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From Charles Hugh Smith at Of Two Minds: What does it take to be middle class nowadays? Defining the middle class is a parlor game, with most of the punditry referring to income brackets as the defining factor. People tend to self-report that they belong to the middle class based on income, but income is not the key … Read more

by Jon Hall, Free Market Shooter On the heels of the United Kingdom’s and Europe’s disastrous immigration policies, both Denmark and Italy are fighting back against open borders. Inger Støjberg, Danish Integration and Immigration Minister, recently rejected EU migrant quotas for 2018, detailing that refugees do not do enough to contribute to Denmark. Støjberg told Jyllands-Posten: Although we have gained significantly better … Read more

via Sue Chang  After a nail-biting week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking nearly 1,400 points over two sessions, the jury is still out on whether the selloff signals a fundamental shift in the stock market or a brief episodic correction. But one thing is certain: Investors should brace for more market drama in … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HD-B416bUE MAN AT RALLY SHOUTS TO ROBERT “BETO” O’ROURKE, “YOU’RE LUKE SKYWALKER!” Can we tone down the violent rhetoric, America? I’m no O’Rourke supporter — I just think it’s wrong to compare a man to a communist-inspired slave-owning religious terrorist fanatic who’s killed hundreds of thousands of people. Texans in particular should be better than this.   h/t ED

by Martin Armstrong   The European Central Bank (ECB) will NOT aid Italy with an EU rescue program if the country or its banks are in financial turmoil. The Italian government is taking the view that Italy has become an “occupied” country and that Germany has conquered Europe imposing austerity and its view of inflation upon the … Read more

If you get sick or suffer a serious injury, you not only want medical care, you want quality medical care. What’s the best way to get it? Through a government-run program like Medicare for All or through our current free market system? Stanford policy expert Lanhee Chen has the answer in this video from Prager … Read more

Huge majority of the American population does believe in political correctness according to a new survey and report. Obama takes credit for the release of Brunson. Clinton requested for her security clearance to be removed, why? The deep state is using the disappearance of the journalist to push their agenda. Q mentions what Saudi Arabia … Read more

by howmuch One of the most hotly contested political debates in the United States is the minimum wage. Pro-business advocates say a high minimum wage hurts business, while pro-labor advocates say the minimum wage should be raised to help the working poor. Have a peak at our chart below to see your state’s minimum wage. In … Read more

Brexit negotiations are breaking down, no deal has been made and this is exactly what the central bank wants.IMF admits they were wrong with their forecasts, amazing the timing of the IMF admitting that their forecasts are wrong. ECB is now warning of bubbles, the central banks no that the entire system is falling apart … Read more

by Martin Armstrong The greed of governments in their pursuit of money is the single greatest threat to creating a Dark Age. With New Zealand imposing a $5,000 fine for just landing there and you refuse to hand over your pen and passwords to your phone for them to search, now we have Australia going really nuts … Read more

Stacy Abrams told supporters that the coming blue wave would include illegals and others. Georgia Democrat candidate for Governor, Stacey Abrams said Tuesday that the “blue wave” will include “undocumented” immigrants and other supposedly disenfranchised people. While speaking to supporters at the Clayton County campaign office, Abrams made the shocking comments during an event with … Read more

by Troy Is this the start of a bear market for stocks? That’s probably what you’re wondering right now, with the S&P 500 sitting right ontop of its 200 daily moving average. Here’s our long term, medium term, and short term outlook for the U.S. stock market. We focus on the long term and medium … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “THE WOLF STREET REPORT” is my new podcast. It’ll appear weekly right here on WOLF STREET. It’s where I discuss a topic in depth for 10-20 minutes. In this inaugural edition, I ask: As higher interest rates hit the housing market over time, what will that do to banks and in … Read more

by Michael Snyder It looks like it could be another tough week for global financial markets.  As the week began, markets were down all over the world, and relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have taken a sudden turn for the worse.  That could potentially mean much, much higher oil prices, and needless … Read more

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