Daily Brief: Consumer Sentiment Bounces Off Record Low — but the Mood Is Still Ugly
Consumer sentiment rebounded to 48.9 from May's record-low 44.8 as gas prices eased, but Americans remain pessimistic. Plus: the week in review.
September 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the September 2025 social security snapshot and it continues to climb unabated. The current monthly cost of the current benefits is $130,971 billion ($1.56 trillion…
August 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the August 2025 social security snapshot and it continues to climb unabated. The current monthly cost of the current benefits is $130,676 billion ($1.56 trillion…
July 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the July 2025 social security snapshot and it continues to climb unabated. The current monthly cost of the current benefits is $130,248 billion ($1.56 trillion…
June 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the June 2025 social security snapshot and it continues to climb unabated. The current monthly cost of the current benefits is $129,876 billion according to…
May 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the May 2025 social security snapshot and it continues to climb unabated. The current monthly cost of the current benefits is $129 billion according to…
Demographic Realities 2025
Following up to our last post on what happens during demographic death spirals there have been a few stories released that help illustrate our point. The New York Times reports…
What Happens During Demographic Death Spirals
Reaching the 73 million milestone for social security enrollments had us researching demographic death spirals. What happens during demographic death spirals? Defining Demographic Death Spiral A demographic death spiral occurs…
January 2025 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the January 2025 social security snapshot report and it shows further growth in enrolls. For January 2025, there were 144,000 net new social security recipients…
Elevators, Tractors, and Plants, Oh My!
Happy New Year! It’s 2025, do you know where your labor shortages are this year? We started the year with some interesting news from three different industries. Elevators First, there…