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Yet Gov. Charlie Baker, the scold and scourge of all golf carts, gun shops, nail salons and churches, none of which have recorded any fatalities, seems strangely oblivious to the ever-escalating toll in the state’s “long-term care facilities,” which are both heavily regulated and subsidized by the commonwealth. Ditto, the Legislature, where no one seems … Read more

A restaurant owner said Tuesday that she can’t get employees to return to work because they make more in unemployment benefits than in working for her business. Melony Wagner, who owns Charles Village Pub in Towson, said her employees would prefer to continue collecting unemployment than come to work as they make more money staying … Read more

RealClearInvestigations: Investigative Issues: Situational Media Attitudes Toward ‘Unmaskings.’ This week’s news that at least 39 Obama officials had unmasked Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s private conversations during the last month of their administration seemed a little shocking. Today, major media outlets are telling  readers and viewers that the practice is “routine.” A CNN headline told readers, “Trump pushes ‘Obamagate’ … Read more

Wait a minute… I thought the housing market wasn’t the problem this time. The Fed just bought a record amount of mortgage backed securities this last week. It accounted for 84% of its most recent stimulus. Looks like another part of the economy could be swimming naked. pic.twitter.com/J0DzekWJ4x — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) May 14, … Read more

by formerbuck OKAY. So demand has been reduced dramatically around the world, our $21 trillion GDP has basically been paused for 2 months, so to keep it afloat (rough math), the government had to add $3.5 trillion to keep the economy running somewhat smoothly. That’s a lot of printing, you idiots probably expect inflation. Wrong, … Read more

More money!! https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/12/coronavirus-updates-house-democrats-unveil-3-trillion-relief-bill.html It includes, according to a summary: Nearly $1 trillion in relief for state and local governments A second round of direct payments of $1,200 per person, and up to $6,000 for a household About $200 billion for hazard pay for essential workers who face heightened health risks during the crisis $75 billion … Read more

by DropItShock Vertical Spread Basics Spreads often get a bad rap for sounding more complex than they end up being. I’d wager quite a few people here don’t even know what the “Select” button is for at the top right of the options screen on Robinhood. I see over and over people losing their money … Read more

by pdwp90 U.S. Senate Financial Disclosures Their database is pretty painful to navigate (it’s just a bunch of individual filings), and I’d encourage anyone looking for a tidier representation of the periodic transactions to check out the dashboard I’ve been working on. I’ve built a whole dashboard on insider trading by U.S. Senators at https://www.quiverquant.com/sources/senatetrading. I’d strongly encourage … Read more

by justathoughtfromme It’s generally required for a parent to co-sign a minor’s bank account in the US. Once you turn 18, the best course of action is to establish an account in your name ONLY so you have sole control of it. It would even be better if you can establish the account at a … Read more

by ikegro TLDR; Great Lakes submitted the WRONG student loan status code to the three credit bureaus for ALL of their customers with student loans (as part of the CARES act) and it’s causing everyone’s credit scores to drop 40-50 points. I’m in the midst of buying a house and my lender pulled my credit … Read more