By Robert Carbery Before we get into the real estate ramifications portion of the GOP tax bill, let us recall and reiterate the fact that zero Democrats voted for a tax plan that cuts the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% to make American corporations more competitive and bring more taxable income home, simplifies … Read more
By Robert Carbery The GOP’s tax reform bill passed through the House of Representatives for the second time this week on Wednesday by a vote of 224-201. Once passed by the Senate, the bill will be sent to President’s Trump’s desk. It will be the largest legislative achievement of the almost one-year long presidency that … Read more
By Chris Black Political discourse just reached a new high in the Trump era, courtesy of social media and the interwebz. Obviously, I am referring to Twitter and that strange creature Rosie O’Donnell, a feral never Trumper who was so blatantly stupid she tried to bribe US Senators offering them millions of dollars cash provided … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Shadow margin” is a hot business for brokers. Now they’re licking their wounds. When the bankers of Christo Wiese, the former chairman and largest shareholder of Steinhoff International Holdings – a global retail empire that includes the Mattress Firm and Sleepy’s in the US – went to work on December 6 … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Isn’t it obvious that if we set out to design the most perverse, toxic and doomed system possible, we’d end up with the Keynesian Cargo Cult’s insane permanent growth/Landfill Economy? Few topics are off-limits nowadays: the personal and private are now splashed everywhere for all to see. One topic is still taboo: the … Read more
by Daniel Carter Two hundred and forty-one years ago, this country was wrestled away from the tyrannical forces of the British Empire. The United States founders planted the seeds of enlightenment principals that have lasted all these years later. Enlightenment principals include things such as freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right … Read more
by Daniel Carter It’s no secret that tensions are heating up between the US hegemony and the emerging super powers of the east. While the US frantically tries to prop up its empire, Russia and China try to tear it down. The conflict is very serious and is quickly progressing towards a military showdown, according to … Read more
Former Reagan White House Budget Director David Stockman says, “The central banks realize they cannot keep printing money at these crazy rates, and by that I mean the bond buying. Now, they are going to begin to normalize and shrink their balance sheet. . . . By the fall (of 2018), they (the Federal Reserve) … Read more
by Daniel Carter Since 2011, Syria has been the scene of one of the most intense conflicts on earth. A rebel force backed by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia tore through the country in an attempt to overthrow Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria. This created a destabilized environment that eventually attracted ISIS. Wanting to … Read more
It should come as no surprise to learn that you can make a lot of money, by investing your money. In fact, a lot of people from all around the world have already done so. Warren Buffett and others have made millions by investing their money into stocks and bonds. You can definitely do the … Read more