Economics and Investing:

The Good And The Not- So-Good News About US Jobs In One Chart. Part of the problem is the skills mis-match. Many good (primarily blue collar) jobs remain unfilled as younger folks do NOT have the skills, nor do they want to learn them! – H.L.

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The Purchase Of Our Republic. – B.B.

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Items from Mr Econocobas:

Rising Resource Costs Escalate Odds of Global Unrest

Video: James Rickards ‘Inflation is Coming as it is The Only Way The U.S. Can Pay It’s Debt’

Deflation ‘Greatest Hoax’ as Prices Keep Rising

Seemingly Terrific April Jobs Report Poses Strange Puzzle