The poverty rate in America is virtually identical to what it was in the 1960s. Trillions spent, decades wasted, and every politician on your TV screen is still pointing at someone else. I’m done pretending this is anything other than a con.
The Treasury Secretary went on CNBC and delivered one of the most baffling economic performances I have seen in years. Weak jobs are apparently a feature, $40 trillion in debt is apparently fine, and tariff pain was apparently your gain. Let’s tear this apart.
Every pundit, every talking head, every newsletter guru will tell you they saw the crash coming. They are lying. Here is what is actually true and what you need to do about it.
The Treasury just revived a 1960s gimmick to manipulate bond rates, and the financial media is treating it like genius policy. I am here to tell you exactly what this trick is, why it does not solve the underlying problem, and what it means for your wallet.
They tried to rage bait me into ignoring it, but the numbers don’t lie. The financial schemes wrapped in political branding right now are extracting billions from loyal Americans who think they’re investing in something real. I’ve seen this playbook before, and it never ends well for the people at the bottom.
A long-duration government bond ETF is down 63 percent over six years, Washington collected $4.5 trillion and spent $6.3 trillion in ten months, and they want you to believe we’re in a golden age. I’m done playing nice with these numbers.
A long-duration government bond ETF is down 63 percent over six years, Washington collected $4.5 trillion and spent $6.3 trillion in ten months, and they want you to believe we’re in a golden age. I’m done playing nice with these numbers.
168 million Americans are on a government transfer payment right now. That is half the country. And the Republicans who go on television to rail against socialism helped build this system.
When 86% of upper-class Americans don’t believe their kids will have a better life, the system isn’t just failing the poor anymore. It’s failing everyone, and the people selling you optimism have a financial incentive to keep you confused.
The higher education industrial complex has spent decades convincing families that debt-financed college is an investment. It is not. It is a product they are selling you, and the price tag is ruining lives.