Economist 05/21/11
Wall Street Journal 04/26/15
The world economy: The odd decouple
Economist 09/04/10
The U.S. Economy: Stuck in Neutral
BusinessWeek 10/14/10
BusinessWeek 10/14/10
America's economy: Not by monetary policy alone
Economist 10/28/10
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