Thanks, Biden!!!

[snailspace]

Business boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses​

Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study.

Cause they can't get jobs

 

[Fuzzy1975]

The data is what it is. Electricity prices have soared 29.4% since January 2021. That’s about 50% more than overall inflation. Rates were relatively flat during the seven years prior to Biden taking office.

The average Kw rate in the US is 16 cents. Hawaii is the highest, at 45 cents, care to guess why? In 2018 the average rate was 13 cents a Kw. Not a huge increase over 6 years and not doubled over inflation.

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_3

Here's an inflation calculator for you to use, since you couldn't grasp the formulas last time around....

https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=16&year1=201801&year2=202401

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

The average Kw rate in the US is 16 cents. Hawaii is the highest, at 45 cents, care to guess why? In 2018 the average rate was 13 cents a Kw. Not a huge increase over 6 years and not doubled over inflation.

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_3

Here's an inflation calculator for you to use, since you couldn't grasp the formulas last time around....

https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=16&year1=201801&year2=202401

Yes, electricity rates vary widely across the US. I have no doubt the rates you cite for Hawaii is accurate. The graph i shared is from a WSJ analysis using seasonally adjusted data from the BLS. The WSJ analysis shows that residential electricity prices have increased 13 times faster under Mr. Biden than across the previous seven years. Here’s the link if you can get past the paywall.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electricity-prices-biden-green-energy-labor-department-2b4ea2cb

If you dispute the WSJ analysis, here’s a similar graph from the US Energy Information Administration. Some slight disparities between the two but the slope and magnitude of increase beginning in 2021 tell the same story.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-prices-rise-customer-eia-outlook/710113/

 

[butters]

The Biden administration teams up with 50 countries in an attempt to stave off the impacts of future pandemics

WASHINGTON —
President Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020.

U.S. government officials will offer support in the countries, most of them located in Africa and Asia, to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries.

The strategy will help “prevent, detect and effectively respond to biological threats wherever they emerge,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday.

The announcement about the strategy comes as countries have struggled to meet a worldwide accord on responses to future pandemics. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the prospects of a pandemic treaty signed by all 194 of the World Health Organization’s members are flailing.

The Biden administration plans to move forward with its new strategy to prepare the world for the next pandemic, regardless of whether a treaty is hammered out, a senior administration official told reporters on Monday.

https://www.latimes.com/world-natio...-with-50-countries-to-stifle-future-pandemics

proactive and necessary

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Yes, electricity rates vary widely across the US. I have no doubt the rates you cite for Hawaii is accurate. The graph i shared is from a WSJ analysis using seasonally adjusted data from the BLS. The WSJ analysis shows that residential electricity prices have increased 13 times faster under Mr. Biden than across the previous seven years. Here’s the link if you can get past the paywall.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electricity-prices-biden-green-energy-labor-department-2b4ea2cb

If you dispute the WSJ analysis, here’s a similar graph from the US Energy Information Administration. Some slight disparities between the two but the slope and magnitude of increase beginning in 2021 tell the same story.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-prices-rise-customer-eia-outlook/710113/

I didn't dispute anything, I gave the utility prices from the EIA. They are regulatory body behind the electrical systems in the USA. I also gave you the CPI index calculator to use to compare pricing.

Power prices rising or falling on any one president have no bearing on who is the President. He doesn't set industry pricing. His policies don't over rule the EIA either.

So think what you wish, you often put the blinders on to facts when you think you can score some biased Political points.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Business boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses​

Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study.

A business startup explosion!

And that only includes businesses that apply for an Employer Identification Number. There are loads of self-employed people out there these days.

Thanks Biden!

 

[butters]

Biden administration's new federal ruling to protect miners from silica dust that causes 'black lung disease'. This comes after pushes for better protection in the Appalachian states where mine owners haven't seen fit to protect their workers from such deadly health issues. The issues have been known for years, but nothing was done to protect exposed workers.

The final rule, announced by Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, cuts in half the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica for an 8-hour shift.

Mine workers, community advocates and elected officials from Appalachian states have pushed for the stricter rule, noting that health problems have grown in recent years as miners dig through more layers of rock to gain access to coal seams when deposits closer to the surface have long been tapped. The increased drilling generates deadly silica dust and has caused severe forms of pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease, even among younger miners, some in their 30s and 40s.

“It is unconscionable that our nation’s miners have worked without adequate protection from silica dust despite it being a known health hazard for decades,” Su said Tuesday. “Today, we’re making it clear that no job should be a death sentence, and every worker has the right to come home healthy and safe at the end of the day.''

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...&cvid=aee275da8a3a43e4dbe9cd6b078e6187&ei=131

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Biden administration's new federal ruling to protect miners from silica dust that causes 'black lung disease'. This comes after pushes for better protection in the Appalachian states where mine owners haven't seen fit to protect their workers from such deadly health issues. The issues have been known for years, but nothing was done to protect exposed workers.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...&cvid=aee275da8a3a43e4dbe9cd6b078e6187&ei=131

Years? Try decades and some of the "preventatives" were worse than the problem they were trying to cure....

https://usw.ca/mcintyre-powder-a-dark-era-in-canadas-mining-industry/

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

I didn't dispute anything, I gave the utility prices from the EIA. They are regulatory body behind the electrical systems in the USA. I also gave you the CPI index calculator to use to compare pricing.

Power prices rising or falling on any one president have no bearing on who is the President. He doesn't set industry pricing. His policies don't over rule the EIA either.

So think what you wish, you often put the blinders on to facts when you think you can score some biased Political points.

You don’t dispute the WSJ graph. Cool.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

You don’t dispute the WSJ graph. Cool.

Why should I? It's in accurate, I gave you the real figures, you just choose to follow ones that fit your narrative. Which is your prerogative.

 

[butters]

The Biden administration is implementing a first-time policy that will be a game-changer for millions of Americans.

As detailed in The New York Times, the Environmental Protection Agency is "requiring municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water" across the country.

The move will mandate that water providers reduce "forever chemicals" like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to "near-zero levels."

EPA administrator Michael S. Regan labeled the new policy "life-changing" and described it as the most significant effort by the federal government to reduce the presence of PFAS in drinking water.


"This action will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of serious illnesses," Regan said during a call with reporters. "We are one huge step closer to finally shutting off the tap on forever chemicals once and for all."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...&cvid=aee275da8a3a43e4dbe9cd6b078e6187&ei=184

 

[Lazaran]

So think what you wish, you ALWAYS put the blinders on to facts when you think you can score some biased Political points.

Fyp; yw.

 

[desecration]

Personally I think this one is great. Biden also protected a number of endangered species' habitats and called for conserving up to 30% of our land for nature. These were the highlights of his presidency.

 

[butters]

$7b announced to celebrate Earth Day, to provide solar power

“These awards across the country [are to] states, territories, tribal governments, municipalities and non-profits to develop programs to enable low income and disadvantaged communities to benefit from residential solar power. And it’s a big deal,” he said.

“Solar for all program means 900,000 households will have solar on the rooftops for the first time and soon, millions of families will save over $400 a year on utility bills.”

The EPA has calculated that the investment, will be distributed through grants to 60 applicant organizations nationwide, will generate $8bn in household electricity bill savings over the life of the program.

Projects funded by the solar for all program will create 200,000 jobs, Biden said, and advance his Justice40 initiative, in which at least 40% of the benefits of investments in federal climate clean energy, and affordable and sustainable housing projects, are directed to communities “marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/22/biden-earth-day-solar-investment-climate-actions

 

[Bn2f]

WHO CAN BE TRUSTED FOR RETIREMENT ADVICE? NEW RULES STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS.

The Biden administration announced new rules Tuesday that will require more financial professionals to adhere to the highest standards when providing financial advice about your retirement money.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/trust-retirement-advice-rules-strengthen-175322062.html

 

[coati]

Thanks, Biden, for tending to the business of the public rather than spending all your time defending yourself in court for crimes you committed.

What a refreshing contrast to your predecessor.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

The FTC just banned non-compete agreement in contracts, which is a huge win for workers. Thanks, Biden!

 

[jaF0]

U.S. News // 5 hours ago
New Biden administration overtime rule increases pay for millions of workers
April 24 (UPI) -- The Biden administration has adopted a final rule extending overtime pay protections to millions of salaried workers, effective July 1. Those workers will make more money for working over 40 hours a week.

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U.S. News // 5 hours ago
New rule orders airlines to give prompt refunds for canceled, delayed flights
April 24 (UPI) -- The Transportation Department said on Wednesday it will issue a final rule requiring airline carriers to promptly give passengers cash refunds when owed for things like canceled or significantly delayed flights and delay

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[desecration]

The Executive Action will direct the Interior Department to outline steps to achieve the President’s commitment to conserve at least 30% each of our lands and waters by the year 2030, as recommended by scientists, in order to safeguard our health, food supplies, biodiversity, and the prosperity of every community. Interior will undertake the process with broad engagement, including agricultural and forest landowners, fishermen, outdoor enthusiasts, sovereign Tribal nations, States, Territories, local officials, and others to identify strategies that reflect the priorities of all communities.

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/f...phold-commitment-restore-balance-public-lands

 

[desecration]

Biden frees 5 crack dealers, makes no progress on vow to release pot inmates

 

[desecration]

All shitting on Joe aside, well done:

US secretly sent Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles

 

[Bn2f]

All shitting on Joe aside, well done:

US secretly sent Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles

Normally, I would give you credit or even a 'like' for this post but I'm not in a charitable mood today. This post speaks volumes of the RW attitude. It's all a game to you. You live for divisive politics even when you know what the right thing to do is. Solutions to our problems? You have none. You’re ok as long as you are comfortable. And you wonder why I continually criticize white male privilege.

Here. I'll show you how it's done. Watch as a give trump honest credit for something he wanted to do:

 

[desecration]

You live for divisive politics even when you know what the right thing to do is. Solutions to our problems? You have none.

I don't agree. I like functional solutions. Supporting Ukrainian independence is functional.

 

[icanhelp1]

WOW: Tic Tok?


https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/149/356/120/playable/d3a829e3e792a820.mp4

 

[Bn2f]

I don't agree. I like functional solutions. Supporting Ukrainian independence is functional.

It would be nice if you started a thread challenging RW's here and your congressman to come over to your way of thinking then. That would probably be your most popular thread ever.