Today’s show reviews the main economic & political events of 2023. Topics on the Economy include: US GDP & ‘Soft Landing’ talk; Inflation and Jobs trends; the March 2023 regional bank crisis; US Budget >$1T Deficit & $34T National Debt; the June US Debt Ceiling deal in Congress; major union strikes and contract negotiations; Chat-GPT & Artificial Intelligence; the Federal Reserve’s interest rate pause; Russian sanctions; Ukraine War funding; China’s economy and global economic slowdown. Topics on the Political front include: Israel-Hamas War; Ukraine’s Failed Military Offensive; US House Speaker change; Biden’s Impeachment hearings; Colorado and Maine State Ballot denials; Trump’s polling lead over challengers; RFKjr candidacy; AIPAC attack on US college presidents; Taiwan almost war; SCOTUS ethics & decisions; BRICS expansion; Putin’s Speech & Mideast Trip. Today’s show also briefly comments on the implications for US democracy of the Colorado & Maine decisions to deny Trump ballot status. (Next show on January 12 will focus on economic and political predictions for 2024)