Category Archives: economy

New York: Most Unequal State in the Nation!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by D. Posnett MD

A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) recently found that New York State is home to the highest concentration of extreme wealth in the United States. New York State also has the greatest income inequality … Continue reading →

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How to Climb out of the Financial Rut in NY State

Posted on February 6, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

On Feb. 5th R&R heard a presentation by Rebecca Saletan and Nick Lyndon on “The Invest in our New York Act”. It is a package of 6 bills for the State of NY. Together they are proposed to raise more … Continue reading →

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Friend of clean water, biodiversity, climate-friendly regenerative businesses and safe-guarding our shorelines? Read on…..

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Mary Foster Morgan

Dear Friend of the Shellfish Farmer,  If you are a friend of clean water, biodiversity, climate-friendly regenerative businesses, coastline protection, Earth and her oceans read on….. Join us in support of our shellfish farmers, and support the inclusion of commercial … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Economic Fallout

Posted on October 5, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Guestwords in the East Hampton Star: Trump’s Economic Fallout for Suffolk County and Long Island By John Tepper Marlin and Steven Newman October 1, 2020 President Trump’s three main economic initiatives have been radical 2017 cuts in taxes (at the … Continue reading →

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Sowed Discord

Posted on August 28, 2020 by cdsprings

SpringsAugust 24, 2020 Dear David: The past three and a half years have been a master class in the havoc that can be wrought when a president is constrained by neither truth nor decency. Starting with the size of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, democrats, economy, Ethics, Fair elections, GOP, Health Care, long island, Nancy Goroff, public health, Trump, Trump atrocities, voting by mail, Zeldin | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Stepien or Parscale? The Corona virus does not care.

Posted on July 16, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

WaPo reports that  “Trump replaces campaign manager as polls show him trailing Joe Biden in 2020 race”. President Trump announced on Facebook Wednesday evening that Bill Stepien would become his campaign manager, replacing Brad Parscale,… Recent national and swing-state polls … Continue reading →

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Lowe’s or Home Depot? Your call.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Marvin Ellison, is the CEO of Lowe’s Lowe’s announced Wednesday that it would assist minority-owned businesses with $25 million in grants to support efforts to relaunch the American economy. Lowe’s is dishing out the funds to help small businesses, especially home … Continue reading →

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Protest in Commack drawing criticism

Posted on May 31, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Some insightful letters to Newsday: The behavior of a few unruly demonstrators at the recent Commack protest was shameful [“Trump cheers LI protesters,” News, May 17]. If these few were, say, 4% of the demonstrators, the other 96% could have … Continue reading →

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Visiting New York City

Posted on May 3, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

I have not been in the city since late February 2020. Much has changed.  It is now a ghost town.  Nobody rides the subway and there are no cabs.  On the bright side, there are plenty of parking spaces and … Continue reading →

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When the Forgotten Remain Forgotten, no one is Secure

Posted on April 26, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

The Covid-19 pandemic is putting the deepening class divide in America into stark relief. Four new classes are emerging. The Remotes: These are professional, managerial, and technical workers – an estimated 35% of the workforce – who are putting in … Continue reading →

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The Economic Impact of the Virus

Posted on March 19, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

In the East Hampton Star: GUESTWORDS By John Tepper Marlin March 19, 2020   A monument near the office where I worked in Washington, D.C., until Sunday bears this quote by the Argentinean Jose Narosky: “In war there are no … Continue reading →

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The Cry for National Leadership

Posted on March 18, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

By Perry Gershon Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 12:53 pm in the Long Island Advance Perry Gershon, Candidate for Congress NY-1   As President Trump flails in his attempts to lead our country through one of the most severe challenges … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Mary Foster Morgan

Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, climate change, Congress, economy, long island, Paris Climate Accord, science, sustainable energy, wind energy, Zeldin | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

“I am a Tariff Man” and Credit for the Stock Market

Posted on December 26, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

  US stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday as investors lost faith in a trade truce between the US and China that had been negotiated by Donald Trump at last week’s G20 summit.   On September 8th, 2018 I wrote: … Continue reading →

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New York’s Suffolk County Economy: Not so Hot?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Representative Lee Zeldin likes to claim that he has contributed to a “booming” economy resulting in jobs in his district (the eastern part of Suffolk county). Lets examine this for a minute. First, jobs This is the graph of unemployment since … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, economy, Employment, Labor, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin | 2 Comments

Flip the House — Defeat Zeldin!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by amyturner2000

By Jacquelyn Gavron & Amy Turner, July 19, 2018 New York’s First Congressional District (NY-1), historically a swing district, is represented by Lee Zeldin (R). He was initially elected with Tea Party support and is an unwavering Trump loyalist with … Continue reading →

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Local Economy Dependent on Immigrants

Posted on May 25, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Recent reports describe  increased round up of latinos. Along with suspected “bad guys” ICE is sweeping up many more innocent undocumented workers.  This was highlighted by the latest Trump visit to Long Island and Lee Zeldin’s cheer leading.  Read more … Continue reading →

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Jobs? Where are they?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

From: John Tepper Marlin, Ph.D., President, Boissevain Books LLC,  Principal, CityEconomist WHERE ARE THOSE GREAT NEW JOBS FOR LONG ISLAND THAT TRUMP AND ZELDIN PROMISED These figures were released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are for Nassau and … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, economy, Employment, jobs, Labor, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

“Trump Slump” in tourism

Posted on January 2, 2018 by maidstonejewelry

I have previously posted on the “Trump Slump” in tourism. And here, and here too.  But it is time to reexamine the issue because the data over one solid year indicate that the slump is here to stay!   How will … Continue reading →

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The Republican Tax Scam

Posted on December 2, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

By Saumya Narechania, National Issues Campaign Manager, Organizing for Action Yesterday’s tax scam will go down as one of the most shameful acts in Senate history. In a single bill — finalized Friday night (Dec 1, 2017) in scribbled handwriting, … Continue reading →

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