Before getting into our environment, first a follow-up to my posting yesterday on the coming crisis associated with our Federal debt limit. I saw this morning an article: Why the Debt Ceiling Matters and What Happens if Congress Refuses to Raise It Our $34.1 trillion debt limit will occur tomorrow, January 19. To quote: “Failure to meet the government’s obligations would cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy, the livelihoods of all Americans, and global financial stability,” Yellen wrote in her letter. The U.S. has never defaulted for failing to raise the debt limit in time, which means the consequences are unpredictable, but economists agree they would be dire. A second digression, about our pandemic and why that feared new COVID-19 wave this winter has instead become a small bump. From the New York Times : Why? Because the U.S. population has, collectively, built up immunity to the virus. Much of that is thanks to vaccines and boosters. But repeated exposure to the virus a
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.