Sunday's show:
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Sunday's video: Six new great members of Baseball's Hall of Fame
Sunday's video:
Six new great members of Baseball's Hall of Fame
2018: Six new names were added today to The Hall of Fame.....Guerrero, Hoffman, Jones, Morris, Thome & Trammel!....click to watch... https://t.co/LHa4gXmJZr via @YouTube— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) July 29, 2018
The US in one direction Cuba and Venezuela in another
On Friday, President Trump celebrated some good news from the U.S. economy. In the last week, a different message is coming from Cuba and Venezuela.
We are watching three countries going in different economic directions: the U.S., Cuba, and Venezuela. It is a classic case of free markets versus socialism.
Down in Cuba, the message has not changed over the years, as the new president reminded us:
Cuba’s economy grew less than expected in the first half of 2018 and an ongoing liquidity crisis will force fresh belt tightening, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Sunday.
He is proposing constitutional changes. However, Cuban perestroika won’t work any better than the one we saw in the USSR.
Venezuela is more than falling apart: “Venezuela could eventually have 1 million percent inflation.”
What does that inflation level mean? It means this: “Venezuela’s currency has lost 99.9997 percent of its value in the past 6½ years. To put that in perspective, $333,333 worth of bolivars in 2012 would be worth $1 today.”
A failed state? I think so!
As I recall, a “bolivar,” the currency, was 4.29 to a U.S. dollar back in the 1980s. It used to be a middle-class country!
On the other hand, we had great news in the U.S.
It was a good day for the U.S. economy; for workers; and, yes, for President Trump. It is not the same down in Cuba and Venezuela.
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Odor leads Rangers over Astros
After losing 4 to the A's, including blowing a 10-2 lead in the 7th, the Rangers went into Houston and swept the World Champs.
Odor led the way with a 5 for 5 night and raising his batting average over .270! He was hitting under .200 a few weeks ago!
What does it mean? Not much but it proves that there is talent in this young team.
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