Ron Hetrick

Economist, hockey player, musician, wine drinker, terrible golfer.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@PGATOUR One of the best articles I've read by you all. As someone who travels a lot, this was very relatable.

[More Births @MoreBirths]

China's workforce peaked nine years ago. Now China's GDP share has gone from 76% to 66% of US GDP.

Pundits regularly downplay demography, but haven't we already seen a similar story with Japan? Many predicted Japan would lead the world, but then came demographic woes. (1/3)

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@DianeFranklin80 No freaking way. I hope he honors the film. It's legendary even with youth today.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@Super70sSports That picture looks like it was taken inside of a church gymnasium.

[Pew States @PewStates]

The historic decline in fertility will touch many areas of state budgets in the coming years.

Complicating the matter: America's rapidly aging population. https://t.co/IzQoxPaz9e

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

Automated sales spamming emails are sent to systems who automatically put them in spam folders. AI will only increase these machine to machine only comms. Maybe we'll have a future where the merit of your offerings means customers will find you and spam dies. We can dream.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

If you haven't read my Who is Going to do the Work article yet, look it up. This is dead on.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@LGP_netwolf Not normal.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

The elephant in the room. According to new census data released yesterday, basically a million people moved from CA, NY, and IL to FL TX and NC last year. Think of this in tax income dollars switched and it is astounding.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@ColtKnost @TheMasters No problem with past champs getting invites. The weak LIV fields and goofy play should never be rewarded in the future. Keep them out of the rankings and invites.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@prageru Take the caps off H2B immigrants

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@ZubyMusic Computers. Society stopped moving. It's never been about what you ate, only how much you didn't sit.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@thegoldenmuzzy Det/NYI out. Pitt, FL in.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@JohnRodgers27 @Super70sSports When I was a kid and these jerseys came out they were my absolute favorite jersey. Now I'm wondering if someone drugged my food back then.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@RyanGreen1010XL Absolutely no one on D looks like they even care. They look like they want to go home.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@Super70sSports Warriors

[Greg Price @greg_price11]

Here are some facts: Only 37% of Americans have a 4-yr college degree, only 13% have graduate degrees, and a full 56% of student loan debt is held by people who went to grad school.

Biden's plan to cancel it would be like taking money from a plumber to pay the debt of a lawyer.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@MLarkinHockey Nothing but sentiment. We were declining before, but the drop off we will see in the next 2 years will be extraordinary. Age has no friends.

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

@Super70sSports Pulp Fiction

[Ron Hetrick @PoolWaiter]

Gutted. There are bands you say you liked, then there are bands that changed your life. RIP #fletch