by Dylan Scott The debate about the fate of American healthcare will likely heat up this year. With a Republican victory in their tax bill (and the partial repeal of Obamacarehidden inside) and Democratic victories in the Senate, 2018 is building up …
Via Progressives for Immigration Reform A new report that drew from Census Bureau and Department of Homeland Security data found that in 2016’s first six months, 1.03 million legal and illegal immigrants arrived in the United States. The Washington, D.C.-based, …
From The Guardian: The three richest people in the US – Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett – own as much wealth as the bottom half of the US population, or 160 million people. Analysis of the wealth of America’s …
64 percent of Americans who support pot legalization. A record high number of respondents to a Gallup poll released Wednesday said they support the legalization of marijuana, including more than half of Republicans polled. Overall, 64 percent of those reached by Gallup …
A small plane carrying a group of American tourists has crashed in Costa Rica, killing all 12 people on board in the country’s worst aviation accident in nearly 30 years, local officials say. The cause was not immediately known. James …
CNN’s Allyson Camerota expressed her concern about how the tax breaks for Americans will harm the Democrats chances of winning in the mid-term elections with Michigan’s Democrat Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Camerota appeared somewhat panicked, as she started out her segment whining to Dingell …
“The FBI DISAPPOINTED all Americans” Trey Gowdy THRASHES FBI with Jason Chaffetz Over BIAS GOP REP CALLS FOR ‘PURGE’ OF ‘DEEP STATE’ CRONIES WITHIN THE FBI This is common sense. Most congressmen are too afraid of deep state retaliation to …
By Michael Snyder Even though the stock market continues to set new record high after new record high, poverty is exploding all over America. It is being reported that 41 million people are living in poverty at this moment, and 9 million of …
@StockBoardAsset Anyone notice the trend in wages & salary growth? pic.twitter.com/ZuUe79fgcs — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 13, 2017 America’s Wage Hope Hammered – Real Earnings Suffer Longest Slump Since 2009 For the first time since November 2009, real average hourly earnings tumbled …
by Chris Black Due to an influx of fake news and anti Trump propaganda, as per a CBS News poll, a large number of Americans have been misinformed and are now believing that President Trump’s tax cuts are not really …
by Michael Snyder Americans have never needed to lose weight more than they do right now. According to brand new numbers that were just released by the National Center For Health Statistics, nearly 40 percent of all U.S. adults are now …
By Michael Snyder Happy days are here again for the U.S. economy – at least temporarily. On Friday, U.S. stocks hit another brand new record high. It seems like we are saying that almost every day lately, and most investors …
by Thinker A website with past presidents on it, but where is Trump? Is he included in on Team Rubicon missions and what are they going to do in Puerto Rico? https://teamrubiconusa.org/press-hits/ How come Team Rubicon isn’t a household name …
The swelling population of illegal immigrants and their kids is costing American taxpayers $135 billion a year, the highest ever, driven by free medical care, education and a huge law enforcement bill, according to the the most authoritative report on …
by Dr. Eowyn The standard financial advice is that we should have at least three months’ worth of income in savings for emergencies like job loss, sickness, and sudden expenses like car repair. Alex Whitehouse, president and CEO of Whitehouse Wealth …
By Michael Snyder Americans are increasingly embracing socialism, and this is particularly true for young adults under the age of 30. As you will see below, four out of every ten Americans now prefer socialism to capitalism, and if current …
by Mark Angelides The cap that President Trump has refused to lift on H-2B visas has forced companies all over the United States to do the unthinkable and hire American workers! What’s worse is that they are complaining that they …
From Nick Giambruno, Senior Editor, International Man: Over 3,000 millionaires have fled Chicago in recent months. This is the largest outflow of wealthy people from any U.S. city right now. It’s also one of the largest outflows of wealthy people in …
Retail US sales near 5 trillion a year. https://www.emarketer.com/Article/US-Retail-Sales-Near-5-Trillion-2016/1013368 Obamacare costs and penalties are 60% of that or over 3 trillion. The retail sector has been stagnant and most people are blaming AMAZON. A closer look is really required rather …
by Michael Snyder Should the U.S. take military action against North Korea? If you ask many Americans this question, they will tell you that we should, but as you will see below some of those same people cannot even find …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk84rmCSQPY Credit-card debt in the US rose in June, surpassing the peak set just before the 2008 financial crisis. Outstanding revolving credit, which includes credit-card debt, rose to $1.02 trillion in June, according to a monthly report from the Federal …
By Michael Snyder Have you lost your spot in the middle class yet? For years I have been documenting all of the numbers that show that the middle class in America has been steadily shrinking, and we just got another …
By Michael Snyder Do you have an emergency fund? If you even have one penny in emergency savings, you are already ahead of about one-fourth of the country. I write about this stuff all the time, but it always astounds …
by Dr. Eowyn I’ve posted about Americans’ dismal state of finances before, but this news shocked even me. Today, Bankrate.com released the results of its June Financial Security Index survey that 24% of Americans — 1 in every 4 Americans — …
https://youtu.be/cexGKpXuOJo Did the FBI have evidence of a breach larger than Snowden? A lawsuit says yes. A former U.S. intelligence contractor tells Circa he walked away with more than 600 million classified documents on 47 hard drives from the National …
By Michael Snyder Did you know that the number of working age Americans that do not have a job right now is far higher than it was during the worst moments of the last recession? For example, in January 2009 …
By Michael Snyder After eight long, bitter years under Obama, will things go better for entrepreneurs and small businesses now that Donald Trump is in the White House? Once upon a time, America was the best place in the world …
Americans are falling behind on their auto-loan and credit-card bills, household debt has exceeded the amazing levels reached in 2008, only the rich can afford to live downtown now, and it’s getting worse! A shortage of homes for sale has …
by Mark Angelides A recent thread on Reddit shows how the covers of Time Magazine vary around the world. The Asian, South Pacific and European versions are all the same; detailing major world events and uprisings, whilst the American edition …
By Michael Snyder The evidence that the middle class in America is dying continues to mount. As you will see below, nearly half the country would be unable “to cover an unexpected $400 expense”, and about two-thirds of the population …