January 13, 2016 by Hoosier Econ

How Much Corn Does America Produce?

corn, Dollar, Economics, Farming, Indiana, Indianapolis, soybeans, United States Government, USDA
2015 harvest, America, corn, Farmers, Farming, Food, soybeans, tractors, USDA
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America is great at farming. For decades now country after country have visited American farmers

December 29, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Help Waitresses Beat the IRS

Dollar, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Indiana, Indianapolis, Internal Revenue Service, United States Government
Employment, Food, Government, IRS, restaurants, Taxes, tips, Wages, waiters, waitresses
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Few nights back was out at a restaurant for dinner. When I got the bill, went up to the front and payed. The gratuity Continue reading →

November 20, 2015November 21, 2016 by Hoosier Econ

How Much of a Thanksgiving Turkey Can You Actually Eat?

Dollar, Economics, Education, Farming, Indiana, Indianapolis, USDA
family, Food, pumpkin pie, stuffing, Thanksgiving, Turkey
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Thanksgiving 2016 is approaching and Continue reading →

November 7, 2015November 7, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Example of Why the EPA Needs Put Out of Its Misery

I’ve always been a proponent of states handling their own EPA issues Continue reading →

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Chart: World Using Less Land for More Food

corn, Dollar, Economics, Farming, Financial, Indiana, Indianapolis, soybeans, United States Government, USDA
combines, conservation, crops, Farming, Food, harvest, land use
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October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Egg Prices Continue Climb for Consumers

Dollar, Economics, Education, Farming, Indiana, Indianapolis
bird flu, chickens, consumers, eggs, Food, Money, poultry, Prices
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Back in June I warned of egg price spikes due to the bird flu hitting chickens. Continue reading →

August 27, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

POLL: How Much Do You or Your Family Spend Monthly on Groceries?

Dollar, Economics, Financial, Indiana, Indianapolis
consumers, coupons, data, family, Food, Groceries, poll, real time data, retail
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I am conducting a very broad snapshot of what consumers are spending for groceries on a monthly basis. I appreciate your answer in helping me collect data and compare it to past data. I will write on the results in a future post. Thanks in advance for your help on this.