Oh, please Zoya, it's the right, deluded by the merchants of doubt in the fossil fuel industries, that faithfully ignores science, math, and physics in their rejection of climate science and the looming crisis that's devastating growing portions of our planet. What's unhinged about acknowledging the rapidly expanding desertification, th…
Oh, please Zoya, it's the right, deluded by the merchants of doubt in the fossil fuel industries, that faithfully ignores science, math, and physics in their rejection of climate science and the looming crisis that's devastating growing portions of our planet. What's unhinged about acknowledging the rapidly expanding desertification, the rising sea levels and melting glaciers, the ever-increasing acreage lost each year to wildfires, the advent of the sixth great extinction event, the only such calamity sparked by a single species -- us?
As for inflation and monetary policy: At least 6 of the 7 Fed governing board were appointed or reappointed by Trump. Inflation is a global problem that's been brewing for decades as we propped up our economy with near-zero interest rates and Congress pumped yet more funny money into the system by way of deficit spending and irresponsible tax cuts. Both parties are to blame, but it's the Republicans who consistently talk the talk of fiscal responsibility until they're in control, then they go about blowing up the debt and deficits even faster than do the Democrats.
You have no evidence that the current Fed actions will do "nothing whatsoever for inflation." It's likely that these actions will spark at least a mild recession and slow the economy down. With reduced demand, prices will stabilize. It will be painful, and working people will suffer the most. The Fed's policies are not liberal and most of the Board members are solid Republicans.
But you're right about this: interest rate hikes won't solve prolonged droughts, floods, or huge losses from hurricanes, tornadoes, and other impacts from our changing climate. Food crises are emerging around the world and will only get worse, exacerbated further by the war in Ukraine. Ignoring climate science and supporting further fossil use will only accelerate the inflationary and famine inducing impacts of climate change.
As for our schools. We have a nationwide shortage of qualified school teachers. Why anyone would choose to invest in a master's degree so they can teach in our under funded schools and subject themselves to the abuse of bigoted, hostile parents is beyond me. The right's efforts to privatize and dumb down our schools is succeeding and it's a tragedy.
Oh, please Zoya, it's the right, deluded by the merchants of doubt in the fossil fuel industries, that faithfully ignores science, math, and physics in their rejection of climate science and the looming crisis that's devastating growing portions of our planet. What's unhinged about acknowledging the rapidly expanding desertification, the rising sea levels and melting glaciers, the ever-increasing acreage lost each year to wildfires, the advent of the sixth great extinction event, the only such calamity sparked by a single species -- us?
As for inflation and monetary policy: At least 6 of the 7 Fed governing board were appointed or reappointed by Trump. Inflation is a global problem that's been brewing for decades as we propped up our economy with near-zero interest rates and Congress pumped yet more funny money into the system by way of deficit spending and irresponsible tax cuts. Both parties are to blame, but it's the Republicans who consistently talk the talk of fiscal responsibility until they're in control, then they go about blowing up the debt and deficits even faster than do the Democrats.
You have no evidence that the current Fed actions will do "nothing whatsoever for inflation." It's likely that these actions will spark at least a mild recession and slow the economy down. With reduced demand, prices will stabilize. It will be painful, and working people will suffer the most. The Fed's policies are not liberal and most of the Board members are solid Republicans.
But you're right about this: interest rate hikes won't solve prolonged droughts, floods, or huge losses from hurricanes, tornadoes, and other impacts from our changing climate. Food crises are emerging around the world and will only get worse, exacerbated further by the war in Ukraine. Ignoring climate science and supporting further fossil use will only accelerate the inflationary and famine inducing impacts of climate change.
As for our schools. We have a nationwide shortage of qualified school teachers. Why anyone would choose to invest in a master's degree so they can teach in our under funded schools and subject themselves to the abuse of bigoted, hostile parents is beyond me. The right's efforts to privatize and dumb down our schools is succeeding and it's a tragedy.