by SP I was very curious about property tax in dollars, like waterdog14 above. Very high property valuations are closely linked with property tax rates in the big cities. As an aside, one of the urgent care doctors I used to work with came into a big inheritance and was able to buy in cash a … Read more
via Matt Belvedere There could be a lot more pain for the stock market if Leuthold’s Doug Ramsey’s historical valuation comparison becomes a reality. Ramsey says the S&P 500 could decline 20 percent over the next six to 18 months. The S&P 500 tanked 6.9 percent in October; bounced 1.8 percent in November; but was … Read more
via popularmechanics: Facebooked capped off its very bad year of data scandals with yet another leak of sensitive user information on Friday. This time, the social network disclosed a bug that made photos of 6.8 million users accessible to third-party developers, the latest sequence in a devastating string of crises for the social network this year. The … Read more
by Mark Tapscott Political junkies Left and Right have heard of him but even folks with an above-average interest in public affairs could rarely pick Marc Elias out of a lineup of D.C. VIPs. Name a major national Democratic figure, issue, donor or campaign entity, however, and odds are Elias is an advisor, counsel or … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But no letup in freight rates yet. In November, according to transportation data provider FTR, orders for new Class-8 trucks — the heavy trucks that haul the products of the goods-based economy across the US — plunged nearly 50% from July and August, 35% from October, and 15% from November 2017, to … Read more
Trump cancels the White House Holiday party for MSM. Strzok and Pages texts were wiped on purpose, but nothing is truly deleted. Clinton Foundation whistleblowers testify in front of congress. [HRC] under oath says email system was used for convenience. Huber absent, but not needed, this was a carpet bomb. The push is on, people … Read more
via Matías Salord Bill Diviney Senior Economist at ABN AMRO, points out that current US growth rates are not sustainable. They see that cooling investment, fading fiscal stimulus, and Federal Reserve tightening are likely to drive a slowdown, but not a recession. Key Quotes: “We expect a significant slowing in growth momentum over the coming year, but a … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, James O’Keefe and Project Veritas made First Amendment history on Monday. A Massachusetts court ruled prohibiting secret recording of public officials in unconstitutional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1a10uQhBRA Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018… Project Veritas broke the news on Monday. Project Veritas attorneys Benjamin Barr and Steve Klein have received word from the United … Read more
Do you believe that we will see banks on the brink of failure during the next financial crisis? Or are they safe now? In one of the most volatile years on record, we are see a story split in two. Depending on the information you acknowledge, stocks are looking weak, the economy is struggling, and … Read more
Alicia Powe for the Gateway Pundit reports, Trump was never called a racist during his long career. Now, we are told he is a Klansman and a neo-Nazi whose separating families from their babies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiemAu2Qd3U Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…
by John Rubino The past few years have seen more than the usual amount of political upheaval. But, interestingly, most regime changes have resulted in pretty much the same thing: Higher government spending and bigger deficits. Apparently the only “reforms” today’s voters will accept – which is to say the only actions that don’t get a leader … Read more
Lauren Fischer for CNBC reports, Apple recovered from earlier losses Monday after a Chinese court banned the import and sale of most iPhone models in the country as part of an injunction. The stock fell as much as 3 percent, but ended the day up 0.7 percent. Qualcomm requested the injunction for alleged patent violations … Read more
via commondreams: After being kept in the dark about New York’s $3 billion deal with Amazon, allowing the trillion-dollar corporation to build its new headquarters—complete with helicopter landing pad for CEO Jeff Bezos—in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, concerned New York City Council members and scores of angry New Yorkers on Wednesday angrily confronted company representatives … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Those who have come forward and presented evidence the sun is the leading cause of global warming have been typically silenced because that result produces no pot of endless government grants to justify taxes for the academic community. It is interesting that while they claim use sunscreen because you can get skin … Read more
by Paul Craig Roberts The hubris and arrogance of Washington have been at work since the Clinton regime to destroy the power and relevance of the United States. This website has an international audience. The most asked question from this audience is the world order. There is a realization that Washington’s control might weaken, a development … Read more
Source. Afghanistan was perfectly fine when they were growing poppies for the CIA. But as soon as the Taliban destroyed the poppy fields, they suddenly decided to blow up our buildings and we decided they could use an extra helping of freedom. The CIA sells drugs. Picture of American troops guarding the poppy fields … Read more
These are not merely academic questions, they go right to the heart of the question of history itself Who’s in charge matters a lot more than you think when taking things into context. Studying history is one of independent journalist James Corbett’s interests. He’s done AMA’s here too which were cool. Source: https://www.corbettreport.com/episode-350-history-is-written-by-the-winners/ h/t Orangutan
We work amazingly well together People may not like how he says things but it works, he is very honest and very truthful and if there is a threat he will respond! 5:54 seconds into video! h/t Jake
The MSM is like watching a wounded animal slowly dying. Please someone needs to put them out of their suffering. AC