No doubt that you both realized that today is Ash Wednesday. Grace University Lutheran, to which I belong, offered worship services today at 12:00 and 7:00. Parking on the University campus is a bit of an issue at noon weekdays. It's also a bit of a drive from the OFH. With the first snowfall in weeks occurring I availed myself of a benefit of life here. The protestant chaplain, a young Lutheran pastor; E.L.C.A., offered a Ash Wednesday Service, in house. So, I attended, happily. The Catholic Service followed.
Tom and Anita came for lunch and our weekly cribbage game.
Economists looking at demographics recognize that industrialized nations will increasingly need immigrant labor and that countries will soon compete for immigrants. Meanwhile orange man continues to drive immigrants from America which is both inhumane and short sighted economically. .Heather Cox-Richardson today offers these quotes from the WSJ.
"'Now, the Wall Street Journal reported in a February 6 editorial, employers “are struggling to find workers they can employ legally.”'
'The newspaper continued: “There’s little evidence that undocumented migrants are taking jobs from Americans. The reality is that employers can’t find enough Americans willing to work in the fields or hang drywall, even at attractive wages. Farm hands in Florida who work year-round earn roughly $47,000, which is more than what some young college graduates earn.” “The lesson for President Trump is that businesses can’t grow if government takes away their workers,” the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board concluded'
WSJ also offered this news about the effects of Make America Great Again.
"Peter Grant of the Wall Street Journal reported today that banks that have loaned money to finance the purchase of commercial real estate are requiring borrowers to pay back tens of billions of dollars as the delinquency rate for such loans has climbed to a high not seen since just after the 2008 financial crisis. About $100 billion in commercial real estate loans that have been packaged into securities will come due this year and probably won’t repay when they should. More than half of the loans are likely headed for foreclosure or liquidation".
Takk for alt,
Al
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