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Picture: How many candidates would give up their own private healthcare policies for government run Medicare for all and how many would give Medicare to all to illegal aliens
The first picture was a show of hands of how many candidates would give up their own private healthcare policies for government run Medicare for all (2 hands), the last picture how many would give Medicare to all to illegal …
If It’s Free, It’s Going to Cost You
By Rodney Johnson The Democratic debates are underway, so if you’re a masochist with no hobbies, you now have something to watch at night. This isn’t a knock on a particular political party. Watching the Democrats today is just as …
Yellow alert: Possible currency war, trade war, in world economy
Draghi’s comments had two immediate effects: the euro dropped like a stone against the dollar and Trump got extremely upset. The weaker euro, Trump said, would make it “unfairly easier” for the Europeans to compete against the US: “They have …
The Left, Doublethink, and Individual Thought
by John Wilder “That’s an interesting point. Come on, let’s get into character.” – Pulp Fiction Such stunning bravery and individualism! Not quite a year ago a meme broke out into the wild – the Non-Player-Character (NPC) meme. The meme originated with video …
Democrats Fully Embrace Far Left, Extremist Policies… The Winner Of The First Democratic Debate: Donald Trump
YES: The winner of the first Democratic debate: Donald Trump. “The Republican commander in chief emerged from the scrap largely unscathed, while several of his would-be rivals took aim at each other instead.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmhjPSl7BU IRA STOLL: “Last night’s presidential debate disclosed a Democratic …
Whatever You Do, Don’t Read This If You Think a Trade Deal is Coming
By The Phoenix Well, that’s that… Anyone who was clinging to hopes of a US/China trade deal at this weekend’s G-20 meeting just woke up to find… 1) President Trump is already talking about hitting China with MORE tariffs if …
A buy and hold approach for 24 years
by vipnasty As a conservative growth dividend growth investor, I wanted to do a short study on what buying and holding 25 well known blue chips would have done for an investor over the course of approximately 24 years. …
This is the Single Most Important Chart for Timing the Next Crash
By The Phoenix Stocks are rallying hard this morning based on the fact CNBC misquoted the Treasury Secretary. Let that sink in for a moment. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said, “we were about 90% of the way” done on the China deal… in …
1995 Rate Cut & The Case For The Final Leg Of The Bull Market
by Lance Roberts Market participants want to believe today’s bull market is similar to 1995. In 1995, July to be specific, the Fed cut rates as the stock market was setting a new record high. The next Fed meeting is …
Companies like Google, YouTube, and Facebook censoring media because of political bias is in direct violation to The UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights Articles: 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, and most importantly 30
by alcestis_ Article 12 The Right to Privacy. Nobody should try to harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason. I would …
Recession at the gates. What will the Fed do?
by independenttrader Over the last week, markets have been moving mainly due to messages of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve. However, single decision of one or the other bank regarding interest rates does not really matter. Much more …
President Trump rips @Twitter, @Google and @Facebook for trying to rig the 2020 election against conservatives. #BigTech #censor
WATCH: President Trump rips @Twitter, @Google and @Facebook for trying to rig the 2020 election against conservatives. #BigTech #censorship pic.twitter.com/hIuUmcAYoV — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 26, 2019 President Trump Reacts to Veritas Google Investigation: “they’re trying to rig the …
Leveraged Investors Could Be Signaling A Bear Market Is Now Underway
by jessefelder The latest margin debt figures were released last week and they show leveraged investors continue to delever. In fact, margin debt is now falling at an annual rate of 15%, a level of derisking that has always been …
Yes, the Personal Finance Industry Is a Scam
by Jared Dillian I’m bouncing off of Kashana Cauley’s mini-rant in GQ about Suze Orman and the personal finance “industry” in general. The key paragraph here: This past weekend, CNBC reminded us of Orman’s distaste for coffee: “If you waste money on …
Reddit Has Just Quarantined the Largest Trump Forum on the Internet
1 of 2 2 of 2 Quarantined Subreddits https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/rules-reporting/account-and-community-restrictions/quarantined-subreddits VIDEO: Mike Thompson Releases Prophecy Regarding Tech Censorship: “The Lion is Awake” (June 6th, 2019) Related: Donald Trump: Mike Thompson’s Heavenly Vision 238,548 views Mike Thompson Published on Apr 12, 2016 …
Latest weekly data show major Central Banks’ aggregate balance sheet improving but not yet in positive territory.
via @crossbordercap: #PBOC is the main contributor to the improvement, followed by the #BOJ. Fed liquidity is shrinking at a slightly quicker pace #PBOC liquidity injections to June..
Historical Returns Following First Rate Cut
via upfina: The S&P 500 is up 17.7% year to date as of June 21st. That’s a fantastic run for an economy headed in the wrong direction. It’d be amazing performance even if the economy was seeing accelerated growth. Specifically, the …
Justice Department Investigates Chicken Industry: Retailers, restaurants say producers including Tyson, Pilgrim’s colluded to boost prices; meat companies deny claims
via WSJ: The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that top poultry processors colluded to keep prices artificially high. The probe came to light after federal attorneys sought to intervene in a long-running lawsuit in …
Ann Coulter predicted in December 2018 that Trump will be the last Republican president. Texas may well prove her right.
The Existential Threat of a Democratic Texas Suburban moms could turn Texas blue. Ann Coulter predicted in December 2018 that Trump will be the last Republican president. Texas may well prove her right. The Lone Star State is the gem of …
Is The Stock Market About To Drop? This Chart Says “Yes”
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital Sometimes it’s good to take a big picture look at the stock market. By “big picture” I mean a monthly chart that is at least three years long. Here’s one that caught my eye over …
Old And Busted: The Personal Is Political.
The New Hotness: The Pass Slipped Stitch Over is Political: As veteran Twitter user “Neontaster” writes, “’Knitting has always been political,’ said the editor of a knitting magazine.’ Is my favorite sentence ever written.” It’s quite a purl of wisdom that gathers …
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply, Home Sales Slow
Consumer confidence drops to lowest level since September 2017 Consumer confidence is on the decline. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 121.5 in June, dropping from a downwardly revised reading of 131.3 in May and snapping three consecutive months of …
The Bank of Japan begins to face its failures
by Shaun Richards The last couple of weeks have seen two of the world’s main central banks strongly hint that the path for interest-rates is now lower, or perhaps I should say even lower. So as we open this week …
Listening to climate doomsters makes our situation worse
by Fabius Maximus Summary: Climate science shows how America assimilates information, assesses threats, and allocate resources. We do it poorly. Doomsters are part of the problem. We can make the climate policy debate better informed and less divisive by ignoring doomsters. …
Survey: Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees
(CBS News) — A college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans. Nevertheless, two-thirds of employees report having regrets when it comes to their advanced degrees, according to a PayScale survey of 248,000 …
A Housing Market Slump Could Drive Global Growth to a Decade Low
via MarketWatch: The global housing market is showing cracks. Those fissures could spread throughout the world-wide economy, potentially sending world-wide gross domestic product, or GDP, to its lowest annual pace of in 10 years, according to research from Oxford Economics, …
This NEEDS to be a 2020 campaign ad
VIDEO: “Why Are Democrats Misleading Us About Immigration” (Watch Until the End) AC
Minutes spent per day, TV vs. Mobile Phone
by chartr According to eMarketer US adults will spend more time on their phone than watching TV in 2019. Data Source: eMarketer Viz Tool: Microsoft Excel