JOHN MERLINE: The government is now a check-writing, wealth-redistribution machine that costs trillions.

via usatoday: Who would object to the government shifting money from the wealthy to the less fortunate? Except that’s not what happens: Few funds really go to them What is the government’s primary function? If you look at the debates that rage each year when the president’s budget comes out, you’d think it was defense … Read more

The Hunt for Taxes Altering the Economy

by Martin Armstrong We are beginning to witness the impact of state taxes on decision making. California’s high taxes led to the San Francisco Giants losing Bryce Harper to the Philadelphia Phillies. The 26-year-old professional baseball star agreed to a 13-year, $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies because the bottom line net of what California would take was … Read more

Your Economy May Be Fine, But It’s Not Just You

By Patrick Watson Looking at the official unemployment rate, American workers should be pretty happy. Almost everyone who wants a job has one. Yet many aren’t happy at all. We see it in consumer sentiment, retail sales, and other indicators. We all hear it anecdotally from friends and family. Some employers are unhappy too. They complain they … Read more

Chinese J-11s breach Taiwanese airspace for first time in 20 years

At 11 a.m. Sunday morning, Taiwan time, two Chinese PLAAF J-11’s deliberately breached the median line–the official maritime border separating China and Taiwan–for the first time in 20 years. Taiwan scrambled its own fighters and sent the J-11s packing. Huang Chung-yen, a spokesman for Taiwan’s Presidential Office, said China “should stop behavior of this sort, … Read more

Breakout Box Office Hit: Pro-Life Film ‘Unplanned’ Edges Out ‘Captain Marvel’ In Key Screening Stat

Despite intense media opposition, an “R” rating from the MPAA, and big tech censorship, pro-life film “Unplanned” is wildly outperforming expectations at the box office. The biopic — which details Planned Parenthood defector Abby Johnson’s dramatic journey from abortion mouthpiece to pro-life crusader — has taken in an estimated $6,110,000 this weekend, expected to become … Read more

Southern Border SWAMPED By Illegals… Over 1M Illegal Aliens Expected to Arrive in U.S

by Natura Naturans   ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati…309462002/ “This Is A System-Wide Collapse” – Texas Border City Overwhelmed By “Surge” Of Central American Migrants Lately, the migrants have been arriving at a clip of around 800 a day, overflowing the respite center and … Read more

Retire Happy With Dollar Cost Averaging

by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Last week I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the Oxford Club’s 21st Annual Investment U Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. As many as 400 accredited investors were in attendance from all over the U.S. The main topic was the current retirement crisis, which I wrote about … Read more

TRUMP JUST SIGNED executive ORDER 13865…Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses

Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/29/2019-06325/coordinating-national-resilience-to-electromagnetic-pulses Section 1. Purpose. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) has the potential to disrupt, degrade, and damage technology and critical infrastructure systems. Human-made or naturally occurring EMPs can affect large geographic areas, disrupting elements critical to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity, and could adversely affect global commerce and stability. … Read more

Wall Street’s Dirty Little SECRET Revealed! ETF’s Hiding MEGA Billions

Enron, weather derivatives, LIBOR scandal, MF Global. A whole bunch of insanity that went on for years totally unnoticed. Oh, until it was completely obvious. People don’t know anything about what’s happening behind the scenes and quite frankly, they don’t give a damn. Poor suckers. Global debt has expanded beyond belief as central banks expand … Read more

Rand Paul Shares Insight- The Obama Justice Department SPYING On The Trump Campaign To Entrap Him

Cassandra Fairbanks from The Gateway Pundit reports, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that he has a source that told him Barack Obama’s intelligence community sent spies into the Trump campaign in an attempt to entrap him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeqKrX3qFgs Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019…    

BREAKING: Major airlines experiencing technical issues, delays at airports in Chicago, NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit

BREAKING: Major airlines experiencing technical issues, delays at airports in Chicago, NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit. — The Associated Press (@AP) April 1, 2019 Multiple airlines, including Southwest, Delta and American, tweeted early Monday that flights nationwide are experiencing delays due to technical difficulties. Here are the latest updates: https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/breaking-news/southwest-airlines-flights-experiencing-delays-nationwide-amid-technical-issues/935927947 A technical issue grounded … Read more