1) Early estimates for the cost of the left’s proposed Green New Deal are $93 trillion dollars, an amount that is four times the present National Debt. This translates into about $650,000 dollars for each person in America. The present National Debt is $22 trillion dollars, with many fearing the debt is already a danger for America’s future viability. The study also refuted claims of the Green New Deal being an investment in America’s future, that the savings would pale in comparison to investment.
2) Lyft, a ride sharing app much like Uber, has filed for an IPO. Some are claiming we’re in an end game for automobiles, that car ownership is on the decline. Car ownership is becoming too expensive for people, so it is shifting from private car ownership to ‘Transportation as a Service’ spurred by the upcoming self driving cars.
3) Congress will soon be facing the budget problem again. With the National Debt now at $22 trillion dollars and the debt ceiling reinstated this last Saturday, this promises to be another major contentious issue for the congress to fight over. Estimates are that the US will add another $12.2 trillion dollars in the next ten years.
4) 1 MAR 19 Stock market closings:
Dow 26,026.32 up 110.32
Nasdaq 7,595.35 up 62.82
S&P 500 2,803.69 up 19.20
10 Year Yield: up at 2.76%
Oil: down at $55.75