{"id":646,"date":"2018-02-18T04:11:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T04:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=646"},"modified":"2018-02-18T21:44:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T21:44:16","slug":"saturday-6-pack-february-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY 6-PACK: February 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A weekly listing of articles, audio clips, and other tidbits I\u2019ve encountered that seemed interesting, insightful, or otherwise useful <\/em><\/p>\n

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Well … it’s been a week and then some.\u00a0 Hard to remember that a mere seven days ago we were wondering about the drops in the stock market and what that might mean … and the current administration was preparing to focus on infrastructure … while the Senate was having open discussion\/debate on immigration proposals (first to reach 60 votes, wins … assuming, of course, something could).<\/p>\n

But as the week progressed so did the most recent iteration from the scandal factory (also known as the White House) pushed the planned agenda to the side … and then another unthinkable school shooting happened (something that also occurs with appalling regularity) … and the routine bluster from the current occupant of the Oval Office blew off any chance of a deal on immigration.<\/p>\n

So here’s my six (or so) from the week that was — if for nothing more than to call to mind some things we might lose sight of:<\/p>\n

1. About that economy … what goes up must come down and, with that being the case, it was inevitable that the stock markets would have to come dons at some point.\u00a0 Things seem to have mostly recovered this week.\u00a0 But given the cyclic nature of economic things, sooner more likely than later, there will be another recession.\u00a0 The damage done to employment in many sectors by the Great Recession is going to compound the troubles of the next.\u00a0 Read this and be forewarned:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/the-next-recession-suck-unemployment-benefits-republican_us_5a7e0362e4b08dfc93040b5e<\/a><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0 About that infrastructure … it’s been widely reported that the amount for infrastructure in the proposed budget from the current administrative collective in the White House is far too small to meet the needs.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>Here’s a good summary of the recent study by the American Society of Civil Engineers of the current state of US infrastructure — and how much it will cost to address those needs:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/asce-gives-us-infrastructure-a-d-2017-3<\/a><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0 For all kinds of reasons, we do need to talk about the latest mass shooting, this time at a high school in Florida.\u00a0 Yes, it really is about the guns — and this was published three months ago (just click on the <\/em>Times<\/a>‘ logo; it will take you there)<\/em>:<\/p>\n