Dinner

Posted by Oppo on 24 October 2023, 6:00 pm

Cherry-Picking, Jury-Rigging

Posted by Oppo on 24 October 2023, 4:00 pm

Nobel Economist Paul Krugman Gets Trolled for Saying Inflation Is Over if You Just Exclude Most of What People Buy
Business Insider | October 13, 2023 | Theron Mohamed

Paul Krugman was widely trolled on Thursday for saying that if you just ignore food, energy (including gasoline), housing, and used cars — unavoidable costs for many Americans — then the period of surging prices has passed.

“The war on inflation is over,” he posted on X, attaching a chart showing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped from 7% last summer to below 2% in September if you exclude those four items. “We won, at very little cost.”

“. . . food prices are up 20% since December 2020. Talk about destruction of middle class wealth!”
Confounded Interest | 10/14/2023 | Anthony B. Sanders

Looking for Fangbeer and Other Science-Minded MoonNukers To Comment on the Comments

Posted by Oppo on 24 October 2023, 2:00 pm

$1 Billion for Hydrogen Hub Coming to Michigan
mlive.com | Oct. 13, 2023 | Sheri McWhirter

LANSING, MI – A whole lot of hydrogen is coming.

Michigan was tapped by federal energy regulators to build a new clean hydrogen hub and develop regional supply chains for the fuel source. The goal is to create a market for fueling trucks and heavy-duty vehicles with clean hydrogen, which comes without any tailpipe emissions.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced $1 billion in federal funding for the project by Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen, known as MachH2. She said it would bring thousands of jobs to Michigan.

The comments that caught my attention:

“bring thousands of jobs to Michigan”

Until the federal gravy train FINALLY stops on the tracks. These types of people know NOTHING about job creation. They think spending our tax money on make-work jobs is “job creation.” It’s nothing but a path to a failed nation.

The government is always yammering about “creating a market” or “building infrastructure to create a market,” yet NOT ONE of their ridiculous pipe dreams EVER comes true.

Three quarters of the money will find it way to the pockets of corrupt politicians, union bosses, and the exec staff of startup company who vote “D” and make big “contributions” of the money to the Dem pols. (see “Solyndra”)

One quarter of the money will build something that doesn’t work, will be shut down, will be abandoned, and will be a rusting hulk wasteland within five years. (see “Solyndra” again)

Then the government will say “We just need to try harder and better” and fund the next one with the second billion dollars. (see “Solyndra” yet again)

We’ve all seen this movie so many times.

If this hydrogen project is such a great idea, then why am I being asked to give MACH a billion dollars?

Another billion dollar boondoggle. Where does the power come from to crack the hydrogen?

Hydrogen combustion is not emission free. The emission is H2O. And the production of hydrogen requires energy from what source? And hydrogen storage is expensive and can be risky. This hydrogen fad is not really a solution to anything.