TheMacroMob Podcast
Things are changing at a rapid pace, and it can be difficult to separate the noise from what is truly important. We at MacroMob do our best to bring you objective, genuine, and straightforward information from the people and sources who believe they know best and allow you to make up your own mind. MacroMob is here to provide you insight into the world of economics, crime, and global events. We aren’t able or qualified to provide social, financial, or life advice. We’re mostly normal people like you doing our best to be curious and understand the world around us. We look forward to you becoming part of the MacroMob.
Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
How Not To Reduce Inflation: Taxing and Spending Our Way to What Exactly?
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Congress recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act which is designed to fight climate change and make improvements in American health care. It also has provisions to raise tax revenue and expand the Internal Revenue Service. We talk about what actually is and is not in the bill. Who stands to benefit? Who was left out? Does it really have anything to do with fighting inflation?
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Polio, Measles, and A Prime Example of Poor Policy
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Recently, polio has been found in an individual in New York, as well as in the wastewater of both New York and London. The spread of polio could have been prevented as health officials were warned about the possibility in 2020. Unfortunately, myopic and poor policy didn't allow for a rationale and common sense approach to be instituted.
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Degree Inflation, Will You Need A College Degree In The Future?
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Degree inflation has put a priority on more college degrees in the workplace while requiring college degrees for positions that never needed them. With the rising costs of student loans and the nature of work changing, will college degrees become a thing of the past?
Article Links: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210126-degree-inflation-how-the-four-year-degree-became-required https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/evaluating-job-candidates/4-year-degree-not-always-required https://www.fool.com/careers/2018/10/12/good-news-you-might-not-need-that-college-degree-a.aspx https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-inflation-problem-nobody-is-talking-about/ar-AA10khZ7
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Energy Hypocrisy As Developed Nations Try To Keep The World Poor
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Shrinkflation, The Inflation Magic We Don’t Recognize
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Shrinkflation is the phenomenon by which companies covertly downsize the volume of their products without changing their price. This is a permanent decrease in a person's purchasing power and is essentially inflationary magic.
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Layoffs, Debt, and A Strong Labor Market
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Layoffs continue to find their way into the news but the labor market shows resiliency and remains historically strong, while people continue to quit their jobs. Also, the New York Fed has released their quarterly report on Household Debt and Credit showing credit card debt has increased to a 23 year high.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Ireland To Reduce Emissions By 25% and Germany Restarts Coal Power Plants
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Ireland recently agreed to reduce agricultural emissions by 25% with a target date of 2030 and Germany restarts 21 coal plants before the coming long winter.
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Greenflation, Policies That Lead To Poverty
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
The citizens of the world will continue to suffer the costs of rising prices through the process of greenflation. Governments will decide who has the opportunity to prosper, live, and exist all under the guise of what's right and green.