Elderly politicians threaten the US system’s ability to perform. Washington is turning into a gerontocracy with an increasingly old and infirm Congress

n October of 1984, former US President Ronald Reagan, who was then an incumbent 73-year-old commander-in-chief, participated in the second presidential debate against his Democratic Party opponent Walter Mondale. The president was asked about his age and mental fitness for …

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EU politicians and bureaucrats want to limit the ability of the ordinary citizen to use and hold cash while they stash their billions of corruption payments

by  mOfN81 https://www.dw.com/en/belgian-police-seize-15-million-in-eu-corruption-scandal/a-64096367 EU politicians and bureaucrats want to limit the ability of the ordinary citizen to use and hold cash – 10,000 euros cash limit for citizens is on the table – the official reasoning behind this offer? to …

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Russia has the ability to pay their debts. Yet the US Govt is creating a fake default. Who is this ultimately going to hurt? The creditors or Russia?

https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1511156411283116040 The US blocks Russia from making a $600 million bond payment as it ramps up the pressure on Moscow US has effectively stopped Russia from paying holders of its sovereign debt in excess of $600m from frozen reserves held …

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