Summary of North American Rail Freight Traffic
The hope is that the spike in 2013 signals an upturn in the U.S. economy. As this chart of rail traffic shows, hope is not dead, but it is falling fast. The index has been bottoming around mid-to-late February; if it bottoms soon it will do so at a higher high from last year, which would be a positive sign for the hopium smokers. On the negative side, the pace of the decline is slowing and at worst the economy seems headed back to the slow growth seen for most of the past 5 years. Whether the stock market is happy with that growth rate is another question.
Why Is a Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard?
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Why is the choice between shutting down the border and no controls at all?
And what about demographics? Fertility rates?
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