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Government officials predicted that Social Security trust funds will be unable to pay full benefits in 2035 unless Congress acts in a timely manner in a report released Monday. The Social Security Board of Trustees released their 79th annual report, which said 80 percent of reserve funding for the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and … Read more
by Ron Paul Imagine being robbed every time you receive a paycheck, but once a year getting some of the stolen money back because the thieves took more than they intended. Would you be happy about it? If you are like most Americans the answer is yes, since most people are grateful when they get a … Read more
Crime has a logical and linear process , it begins with the planning , then the act and subsequently the cover up. What if no crime occurs ? Or at least not by the one charged for it. How can you obstruct something that was an illusion , wishful thinking ? How can you hold … Read more
https://streamable.com/w3a2c NEWSWEEK: “Should William Barr Recuse Himself From Mueller Report? Legal Experts Say Attorney General’s Ties to Russia Are Troubling” https://www.newsweek.com/so-many-conflicts-so-little-time-1396435 h/t KOS
Tired of working harder and harder every year, but falling farther and farther behind? It’s no coincidence that the fruits of our blood, sweat, and tears are being taken by stealth, leaving us struggling just to keep our heads above water. And the way this set up is playing out, an even more desperate future … Read more
via nationalreview: It’s time to shut down the Bank of Uncle Stupid. Here is a three-part plan for something practical the federal government could do to relieve college-loan debt. Step 1: The federal government should stop making college loans itself and cease guaranteeing any such loans. Step 2: It should prohibit educational lending by federally regulated … Read more
Dallas DA says he won’t prosecute ‘low-level’ crimes like theft and felony drug possession. Creuzot, a Democrat, has angered local and state officials, and importantly police unions, with his decree that his office will no longer be prosecuting what he has non-technically referred to as “low-level” crimes. As a recent Dallas Morning News op-ed put … Read more
Dark Days: Venezuela crisis forces millions to leave The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is behind the largest human displacement in Latin American history; more than three million Venezuelans have left their country. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/dark-days-venezuela-crisis-forces-millions-to-leave-1495504451621 Senator Bernie Sanders: “These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Venezuela … Read more
Hmmm… No more money printing. No more stimulus. Economy is doing better than expected. Something smells fishy… China has been addicted to stimulus. Does that sound familiar to you? Just about every country seems to be doing this now. It’s absurdity to think that monetary stimulus measures can actually fix any problems and yet … Read more
The Mueller Report Exposes the Absurdity of the Governing Class: Despite decades of egregious errors, a group of “leaders” remains steadfastly in place, waiting to take charge again. Plus: Now let’s think about part one of the Mueller report: the finding of no collusion. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero. It was all a hoax — … Read more
This is a detailed and extensive news update, culminating with seven critical truths Julian Assange will tell the US Congress and Senate if he is allowed to testify. Thanks for tuning in! NYT: The Tables Have Turned — Time To Investigate The FBI, Steele And The Rest Of The ‘Witch Hunters’ https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0…
So only the “far right” cares when brown people are killed in church? Here’s the thing. They don’t want you to be angry, even though they know you have things to be angry about. They want you to be ashamed, all the time, for disagreeing with them about, well, anything. Meanwhile they want to keep … Read more
by independenttrader Over the last three months, we have seen how badly central banks can be wrong about the real economy. In October 2018, the Fed, ECB and BOJ have still planned monetary policy normalization i.e., the end of QE and interest rate hikes to match them up with inflation. However, the level of market distortions … Read more
Talk about a ‘brown-out’: This map of San Francisco perfectly captures ‘progressive urban policy in one image’ [pic]. San Francisco’s last Republican mayor left office in January of 1964. (Classical reference in headline.) h/t ED
Trey Guowdy and Ratcliffe were the only Republicans to see the the evidence behind the FISA warrants to spy on Trump campaign operatives. Ratcliffe told former Rep. Jason Chaffetz that Comey, Sally Yates, McCabe and Rod Rosenstein all posted in big bold letters “verified application” all in capitals. So Comey and Yates and everyone who … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjK6NuXD5s loyd Mayweather Jr. Is The Most Dominant Athlete and Boxer Of All Time https://www.huffpost.com/entry/floyd-… Comey And McCabe Should Be Charged With… https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/12/… IRS apologizes to tea party over Obama-era targeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHhI2…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djFCNuLKLd0 Questions are being raised over the growing links between Facebook and the US government. That as the social media giant announced it’s hired the State Department’s legal advisor as its general counsel and vice president of communications. According to the company’s statement Jennifer Newstead will oversee Facebook’s global legal functions. The new appointment comes … Read more
US existing homes decline, this is the 13th straight month in a row, the patriots will need the Fed to cut rates to keep the economy going until 2020. Warren wants student loan forgiveness, why don’t we go after the real problem, which is the [CB], what she is suggesting will not fix the problem. … Read more
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Swiss Rates Can Be Lowered Further, SNB’s President Says By Catherine Bosley Bloomberg News Saturday, April 20, 2019 The Swiss National Bank can lower its subzero interest rates even further, President Thomas Jordan told newspaper Blick. In the interview, Jordan affirmed the ongoing need for a deposit rate of … Read more
YouTube/PeterSchiff, Released on 4/22/19 Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street … Read more