Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Yeah…I know, this was a really awful week. At times like these I retreat into the “control what you can control” mantra…Can’t do a darn thing about the Middle East or the incredibly dysfunctional House of Representatives…but we all can … Continue reading Good news Friday (really)
Read More...Ok, time to set aside the current clustermess in the House of Representatives… because… there is REALLY good news about the economy! Inflation is waaaay down…and has been trending that way for months. Core inflation in August was darn close … Continue reading Good news Friday….
Read More...Well, in an effort to counter the stupidity that has infected some in Washington, I’ll do my best to find glimmers of good news to start your weekend. Ukraine Ukraine is making solid if not spectacular progress in its offensive…and … Continue reading Good news Friday…
Read More...You may not have heard of the Build America, Buy America Act…here’s why it is good news indeed for US manufacturing and construction – and employment. BABA lays out requirements for US content in federally funded infrastructure projects, requirements that … Continue reading Good news Friday…Build America, Buy America
Read More...Inflation. Employment. Manufacturing jobs. Wages. All are in waaaaay better shape than they were a couple years ago. What’s downright weird is how gloomy many are…in the face of pretty good news on many fronts. So let’s start the weekend … Continue reading Good news Friday – and implications for workers’ comp
Read More...For the first time in forever I missed WCRI’s annual confab…a Board meeting conflicted darn it. Thanks to Stuart Colburn for his comprehensive reporting from Phoenix…I hereby give up my as-it-happens blog-casting role to the estimable Mr Colburn Esq. (subscription … Continue reading Good stuff I missed this week…
Read More...Work comp and healthcare are probably the two most highly regulated sectors of the economy – and yes I’m including the financial sector. Over the last 25 years I’ve spent a ton of time with regulators, legislators, lobbyists and the … Continue reading Regulations – the good and the bad
Read More...I know – who woulda believed it? Nothing like an end-of-the-year deadline and a looming change of power in the House of Representatives to motivate elected officials. Here are the big items and what it means for you. Hint – … Continue reading Congress actually gets good stuff done!
Read More...Some good news on the COVID front – well, good compared to the $%*#%Storm we’ve had for two years. First, the good news is tempered by reality – Omicron is incredibly transmissible. It feels like you could catch the damn … Continue reading Good news on the COVID front
Read More...Let’s get real. You and your kids are driving 80 mph on a highway, when a truck suddenly veers in front of you. Since you are a quick-thinking insurance person, you estimate your chance of dying if you hit that … Continue reading Good luck with the truck.
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