Fraud

The budget for Medicaid is $930 billion and a number of Medicaid programs are being investigated for fraud which started in MN but now appear to be in other states. The fraud is in 13 different programs including Housing for seniors and disabled people Children with autism Personal care services Adult Day services Nonemergency medical transportation Hospice. Add to that Medicare fraud estimated at $100 billion per year and billions more in defense and the government needs a program like DOGE

NY state

In the four years since NY Governor Kathy Hochul took office, the state budget has increase from $220 billion to $254 billion or 15% per year. Florida with a population of 23 million (vs NY at 20 million) has a budget of less than half at $117 billion. New York State's structural budget deficits, including a projected $22 billion-plus gap, are primarily driven by rapid spending growth in Medicaid and public education, along with costs for housing migrants and asylum seekers Take education as an example. New York now spends the most in any state at $36,293 per K-12 student and the national average is $20,000. NY state ranks 22 on test scores. For MN the cost is $20,700 and MN ranks number.

Companies leaving

It would be logical to assume that a big corporation would be hesitant to relocate to save money if they already have millions tied up in their local main offices but that may not be the case. When laws are passed that make it difficult for companies to operate there comes a point where they will leave. Many companies are leaving California because of strict regulations and high taxation because governors acted as if that was not possible. A recent example is New York Governor speaking to business executives. In 2022, Kathy Hochul said: “Just jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong… you are not New Yorkers.” Well surprise, many left and now in 2026 she is saying “Maybe the first step should be to go down to Palm Beach and see who we can bring back home because our tax base has been eroded,” the Democratic governor said at a forum hosted by Politico last week. The latest proposal is that the New York state estate tax be changed from a progressive rate of all assets over $7.5 million to a flat 50% tax on assets over $750,000. That will not encourage rich people to move to New York.

Europe today

The use of small nuclear reactors, whether using thorium or uranium pellets, can provide all the power needs of the country. They offer low-cost electric power and that can be used to manufacture diesel fuel without increasing the CO2 in the atmosphere. Electric power can split water by electrolysis to make hydrogen which can then be combined with carbon dioxide extracted from the air to make diesel, gasoline and aviation fuel. When these are burned, the CO2 is returned to the atmosphere from which it came thus being CO2 neutral. These reactors are made assembly line style in factories and shipped to the use point, avoiding the need for long transmission lines and they do not need water to operate. The U.S. government is aggressively pushing nuclear energy, aiming to quadruple capacity by roughly four-fold by 2050. Led by the Department of Energy (DOE) and recent Trump administration executive orders , policies focusing on fast-tracking new reactor licensing, boosting domestic fuel production (HALEU), and supporting $80 billion in new projects. In addition, private companies—particularly major technology firms—are increasingly turning to nuclear power to meet the immense, 24/7 electricity demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers. This shift is marked by investments in both existing nuclear reactors and next-generation advanced reactor technologies.

Nuke power today

The use of small nuclear reactors, whether using thorium or uranium pellets, can provide all the power needs of the country. They offer low-cost electric power and that can be used to manufacture diesel fuel without increasing the CO2 in the atmosphere. Electric power can split water by electrolysis to make hydrogen which can then be combined with carbon dioxide extracted from the air to make diesel, gasoline and aviation fuel. When these are burned, the CO2 is returned to the atmosphere from which it came thus being CO2 neutral. These reactors are made assembly line style in factories and shipped to the use point, avoiding the need for long transmission lines and they do not need water to operate. The U.S. government is aggressively pushing nuclear energy, aiming to quadruple capacity by roughly four-fold by 2050. Led by the Department of Energy (DOE) and recent Trump administration executive orders , policies focusing on fast-tracking new reactor licensing, boosting domestic fuel production (HALEU), and supporting $80 billion in new projects. In addition, private companies—particularly major technology firms—are increasingly turning to nuclear power to meet the immense, 24/7 electricity demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers. This shift is marked by investments in both existing nuclear reactors and next-generation advanced reactor technologies.

Training

Based on announcements from March 2026, Samsung is committing over $73 billion in 2026 for chip capacity expansion, R&D, and facility improvements, with a significant focus on strengthening its American manufacturing base. They are partnering with schools and community colleges to support a diverse set of training, reskilling and education programs that build skills for careers in advanced manufacturing and the digital economy. Samsung is focused on training workers for roles in advanced manufacturing, from engineers to technicians. These new manufacturing plants will not be like old days when people stood and performed repetitive tasks but will require special knowledge to operate complex machines that will increase overall productivity which means higher compensation. This same emphasis on training workers is common in all the new foreign investments coming to the US. With over 8.5 million job openings in the US, new manufacturing and trade industries are intensely focusing on training high school graduates to bridge critical skills gaps

Iran bomb

The world is coming together on keeping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb but they are closing their eyes to the transporting of the bomb. The theory is that if Iran gets enough enriched uranium, they will be able to make a bomb and so they must be prohibited from getting the uranium. That is a red herring. We hear this week that Russia is supplying weapons to Iran. In only takes 55 pounds of enriched uranium to build a bomb, the kind that hit Nagasaki in WW 2. Russia could send them that much uranium and more. Nagasaki is 43 sq miles in area and Jerusalem is 48 sq miles. Getting a bomb is much easier than delivering the bomb to the target area. That is why it is important to prevent Iran from developing the means to transport the bomb and thus to destroy their rockets.