Make Border Security Great Again – Privatize It!

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by Kerry Lutz Financial Survival Network The media continually informs us that there’s a crisis at the US southern border. However, little is being done about it. President Trump has his ideas and the Congress appears completely unwilling to act. Parts of the Wall are being built, but it can’t happen soon enough to quickly … Read more

Only 14% of Unemployed, Able-to-Work US Adults Are Counted as ‘Unemployed’

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via mybudget360: While the news headlines seem uniform in their championing of the employment market we have another stat that shows an interesting story.  There are now a record 95.5 million Americans that are not in the labor force.  These are people that for all intents and purposes, are no longer considered part of the employment market.  … Read more

INCOME IN THE 1960s VERSUS 2018

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1. There’s a difference between real personal, household and family #income. Personal = 1 person Household = 2 people, typically Family = 4 people 2. PERSONAL = $31,099 Increased a paltry $7,000 in like 50 years. This is the income to compare to household income of the 1960s. Why? 3. Because less than 1/4 households … Read more

Top Chinese Think Tank Sees Mild Slowdown Ahead As Financial Risks Surface

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Global trade frictions expected to amplify financial volatility, State Information Centre says via RTRS The official China Securities Journal quoted the State Information Centre (SIC) as saying the Chinese economy was likely to experience a mild slowdown in the second half of the year as financial market risks become “obvious” and demand was expected to decline. The … Read more

Netflix Is Becoming An Unstoppable Juggernaut – Spends $13 Billion On Content

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by stockboardasset When Netflix published its third-quarter earnings last October, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer forecasted it would spend roughly $7 billion to $8 billion on original content in 2018. The Economist, quoting a recent Goldman Sachs equity assessment, states that Netflix could spend $12 billion to $13 billion on original content, which is more than … Read more

A Timeline of Media-Inflamed Fears (2000-2017)

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by Visual Capitalist Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist Modern media does not always have the best reputation for providing complex and nuanced commentary. The news cycle is sensational enough when we’re dealing with the regular issues of the day. But add in some uncertainty and urgency – such as when the world is dealing with an outbreak like … Read more

Boston is considering giving “legal, non-US citizens” voting rights.

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via bostonglobe: BOSTON — Non-US citizens living in the country legally may one day be allowed to vote in Boston elections. The City Council is holding a hearing Tuesday on the idea at the request of Council President Andrea Campbell. The council is considering ways to make city elections more inclusive, including allowing immigrants with legal … Read more

Full Tropical Update/EAST COAST!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FgeXMMPno Torrential downpours slammed southwestern Japan Saturday, causing treacherous flooding that has left 88 people dead and 58 missing, according to the Associated Press. People fled to rooftops and balconies to keep above rising waters, waving to hovering helicopters for rescue. Footage showed a residential area in Okayama prefecture inundated in brown water, spreading quickly … Read more

The USA Is Now a 3rd World Nation

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by Charles Hugh-Smith I know it hurts, but the reality is painfully obvious: the USA is now a 3rd World nation. Dividing the Earth’s nations into 1st, 2nd and 3rd world has fallen out of favor;apparently it offended sensibilities. It has been replaced by the politically correctdeveloped and developing nations, a terminology which suggests all developing nations are on the … Read more