Washington Embarrasses Itself Again and the Media Cheers for the Wrong Team
The Great American Fair in D.C. is a flop of historic proportions, and what angers me most is not the failure itself. It is the people in this country celebrating it.
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Your Portfolio Got Torched. Here Is Why Trying to Make It Back Fast Will Finish You Off.
Wall Street wrecked your account, and now your instinct is to swing big and get it all back fast. That instinct is exactly what the wolves are counting on. Let me show you the math that changes everything.
A Republican Teaming Up With Elizabeth Warren to Raise Your Taxes Is Exactly the Problem
Senator Bernie Moreno, a Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation with Elizabeth Warren to eliminate the Social Security payroll tax cap. For self-employed Americans and high earners, that is not a reform. That is a 52 percent tax rate dressed up as compassion.
Trump’s DOJ Just Settled Trump’s Own Lawsuit With Your Money. The Founders Warned Us About Exactly This.
The Department of Justice, run by Trump’s personal attorney, just created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded fund after settling a lawsuit that was days away from being thrown out of court. If this does not make your blood boil, you have not been paying attention.
Stimulus Checks Are Back Because Politicians Think You Are Predictable Enough to Fall for It Again
They told us it was coming, and right on schedule the trial balloons are in the air. Stimulus checks are being floated again, wrapped in economic pain that is real, driven by political motives that have nothing to do with helping you.
They’re Gaslighting You on Inflation and Credit Card Debt While Your Wallet Burns
Credit card stress at Great Recession levels, consumer sentiment in the gutter, prices up coast to coast, and the official line from Washington is that everything is basically fine. I don’t care which party is doing the gaslighting. A lie is a lie.
Wall Street Loves That Your Brain Is Wired Against You
Your brain is running against you every time you make a financial decision, and the brokerage industry built an entire business model around exploiting exactly that. I’ve been watching this con for decades.
6.2 Million Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments and You Are Still Getting Denied Coverage: The Healthcare Racket Exposed
Six point two million people fraudulently enrolled in Obamacare still have their coverage intact, while I am paying forty thousand dollars a year and fighting to get a basic scan approved. This is not a broken system. This is a rigged one.
Why the Oil Spike Crowd Could Get Burned Just Like They Did in the Gulf War
Wall Street loves a good war trade, and right now plenty of people are positioning for $150 oil like it’s a foregone conclusion. I’ve seen this movie before, and it doesn’t end the way they think.
172,000 Jobs and Everyone Is Celebrating. I Am Not Buying It.
The financial press handed out confetti over May’s jobs report like it was New Year’s Eve. But when you strip away the government hires and the hotel staff additions, the picture gets a lot less festive.