Toronto House Price Bubble Hit with 15% Foreign Buyers Tax. “Property Scalpers” & “Double Ending” Brokers Targeted

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “People need to ask themselves very carefully, ‘Why am I buying this house?”’: Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada. The government of the Province of Ontario announced a laundry list of measures to prick the crazy house price bubble in Toronto and surrounding areas. This includes a 15% transfer tax imposed on … Read more

The Real Reason For America’s Looming Retirement Crisis

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by Michael Snyder   Did you know that approximately 40 percent of all American workers have absolutely nothing saved for retirement? And did you know that pension funds in the United States are currently underfunded by about six trillion dollars? Social Security is supposed to be the underlying safety net for our entire retirement system, … Read more

Why Are So Many Millennials Living With Their Parents Instead Of Getting Married And Starting Their Own Families?

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By Michael Snyder Did you know that the percentage of 18 to 34-year-old Americans that are married and living with a spouse has dropped by more than half since 1975?  Back then, 57 percent of everyone in that age group “lived with a spouse”, but today that number has dropped to just 27 percent.  These … Read more

MNUCHIN: We're 'pretty close' to 'major reform'… Obamacare repeal brought back to life…. Stocks pop!

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CNBC reports: The Trump administration is close to bringing forward “major tax reform,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday, days after he tempered expectations for how quickly it will pass. Mnuchin, who this week backed off of his earlier goal of passing tax reform by August, said the White House will unveil a plan “very … Read more

WHY ARE MEGA-BANKS BUYING UP THE WATER? What Do They KNOW That We Don't?

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BREAKING: SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PARIS – Reports of several casualties… At least two attackers… POLICE KILLED

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SHOOTER KILLED, ‘SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE’ INVESTIGATED… Police officer killed in Champs Elysees shooting One suspect shot dead  At least one other suspect thought to be on the loose Central Paris in lockdown France under state of emergency At least two attackers in Paris shooting Police state there were at least two people involved in the shooting, … Read more

When Trump Turns On “Enemy Within” Fed It May Create 1970s Style Stagflation

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by GoldCore David McWilliams has written an interesting article in which he puts forward the case that Trump is likely to turn on the “enemy within,” the Federal Reserve and bully them into “printing money.” He points out that this was seen in 1971 when Nixon bullied the Fed into printing and debasing the dollar. McWilliams says … Read more

OUTRAGE! California Gas Tax Passes After Republican Lawmaker Wins $500 Million Promise

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500 MILLION..FOR HIS VOTE! WHILE THEY EXTRACT 52 BILLION FROM CALIFORNIA’S TAXPAYERS. In return he won a promise of $400 million for a railroad extension into his Central Valley district in California’s agricultural heartland and a $100 million parkway project for the University of California, Merced. Another $427 million will go to the overlapping districts … Read more

Investors Rage After 3 Billion Yuan Vanish From China's Largest Private Bank, Asia's Richest Man Is "Aggressively Adding Direct Exposure To Gold"

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Theoretical warnings about risks inherent in China’s shadow banking system became all too for 150 customers of China’s largest private bank, when Minsheng Banking Corp found itself involved in a 3 billion yuan (US$436 million) fraud case, after it emerged that a branch chief of the lender in Beijing allegedly issued false bank acceptance bills … Read more

Henry Gruver’s Incredible Vision Of Russian Submarines Launching Nuclear Missiles At The United States

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by Michael Snyder A little more than 30 years ago, God showed Henry Gruver that someday Russian submarines lurking very close to our coastlines would launch an absolutely devastating nuclear first strike on the United States.  If you are not familiar with Henry Gruver, he is truly a remarkable man of God, and I do … Read more

The Collapse of the Middle Class in 20 Major U.S. Cities

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Via Visual Capitalist When future historians look back at the beginning of the 21st century, they’ll note that we grappled with many big issues. They’ll write about the battle between nationalism and globalism, soaring global debt, a dysfunctional healthcare system, societal concerns around automation and AI, and pushback on immigration. They will also note the … Read more

A Topsy-Turvy Tax System That Will Never Be Reformed

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by Robert Carbery As we turn the page on yet another inspiring tax day, let’s look into who is really bearing the burden of the individual taxes in the United States.   In 2014’s tax year, the federal government took in a then-record $1.377 trillion in income taxes from individuals, according to a report published … Read more

UC Berkeley tries to cancel Ann Coulter's speech! Young America's Foundation and Ann Coulter refused to be silenced! THE SPEECH IS HAPPENING!

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Cut the federal funding, and be done with this place. They have the endowment to support itself for several decades, so let them do things on their own, exactly like they want to do.   “Peaceful” Liberals Make Death Threats: Ann Coulter Appearance At UC Berkeley Canceled Over Security Concerns Here's the real story about … Read more

Judicial Watch Sues State Department and USAID for Records about Funding and Political Activities of George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, Requests Investigation Into Top House Intel Democrats

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Judicial Watch is truly a patriotic organization and know the true power is in the courts not the ballot box. Judicial Watch reports: USAID website reports it gave $4,819,125 in taxpayer money to Soros’s Open Society Foundation – Macedonia between from 2012 to 2016  (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a … Read more