The government doesn’t “give” money, it takes it from one group and gives it to another. In the process it picks who the money goes to. That’s “crony capitalism” aka socialism.

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via capitalismmagazine:   There’s capitalism, and then there’s “crapitalism” — crony capitalism. Capitalism is great because it lets entrepreneurs raise money so they can scale up and get their products and services to more people. If there is free competition, innovators with the best ideas raise the most money, and the best and cheapest products spread … Read more

Why Goldman Just Drastically Slashed Its Oil Price Prediction

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By Irina Slav Goldman Sachs reduced its outlook for oil prices this year citing abundant supply, Bloomberg reports, quoting a note to clients. The investment bank’s analysts now expect Brent crude to average US$62.50 a barrel this year, down from an earlier projection of US$70 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate, according to Goldman Sachs, will average … Read more

BREXIT EXPLOSIVE: Is this Theresa May’s last-minute Agatha Christie “twist” moment?

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by John Ward There’s an odd little cross-Party game going on as we head into Brexit’s final furlong under May. There’s an odd little article featuring junior Brexit Minister Kwarsi Kwarteng in The Guardian. I wonder if the Brexiteers are paying close enough attention to the game. I wonder if The Guardian has stumbled on why … Read more

FITTON: WAITING: What about our Judicial Watch Ethics Complaints against Maxine Waters, “Spartacus,” and Schiff?

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by TFittonJW https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-calls-upon-office-congressional-ethics-investigate-whether-rep-schiff-rep-speier-disclosed-classified-information/ (Washington, DC)  – Judicial Watch today sent a hand-delivered letter to the chairman and co-chairman of the House Office of Congressional Ethics calling for an investigation into whether Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) “disclosed classified information to the public in violation of House ethics rules.” Citing the ethics complaints filed against House … Read more

SHOT: ‘It could go either way’: China and the United States ready for trade war talks in Beijing

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via scmp: US-based Politico reported that US officials were expected to look closely at whether China had carried through on earlier promises. In late 2018, Chinese officials gave the United States proposals to address its government subsidies, market access barriers and intellectual property theft. Those documents, and a more recent US response, are expected to be … Read more

Democratic-controlled House voted to admonish Rep. Joe Wilson for saying “you lie!” to Obama. How will Dems handle the vulgar and abusive attack on President Trump by Rep. Rashida Tlaib?

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by TFittonJW Democratic-controlled House voted to admonish @RepJoeWilson for saying "you lie!" to Obama. How will Dems handle the vulgar and abusive attack on @RealDonaldTrump by @RashidaTlaib? — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 6, 2019 The real constitutional crisis is the Obama/Clinton/DNC/Deep State abuse of FBI/DOJ/CIA/NSA/State to illicitly target, spy on and, now its seems with … Read more

Why is President Trump So Desperate for The US Stock Markets to Go Back Up?

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Jason talks about how President Trump is talking about stocks going back up almost daily now in his press briefings and press conferences. But why does he care so much? 1) Trump says there was a stock market ‘glitch’ in December, but it will rise when trade deals fixed https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/trump… 2) Trump: December’s stock market … Read more

Independent Media Is TERRIFYING Mainstream Media! – Here’s WHY (With Luke Rudkowski)

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Josh Sigurdson talks with Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange about their current subscriber only content which is linked below. As Patreon and PayPal among many other payment entities stifle independent media, the solutions are piling higher than the problems. Luke explains the level of constant blows to his media he’s dealt with over the years, how … Read more

In Debt and Scared of Risk: Millennials Compared to Gen Xers and Baby Boomers

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by howmuch Imagine taking a snapshot in time of Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials just as each generation was entering the workforce. On average, how would the total assets and debts compare? That’s the premise behind our newest visualization. We took a deep dive into some recent Federal Reserve data to investigate the differences in debt and … Read more

Kevin Hassett says ‘a heck of a lot’ of companies besides Apple will suffer China fallout

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Sean Higgins for the Washington Examiner reports, Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett predicted Thursday that other companies would follow Apple in taking collateral damage in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China and downgrading their earnings projections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5kLpoYdkgg Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/po… Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett predicted Thursday that other companies would follow … Read more

New Data Suggests Shocking Shale Slowdown

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By Nick Cunningham U.S. shale executives often boast of low breakeven prices, reassuring investors of their ability to operate at a high level even when oil prices fall. But new data suggests that the industry slowed dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2018 in response to the plunge in oil prices. A survey from the Federal Reserve … Read more

Trump & His Wall

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by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Do you support Trump’s Wall? They say Trump’s wall is a waste of money and won’t work. Do you disagree? GH ANSWER: To me, it is really irrelevant. It is far more important to the people living there on the border who are tired of all the crime and nonsense lacking security. There … Read more