Economy Watch
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The Fuel-Cost Squeeze
A supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 10. AAA regular hit $4.316 a…
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Early 401(k) withdrawals: what it costs before 59½
What It Costs to Live Here Now An Economy Watch reader resource, kept here so you…
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The Vacancy Sign
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 10. The fuel shock follows you to…
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The Chokepoint Tax
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 10. Brent crude broke $100 and AAA…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 10
Volume 1, Issue 10. The August inflation report picked up because of gasoline, and the pump…
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The Kremlin Handshake
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 9. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 Issue 9
Volume 1, Issue 9. Six household economic fronts read from Brandon, Florida. Groceries flat, gas up…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch: Vol. 1 · Issue 8 (Labor Day Edition)
What It Costs to Live Here Now, Vol. 1, Issue 8 (Labor Day Edition). Wage growth…
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The tariff war next door is coming for the American family budget
Trump’s 50% Section 338 tariffs on Canada took effect August 22. Here is what they cost…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 7
What It Costs to Live Here Now — Vol. 1, Issue 7. Inflation cooled to 3.4%…
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The Beef Bribe: A Ninety-Day Discount That Expires When the Votes Get Counted
A supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 Issue 7. On Friday morning, the…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1, Issue 6
August 17, 2026. Inflation “cooled” to 3.4% while wage growth fell to a five-year low of…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1, Issue 5
August 10, 2026. Friday’s jobs report was the gut punch — 23,000 jobs lost and wage…
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Read the Receipts, Guard the Ballot
Trump promised to fix the economy on Day 1. Nineteen months in, he is still blaming…
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The Drug Price Con: Trump Says Cheaper. Grandma’s Bill Says Otherwise.
Trump promised cheaper drugs. Then his CMS killed the subsidy holding Medicare Part D premiums down…