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the DON JONES
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GAINS
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POSTED in RED 12/25/23... 14,932.82 12/18/23... 14,930.11 |
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6/27/13… 15,000.00 |
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(THE DOW JONES INDEX: 12/25/24... 37,385.97; 12/18/23... 37.305.15; 6/27/13… 15,000.00) |
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LESSON for JANUARY FIRST, 2024 –
“RECONSTRUCTION!”
Today is the
first day of the New Year and firsts all around; first babies born (including
the twins, one born in 2023, th’
other in 2024), first puppies born, first NFL playoff games, first
hangover). Time to
vomit all of 2023 away – time to clean up, reconstruct and repurpose the
Indices.
See a short
history of our numbers as Attachment One.
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Our
Lesson: December 25th through 31st, 2023 |
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Monday, December 25, 2023 Dow:
Closed |
It’s Christmas, and all the network news
programs are on tape. Fortunately, the news keeps repeating itself: economic
distress, wars in Ukraine and the Mideast.
There are visits to former scenes of disaster like Rolling Fork, MS
(tornado), Paterson, NJ (flooding) and Maui (fire). The holidays in Bethlehem
are poignant – West Bank Christians are siding with Hamas and showing off a
crèche of rubble with the baby Jesus buried like so many children in Gaza and
Pope Francis delivers a worrisome sermon (Attachment One). But Americans are spending and throwing
parties like it’s 2018 BC (before Covid) and putting their purchases on
plastic.
Except for a few snowy mountains in the Rockies, it’s also clear and
mild... charity abounts, plenty of sports and cheap
gas. Santa is visiting 800 homes per
second and leaving 300,000 tons of gifts.
Russian opposition leader Navalny surfaces in a Siberian prison camp
while Russians show a video of hostage Paul Whelan begging President Joe to
free him. Torture? |
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Dow:
37,545.33 |
The mild Christmas weather disappears as a
wild storm brings blizzards, floods, tornadoes and carnage on the
highways. Back to work commuters slip
and slide, back to court Trump slips and slides over legal issues and posts
holiday greetings full of his grievances. The
tides of war are turning west. Israel
kills a top Iranian general skulking about Syria while Ukrainians shot down
three Russian fighter jets and then sink a battleship off Crimea. A sense of urgency is in the air as
Republicans continue holding foreign military aid hostage to their beliefs on
the border and abortion. Up
in Rome (Georgia), the volatile Rep. MTG reports being “swatted” by
pranksters and police for the eighth time.
“The Color Purple” reaps a hefty 18M in B.O. on Christmas Day. |
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Dow: 37,656.52 |
Christmas is over and the days of snarled
and stalled returning and New Years’ traffic fall upon Don Jones – the weatherpeople decrying “a wrench” thrown into the
previously smooth skies, seas and roads.
As a series of storms pelt the Pacific Coast, then travel East,
Joneses in the Midwest and BosWash corridor endure
not only the usual floods and blizzards but what is called a “shroud” of
fog.
Preparations for the New Year are obstructed by FBI-spread paranoia
about “bad actors”, but the Times Square ball is prepared anyway. E-con-mystics pronounce the Christmas
shopping sprees to be potent; but with a twist... consumers are spending less
on gifts, more on themselves; stocking up on clothing, toys and fine dining
and putting it all on plastic. “Just because
they spend the money doesn’t mean
they have the money,” cynics warn.
President Joe dispatches DHS Mayorkas and SecState
Blinken to Mexico with border pileup red lights
blinking and MAGA raging. Caravans of
migrants flow north like the Pacific storms from the west and West... Kanye,
that is... issues more tweets and even a video praising Hitler. But there’s good news still... a trucker
trapped under a collapsed Indiana overpass is rescued after six days off the
road and Dolly Parton visits a cancer patient, striking at least one bucket
off his list. |
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Thursday, December 28, 2023 Dow:
37,754.52 |
A lost generation laments the passing of
iconic Tommy “Mom always liked you best” Smothers – comedian, TV star (until
CBS fired him and Dick for protesting the Vietnam War) and acknowledge role
model for a generation of politically pungent performers. The
ongoing bad weather continues with more blizzards striking the Midwest. Israel is striking the Mideast, bombing
more refugee tent cities in Gaza while Hamas reportedly kills another
American hostage – a 79 year old woman.
Drone and missile exchanges with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and West Bank
Palestinians draw the region closer to a wider war; American warships attack Yemenese terrorists in an attempt to keep Red Sea
shipping open. The
eyes of Texas head to court as Democratic mayors in New York, Chicago, Denver
and other northern cities try to stop migrant busins
while, outside Houston, a teenager invites two “friends” to his house, then shoots
him with the gun his mother bought him.
Plaigerism cases include the NY Times versus
MicroSoft over Open AI, Apple fighting lawsuits by
Brits contending their new watches are stolen intellectual property. Momfluencer
friend Jode Hildebrandt pleads guilty as accessory
to child abuse, faces 60 years if cases are judged concurrently, as the Judge
suggests. But
fraudster/killer/all-around bad guy Alex Murdaugh’s
conviction may be overturned because of his tampering, publicity-seeking
court clerk. |
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Friday, December 29, 2023 Dow:
37,689.54 |
Rogue waves 30 feet high lash California
coast, sweeping away cars, homes and people.
More storms predicted. But the
East Coast is drying out
Police and Feds prepare for New Years’ Eve with Palestinian protests
assured and lone wolf bombers and killers feared. NYPD mobilizes dogs and drones, calls the
ball drop “our Superbowl.”
Overshadowed by Hamas. Putin escalates his terror in the Ukraine –
shelling schools, markets and hospitals in six cities, firing off 122 rockets
and 36 drones. President Joe scolds
Republicans holding up military aid to Ukraine (and Israel), saying: “History
will judge harshly those who fail to answer freedom’s call.” Governor Abbott (R-Tx) responds by sending
more busloads of migrants – causing NYC to fine the drivers and impound the
vehicles.
Maine follows Colorado in throwing Donald Trump off the ballot. Nikki Haley fails to capitalize after
failing to say what the Civil War was about.
Ron deSantis talks, but nobody’s listening. |
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 Dow:
Closed |
Intrigue swirls. Local police, media panickers
and the FBI all warn of unprecedented terror threats for New Years’ Eve, citing the Israeli-Hamas
war, and also Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Russia, China and North
Korea. Politicians pose with bristling
cops and snarling dogs. Al Qaeda
(remember them?) releases an inspirational video and Yemenese
Houthi king Mohammed al-Houthi (a narcissistic fellow
on the order of another fat politician nearer home) promises to keep
attacking shipping in the Red Sea. But
the real danger to several northern, Democratic mayors are busloads of
migrants that keep dumping their cargo on the streets, despite prohibitions. Republicans on vacation says they want
border reforms but are unable to agree or articulate upon these are. Machine guns? Land mines?
The situation bears an eerie resemblance to Gaza, except that the
hostages are the Ukrainian and Israeli military denied guns & ammo.
Absent terror, struggles in the courts continue until the close of
day. Donald Trump wins some technical
victories but Maine throws him off the primary ballot. Momfluencer Jodi
pleads guilty, womanhunters track down Murder Mom
in the U.K. But prosecutors give up on
another trial for Cryotocrook Sam Bankman-Fried (who already has enough time on his
hands). And legislators in stats
across America pass laws against guns, porn, even “fuzzy dice”. |
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 Dow: Closed |
And New Years’ Eve finally arrives with most
ready to wish goodbye to 2023. NSC’s
John Kirby takes the stage on Sunday talkshows,
denies that America is plotting war after sinking Houthi boats targeting Red
Sea shipping but acknowledging creation of an Operation Security Guardian to
protect the cargo ships; denouncing Congressional hostage-holding for
military funding to Israel and Ukraine.
“The Week” interviews three young, female Team Trump defectors now
ratting him out to the various prosecutors,writing books and warning that he meant what he
said about dictatorship. (Trump dismisses
them as ungrateful grafters.) The
CDC, reporting a 40% increae in Tripledemic
cases (COVID, flu and RSV, promotes a return to masks. A TV doctor advises holiday gatherers:
“Spread good cheer, not viruses.” Good
cheer in short supply along Pacific Coast where “rogue waves” keep crashing
ashore; unrest also washes up on foreign shores. Paris mobilizes 90,000 flics to fight expected terror, Germany seizes three malcontents
plotting to blow up Cologne Cathedral. |
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CHART of CATEGORIES
w/VALUE ADDED to EQUAL BASELINE of 15,000 (REFLECTING…
approximately… DOW JONES INDEX of June 27, 2013) Negative/harmful indices
in RED.
See a further explanation of categories here… ECONOMIC INDICES (60%)
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ACTS of MAN |
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World Affairs |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
-0.1% |
1/8/24 |
456.08 |
455.62 |
Disappeared Russian dissident
Navalny pops up in Siberian prison.
Angry bears are killing and eating the Japanese. What’s to blame? Cocaine?
Iran vows to triple its nuclear arsenal, NoKo
to send three military satellites into space.
Santa flown, New Zealand is first to celebrate the arrival of 2024, |
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War and
terrorism |
2% |
300 |
12/18/23 |
+0.5% |
1/8/24 |
295.46 |
296.94 |
Russian military loses three fighter jets and a
warship to Ukrainian fire (with some of the last American weapons they’ll
get). IDF finds and destroys Hamas
honcho Yahya Sinwa’s subterranean apartment, but
he’s gone... then rounds up Gaza civilians and strips them naked to freeze
outside – including several small children.
165 killed in Nigerian terror. Few domestic incidents over Christmas
but FBI warns that “malicious actors” are planning big New Years terror. |
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Politics |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
+0.1% |
1/8/24 |
482.36 |
482.84 |
Michigan court refuses Trump disqualification as
angry MAGoids hunt Colorado judges. But Maine tells him to go back to New
Jersey. The remaining Republicans concentrate on attacking each other – Nikki
Haley is sucker-punched by a candidate questioning about the cause of the
Civil War. Gov deWine
(R-Oh) vetoes an anti-gay bill passed by his colleagues, earning much holiday
hate. |
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Economics |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
+0.3% |
1/8/24 |
440.17 |
441.49 |
It’s a
banner year for the investor class with a record Dow and a 43% jump in
NASDAQ. Some minimum wage workers will get raises in 2024, but 20 states
still holding fast to $7.25/hr. (Or
less.) Mark Cuban, on the other hand, reaps $3.5 B for
selling the Dallas Mavericks to a Vegas casino cartel. |
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Crime |
1% |
150 |
12/18/23 |
-0.1% |
1/8/24 |
244.05 |
243.81 |
Manhunts underway for Orlando and Colorado Springs
mall shooters, womanhunt ends with capture of
“murder mom” in the U.K. |
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ACTS of GOD |
(6%) |
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Environment/Weather |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
-0.4% |
1/8/24 |
396.20 |
394.62 |
Calm, clear Christmas followed by stormy, foggy,
freezing return travels. Freezing
weather in Florida freeze is imperiling the citrus crop while “rogue waves”
batter the Pacific Coast. Ice and snow
in Minnesota and North Dakota results in... |
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Disasters |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
+0.1% |
1/8/24 |
422.54 |
422.96 |
A hundred fishermen being rescued after falling
through the ice. Airport weather
delays complicated by holidy TSA “sickouts”,
leaving long lines, missed flights and passenger rage, complicated by bird
strikes that narrowly miss causing a crash, |
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(15%) |
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Science, Tech, Educ. |
4% |
600 |
12/18/23 |
nc |
1/8/24 |
634.67 |
634.67 |
Hubble telescope detects “ghostly shadows” on and
around Saturn. Alien ringers? University of Wisconsin chancellor resigns
after being exposed exposing himself in a porn video. |
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Equality
(econ/social) |
4% |
600 |
12/18/23 |
-0.2% |
1/8/24 |
638.10 |
636.82 |
New JN plague variant called more communicable, less
fatal than predecessors. The trendy
“sober-curious” trend dampans holiday alcohol
sales; the sober-furious see Gen. Z as agents to bring back the New
Prohibition because they are finding other things to consume -like fentanyl
and the usual scolds order Don Jones to drink water, not wine and eat
spinach, not ham for his holiday repasts... Jonses ignor their ravings.
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Health |
4% |
600 |
12/18/23 |
-0.2% |
1/8/24 |
472.45 |
471.51 |
Five million blenders recalled for dangers of fire
and blades coming off and cutting users.
Boeing recalls planes which are thought to have “loose bolts” |
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Freedom and Justice |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
-0.1% |
1/8/24 |
471.03 |
470.56 |
Families protest demolition of Idaho murder house
before trial of accused killer Kohberger. A day in court (or several) for abusive Momfluencer and her pal Jodi Hildebrand, for Alex Murdaugh and his nemesis court clerk, to Pizza Hut who’ll
have to pay defrauded delivery drivers and for Pierce Brosnan,
accused of walking in a Yellowstone “dangerous area.” |
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MISCELLANEOUS and
TRANSIENT INDEX |
(6%) |
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Cultural incidents |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
-0.1% |
1/8/24 |
516.40 |
515.88 |
Mariah (“All I Want for Christmas”) Carey breaks up with
boyfriend Bryan Tanaka while Paula Abdul accuses former
"American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault. Swift’s
old albums return to the charts and she ties Elvis for consecutive weeks of
hitmaking. Among the movies, “Wonka”
captures the last B.O. count of 2023, “Barbie” is the champion of the
year. RIP:
Provocative comedian Tommy Smothers, Gunmaker Gaston Glock and Sundance, the
Miami Seaquarium dolphin. Lee Sun-kyun;
Actor from movie Parasite actor found dead in Seoul, Tom Wilkinson (“Batman
Begins”, “Magic Mike”) also bows out. |
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Misc. incidents |
3% |
450 |
12/18/23 |
-0.2% |
1/8/24 |
498.45 |
499.45 |
Christmas charity ventures distribute 900 stockings
to fire victims and troubled war vererans in Maui,
Disney completes its 100 Days of Make-a-Wish to sick children without
interference from Ron DeSantis. |
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The Don Jones Index for the week of December 25th through December 31st,
2023 was UP 2.71 points
The Don Jones Index is sponsored by the Coalition
for a New Consensus: retired Congressman and Independent Presidential candidate
Jack “Catfish” Parnell, Chairman; Brian Doohan, Administrator. The CNC denies, emphatically, allegations
that the organization, as well as any of its officers (including former
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Renaissance” and “The Coming Kill-Off” are fictitious or, at best, mere pawns
in the web-serial “Black Helicopters” – and promise swift, effective legal
action against parties promulgating this and/or other such slanders.
Comments, complaints, donations (especially
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ATTACHMENT ONE – From Past
Indices
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ECONOMIC INDICES |
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CATEGORY |
Value |
Dates |
2016 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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INCOME |
24% |
6/17/13
& 1/1/22 |
7/8/16 |
1/1/22 |
1/1/23 |
1/1/24 |
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Wages (hrly. Per
cap) “A” Cut to 1350 in 2016) |
9% |
1500/ 1350points |
1,589.54 1,417.83 |
1,503.28 |
1,408.47 |
1,477.19 |
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Median
Inc. (yearly) |
4% |
600 |
645.18 |
676.93 |
608.24 |
613.40 |
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Unempl. (BLS – in mi) |
4% |
600 |
935.46 |
477.95 |
616.52 |
616.55 |
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Official (DC – in mi) |
2% |
300 |
481.50 |
578.27 |
255.31 |
242.47 |
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Unofficl. (DC – in mi) |
2% |
300 |
441.89 |
496.23 |
304.57 |
290.01 |
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Workforce Particip.
Number
Percent |
2% |
300 |
284.58 |
324.37 |
297.75 |
301.92 |
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WP
% (ycharts)* |
1% |
150 |
149.52 |
152.72 |
150.23 |
151.67 |
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OUTGO Cut: 17 to 15% |
17/15% |
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Total Inflation Cut 9 to 7% |
9/7% |
1350/1050 |
1314.08 |
956.88 |
1002.57 |
973.14 |
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Food |
2% |
300 |
287.48 |
268.22 |
282.16 |
274.62 |
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Gasoline |
2% |
300 |
435.34 |
224.50 |
230.08 |
247.04 |
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Medical Costs |
2% |
300 |
277.75 |
282.77 |
291.10 |
294.01 |
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Shelter New Category 2016 |
2% |
300 |
297.90 |
284.46 |
287.63 |
269.20 |
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WEALTH |
6% |
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Dow Jones
Index |
2% |
300 |
333.44 |
387.88 |
279.30 |
307.34 |
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Old value (split in half 6/16) Home (Sales) (Valuation) |
2% 1% 1% |
300 150 150 |
197.96
221.70 |
205.17 178.11 |
130.84 279.95 |
123.97 279.71 |
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Debt (Personal) |
2% |
300 |
275.53 |
263.74 |
280.80 |
270.25 |
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NATIONAL |
10% |
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Revenue
(trilns.) |
2% |
300 |
383.36 |
346.70 |
407.35 |
383.36 |
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Expenditures (tr.) |
2% |
300 |
270.91 |
217.92 |
344.12 |
270.91 |
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National Debt tr.) |
3% |
450 |
382.78 |
311.91 |
428.90 |
382.78 |
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Aggregate Debt (tr.) |
3% |
450 |
390.67 |
370.86 |
425.42 |
390.67 |
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GLOBAL
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5% |
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Foreign Debt (tr.) |
2% |
300 |
422.63 |
423.05 |
342.15 |
316.93 |
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Exports
(in billions) |
1% |
150 |
242.15 |
237.51 |
163.46 |
160.74 |
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Imports (bl.) |
1% |
150 |
302.30 |
300.79 |
162.03 |
169.60 |
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Trade Deficit (bl.) |
1% |
150 |
158.27 |
158.27 |
262.69 |
325.85 |
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ACTS
of MAN |
12% |
Value |
2016 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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World
Affairs |
3% |
450 |
408.14 |
406.51 |
455.39 |
455.62 |
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War and terrorism |
2% |
300 |
387.87 |
386.71 |
296.85 |
296.94 |
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Politics Reconfigured 2017 “B” |
2/3% |
300/450 |
316.54 |
442.99 |
470.11 |
482.84 |
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Economics |
3% |
450 |
736.79 |
733.11 |
436.16 |
441.49 |
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Crime Reconfigured 2016 “C” |
1% |
150/300 |
292.27 |
291.10 |
273.08 |
243.81 |
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ACTS
of GOD |
12% |
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Environment/Weather |
3% |
450 |
406.10 |
379.47 |
450.00 448.20 |
394.62 |
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Disasters |
3% |
450 |
387.48 |
218.18 |
450.00 448.65 |
422.96 |
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LIFESTYLE/JUSTICE
INDEX “D” |
15% |
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Science,
Tech, Ecucation |
3/4% |
600 |
578.29 |
408.52 |
470.11 |
634.67 |
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Income
& Equality (econ/social) |
3/4% |
600 |
731,64 |
410.88 |
436.16 |
636.82 |
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Health |
4/2/4% |
600 |
291.20 |
396.86 |
273.08 |
471.51 |
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Plague (2022
only) |
-281.49 |
-
103.65 |
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Freedom
and Justice |
1/3% |
150/450 |
165.61 496.83 |
408.52 |
433.72 |
470.56 |
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MISCELLANEOUS
/ TRANSIENT INDEX Merged 2016 “E” |
6% |
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Cultural
incidents |
2/3% |
300/450 |
313.49 |
535.76 |
472.63 |
515.88 |
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Misc.
incidents |
10/3% |
1500/450 |
1,021.07 |
489.83 |
468.85 |
499.45 |
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“A” – Cut to 1350 in 2016)
“B” – Freedom moved to Freedom and Justice – (below). Politics and Corruption merged
(2017)
“C” – Crime doubled
“D” – Education added to Sci & Tech
Income equality added
to Equality
Plague deduction (temporarily) merged
w/Health
Freedom added to Justice
“E” – Cultural and miscellaneous addenda reconfigured.
FROM
dji.160702.worksheet
INDICES: 2013
to 2016
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INCOME |
BASE 6/27/13 |
AMOUNT 6/26/15 |
AMOUNT 6/24/16 |
BASE 7/23/13 |
SCORE 6/27/14 |
SCORE 6/26/15 |
SCORE 6/24/16 |
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Wages
(hourly, p/c.) |
1500 |
$10.53/hr. |
$21.49/hr.
(a) |
1507.50 |
1509.56 |
1546.75 |
1,575.37 |
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Median
Income (dc) |
600 |
$28,810 |
$30,301 |
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611.65 |
644.40 |
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Unemployment |
600 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
1350x8/9 |
850.25 |
975.27 |
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Official #mil. |
300 |
8,626 |
7.359 |
NM |
400.10 |
477.05 |
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Unofficial #mil. |
300 |
16,925 |
15.273 |
NM |
407.59 |
439.37 |
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Workforce
Particip. Number
(not scored) Percentage
(scored) |
300 |
In: 149.001 Out: 93.056 All:
241.981 |
In: 151,178 Out: 93.813 All:
244.091 |
NM |
NM |
296.80 |
284.52 |
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WP
% (ycharts)* |
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62.60% |
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149.28 |
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Total Inflation |
1350 |
+0.4 |
+0.2% |
1342.75 |
1322.30 |
1319.33 |
1314.08 |
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Food |
300 |
nc |
-0.2% |
299.40 |
291.83 |
288.07 |
287.48 |
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Gas |
300 |
+10.4 |
-2.3% |
281.10 |
301.30 |
342.59 |
435.34 |
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Medical Costs@ |
300 |
+0.2 |
+0.5% |
286.49 |
277.75 |
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Shelter |
|
|
+0.4% |
|
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|
297.90 |
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Dow
Jones |
300 |
17,890.36 |
17,400.75 |
302.00 |
312.81 |
319.58 |
314.66 |
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Home
Sales Home
Valuations |
150 150 |
5.35 228.7 |
5.53 239.7 |
345.00 297.00 |
179.06 204.62 |
191.19 212.62 |
197.96
221.70 |
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Debt (Personal) |
300 |
52,610 |
54,123 |
297.00 |
287.35 |
282.82 |
275.74 |
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Revenues
(trillions.) |
300 |
3.136 |
3.341 |
150.00x2 |
165.88 |
350.18 |
382.54 |
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Expenditures (tl.) |
300 |
3.631 |
3.857 |
150.00x2 |
291.96 |
271.89 |
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U.S. Natl. Debt (tl.) |
450 |
18.281 |
19.287 |
445.00 |
408.66 |
384.01 |
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Total Debt* (tl.) |
450 |
61.133 |
65.617 |
450.00 |
434.30 |
391.72 |
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Foreign Debt (tril.) |
300/450 |
6.165 |
6.309 |
412.84
x2/3 |
312.13 |
322.25 |
306.58 |
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Exports
(bl.) |
150 |
189.9 |
182.8 |
149.60 |
156.18 |
150.85 |
146.44 |
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Imports (bl.) |
150 |
230.8 |
220.2 |
147.16 |
142.58 |
147.43 |
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Trade
Deficit (bl.) |
450/150 |
40.9 |
37.4 |
412.84x1/3 |
132.82 |
126.01 |
134.00 |
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World
Peace |
450@ |
+0.2%@ |
nc |
150.00x3 |
137.86x3 |
422.58 |
424.33 |
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Terrorism |
300@ |
+0.2% |
-0.3% |
151.00x2 |
143.45x2 |
272.34 |
243.12 |
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Freedom
|
300 |
-0.2% |
+0.3% |
468.75x2/3 |
444.35x2 |
301.56 |
302.30 |
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Corruption |
150 |
+0.1% |
-0.2% |
180 |
167.39 |
162.14 |
158.91 |
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Crime |
150 |
-0.5% |
+0.7% |
448.25x1/3 |
447.80x1/3 |
135.88 |
127.75 |
|
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Environment/Weather |
450 |
-0.2% |
-0.3% |
450 |
432.58 |
421.46 |
408.55 |
|
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Disasters |
450 |
-0.1% |
+0.2% |
145.50x3 |
133.75x3 |
389.39 |
388.26 |
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Education |
600 |
nd |
+0.2% |
1200x1/2 |
599.00+ 294.00+ 300.00x1/2 |
592.40 |
578.29 |
|
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Equality@ |
600@ |
+0.5% |
+0.1% |
750x4/5 |
711.55x4/5 |
716.52 |
735.32 |
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Health
(Life Exp.) |
300@ |
-0.3% |
+0.2% |
600x1/2 |
592.24x1/2 |
291.10 |
291.69 |
|
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Health
(Other) |
300@ |
-0.2% |
+1.5% |
@ |
@ |
291.96 |
282.62 |
|
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Justice |
150 |
+0.3% |
-0.3% |
@ |
@ |
159.45 |
165.61 |
|
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All
transient incidents |
1000 |
+0.5% |
+0.2% |
1003.00 |
977.01 |
986.09 |
1023.12 |
|
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Misc.
cultural foibles |
300 |
+0.1% |
+0.3% |
@ |
@ |
307.56 |
312.56 |
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Let’s examine it by category…
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7/2/14
Changes/adjustments from old template… |
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Equality
category moved to L&J and downgraded.
See (1) below. |
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New category
replacing U.S. entry. See (2) below. |
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Medical costs Moved up to here from Health
(other) in L&J. |
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New
category. See (3)
below. |
Social factors…
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Combines and replaces Health, Security &
Liberty categories. See (9). |
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Criteria
(above) is
whether direct human cause exists. |
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Value
enhanced due to events in Iraq and Ukraine |
Crime rate Value downgraded due to infrequent
reporting of stats, more anecdotes used.
(10)
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Value enhanced because… well… there’s more
of em. |
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See (11). |
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Education Devalued from full Index due to
infrequent updates. |
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Equality
Relocated from economy. Anecdotal
evidence will now be allowed. |
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Health
Devalued from full index due to lack of updates & relocation of
environment & disasters. Anecdotal
evidemceevidence now allowed. |
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Justice Absorbs prison population |
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See (12) |
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Other events with at least some news value. |
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Trivial and/or sensational ephemera as,
nonetheless, worms its way into the group mind. |
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Annual
& cumulative categories merged. (4) |
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Revenues
& expenditures weight doubled. See
(5). |
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BLS
findings deleted for lack of updates.
See (6). |
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