Is Britain already a Socialist Country? – It is in an “Economic Death Spiral” from which there is Little Hope of Reprieve

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by Mark Angelides Recent figures show that in the UK, more than 50% of households receive more in State benefits than the pay in direct taxes (income tax, VAT etc…) to the Government. The Centre for Policy Studies says that “the average household paid £13,402 in taxes in 2013/14. Yet it received £12,939 in cash … Read more

The buy-in for society has gotten higher and higher, and the returns have gotten less with each passing year. Is it any wonder that anyone who can avoid working, does?

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Milkenreview.org reports: Over the past two generations, America has suffered a quiet catastrophe in the collapse of work for men. In the half-century between 1965 and 2015, work rates (the ratio of employment to population) for the American male spiraled relentlessly downward — a seeming flight from work in which ever-greater numbers of working-age men exited … Read more

Republicans Lost Huge Vote On Healthcare Bill – Trump Declares Victory On Spending Bill – Funding Government Through September.

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by Pamela Williams Congress member Fred Upton of Michigan, who until January had been chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the main health care legislating committees in Congress, officially came out against the American Health Care Act on Tuesday.  Upton made the announcement during a local radio interview, and his office confirmed … Read more

Republican Leaders Might Actually Be Utterly Incompetent

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By Gabrielle Seunagal It appears that GOP leaders might actually be completely unfit to be calling the shots in Washington. Everyone in America knows that the Republican Party has control of the White House, the Senate, and House of Representatives, yet there is still serious talk about an impending government shutdown. Earlier today, President Trump … Read more

Bitcoin Is At An All-time High With A Touching Distance From $1,500; What’s Causing The Upsurge In The Digital Currency

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by Umar Farooq   Only a few months ago the digital currency was priced at around $1,200. In the short time since the price has jumped to more than $1,400, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.    Source: mashable As CoinDesk noted, this is an “all-time high” for the cryptocurrency, which saw a big increase at the beginning … Read more

Dem Rep Schatz: ‘This Administration and This Congress Have Governed With Cruelty.’

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by Pamela Williams   This report is based upon the following:   “This week marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and it was unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. From the nominations of unqualified cabinet secretaries like Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, to the failed attempt at banning Muslim refugees from our … Read more

South Korea: “ A House Divided Cannot Stand.”

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by Pamela Williams   I was interested in knowing what is being said in South Korea now that the THAAD Missile System has become operational by the United States.  There has been talk of South Korea’s unrest concerning the THAAD deployment, and one has to understand their point of view.  It puts them between a rock … Read more

Both side are of the same cloth? Conservatives fume over 'complete' spending concession to Democrats… 'We create a crisis big enough to get everyone to vote for everything in one bad bill'

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Conservatives are blasting the five-month, fiscal 2017 spending deal written by Republicans and Democrats as nothing short of a “cave in” by the GOP despite its control of both the House, Senate and White House. The deal, conservatives say, will make the fiscal 2018 spending process even more difficult. <snip> The fiscal 2017 spending plan … Read more

Apple stock surges with expectations from Iphone 8 launch and the earnings release; Is it the high time now to sell the stock?

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by Umar Farooq   Apple’s stock is driving upwards due to investors’ expectations that the new iPhones launch, due in September, on the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone’s introduction, will be dazzling enough to inspire existing iPhone users to upgrade and prompt others to switch from Android phones made by Samsung, Huawei and other … Read more

The Idea That ISIS Are Evil Masterminds Is Ridiculous – And It Distracts From Who The Real Enemy Is

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by Mark Angelides The MSM spin endless stories of how young Western Muslims are being radicalized by tech-savvy Jihadis, and provided with funds and training through secret camps and clever banking trails. But it’s ludicrous. The people we are now bombing are nothing more than idiots, led by slightly less idiotic people with slightly better … Read more

Hours after massive bank losses reported, mysterious explosion in front of Royal Canadian Bank

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Just like the previous financial crisis and the subsequent shadow banking crisis began in the US, storm clouds are brewing in Canada. First, it was Home Capital Group losing 70% of its deposits last week, then it was Equitable Group Inc. losses announced today. –read both stories for the bloomberg link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-01/home-capital-s-next-hitch-is-keeping-cash-crunch-under-control Now, a mysterious … Read more

Bernie Sanders Champions For Working Families; Here’s Why He’s Contradicting Himself!

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By Gabrielle Seunagal Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders started the month of May by campaigning against economic inequality. In his 30-minute speech, Sanders proposed a $15 minimum wage, three months of guaranteed paid family leave, free college, and a single payer healthcare system. Sanders asserted that a “progressive agenda” would meet the … Read more

The World is Upside Down

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by polkadotgirl   This post is not going to be necessarily deep or complex. It is just going to be about some thoughts that deeply trouble me as I start the work week. Sometimes I feel like I do not recognize the world I live in – of course, these are only generalizations. *People are … Read more