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True, down from when we were shooting the story a week or two ago, but still up more than 35% on average from a year ago.

I'd stock up at $3.25, because the retail price on average nationwide is closer to five dollars.

Snarky to point out that eggs cost a lot more than $3.25 a dozen? In the broadcast, the anchors did explain that egg prices had been going down, though still higher than a year ago. But the point of the story was to explain WHY they'd risen so high: market forces.

One or more of the tweeters may have been doing just that. Always appreciate feedback, of any sort, but often suspect people are just reacting to the headlines and haven't actually watched the show.

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Apologies, but I don't understand.

The administration has cut thousands of jobs at the Social Security as part of its effort to downsize the federal government. I'm doing a story about the effects for the PBS NewsHour. If you or someone you know has been affected we'd like to hear about it. Please message me here.

Not if they're owned by a for-profit firm, but for-profit firms can enter into agreements to manage nonprofit hospitals and take a fee for doing so. They can also enter into joint ventures with nonprofit hospitals.

But I explained that I'm trying to do a separate story with you about your challenge to the orthodoxy, didn't I?

As I explained to Stephanie Kelton, the story would feature her argument in detail instead of just a short soundbite or 2 at the end of the explainer we ran. There'd of course be someone from mainstream econ arguing, presumably, along the lines you are.

Thanks. It's a privilege to have the opportunity. Still.

What don't you believe, Mike?

Great question! (as my friend ChatGPT would say). And here's my friend's answer:

And here's the response from Chat's Chinese rival, DeepSeek: "Bubble Era (1987–1991): Land prices were 2–3x higher than today in real terms." BTW, even Chat admits Deep is much energy efficient. Just don't ask it anything about China.

Oh sure, Vincent -- countless ex-ante bubble analyses over the centuries. Only problem is, many of them have been wrong or misleadingly premature.

From close personal friend and housemate ChatGPT: Adjusting for inflation:    •   The 1989 peak of 38,915 would be about 46,000–48,000 yen in 2025 yen.    •   The current level (around 41,000) is therefore still below that inflation-adjusted high.

Yup, with a slight arithmetic tweak. Paul Samuelson: “The stock market has predicted nine of the last five recessions.” This line appeared in his Newsweek column on September 19, 1966.

Apologies for almost never posting, but reading Mary Renault's The Last of the Wine about Athens in the time of Socrates, how about this sentence: "half the world's troubles come from men not being trained to resent a fallacy as much as an insult."

Tweets like this raise doubt the Tweeter has watched the story, in which Beth Akers of the conservative AEI argued forcefully for repayment, & even one of the debtors agreed. Or just reflex anger that undermines civil discourse? Reminds me to reread Carol Tavris' book Anger.