A third of U.S. consumers who used “buy now, pay later” services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study published by personal finance company Credit Karma showed. …
Have you already started to notice that store shelves are getting increasingly emptier? Have you realized that some basic items have become impossible to find? If so, you’re definitely not alone. All across America, consumers are having to deal with …
by Michael Snyder Have you noticed that it is a lot harder to get certain things these days? Just recently, someone in my local area was surprised when her appointment to get the windshield on her vehicle fixed was canceled …
August 15, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the gold standard in the U.S. In 1971, President Richard Nixon formally unpegged the U.S. dollar from gold, meaning the greenback was no longer convertible into bullion.
by William Anderson via Mises On August 15, 1971, the last remains of what had been a magnificent monetary system died a terrible death, and the American academic, political, business, and media elites led the cheers. The Dow Jones Average jumped by more …
Original video: https://t.co/8qZ00BKvT8 — Young Americans for Liberty (@YALiberty) August 4, 2021
by confoundedinterest17 Yes, it is one day after Fed officials boosted the rate on its overnight reverse repurchase agreement facility by 5 basis points to 0.05% and decided to lift the interest paid on excess reserves by 5 basis points to 0.15%. …
via Ed Driscoll: Biden’s $6 Trillion Blowout Budget Proposal Would Have Three Embarrassingly Bad Results, Study Finds. Not least of which: Deutsche Bank Issues a Terrifying Warning for America Under Biden. “The authors warned that ‘neglecting inflation leaves global economies sitting on a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U_iOEsjwSQ This could get ugly very soon, hundreds injured earlier More than 300 injured as Israeli police clash with Palestinians at holy site in Jerusalem https://news.sky.com/story/israeli-police-clash-with-palestinian-protesters-in-jerusalem-12302425 h/t Hephaestus
by Plato seven of 9 Let’s face it, the Toyota Prius is one of the worst things to happen to society. I used to own one… got it cheap off my uncle, then took it across country and lived out of …
A fight is raging in Congress over proposals to restore the practice of spending “earmarks,” small provisions slipped into spending bills quietly authorizing millions for local projects and special interests. But a new report reminds us that despite a “ban” …
In today’s video Mike Maloney, Jeff Clark and Adam Taggart cover one of the most common questions we hear: “If Stock Markets Crash, Won’t Gold & Silver Follow? Should I Sell & Buy Later?” Get their insights into this topic, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sE2Y48eD9U Chris Donaldson from Trending Politis reports, The Biden regime has delivered another blow against freedom with a ban on Fourth Of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore, the iconic monument that is hated with a purple passion by the anti-American …
by Jesse “It looks like we might have another blow off top in the works. The tech sector was rampaging higher today. When in doubt break glass and recycle the last bubble. Let’s see how much more these jokers …
by Lance Roberts Leading up to and following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Trump Tax Cuts) I wrote a lot of analysis on the fallacy of tax cuts, why tax cuts wouldn’t change corporate behavior, and why tax cuts are …
Paul Bois for the Daily Wire reports, Due to the “fake news media” treating White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders “rudely,” President Trump has directed his media spokeswoman to “not bother” with any more press briefings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLUMUp4yaYU Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1088541616514785282 The rant spiced with the Irish brogue is a nice touch. I especially like when he says “ahsholes”. “Wanking fuckin bankers”. I hope the old boy has kept his edge. h/t Jim
via overlawyered: How efficient is social media in spreading viral-junk misinformation about the law? Well, the following post about Tuesday’s two-page Supreme Court ruling in Brakebill v. Jaeger, a case about voting procedures in North Dakota, has gotten more than 18,000 shares …
by HereAboutAThing In the book Millionaire Next Door a number of facts are stated including the average prices of the cars, suits, and watches. 30k, $300, and $200, respectively. These values are often recited as guidelines for r/pf readers but rarely seem …
by hey_grill Americans are retiring later than they used to due to increasing longevity, raising the Social Security age, and the decline of pensions. I vow this won’t be me. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-10-02/americans-are-retiring-later-to-boost-social-security-benefits It’s not just collecting SS later. People are working …
Ten years is a long time. Nearly long enough to forget that Google — and for that matter, Apple — have the ability to control some parts of your phone over the internet. And maybe quietly change things without your …
by Jim Quinn “A variety of investors provided capital to financial companies, with which they made irresponsible loans and took excessive risks. These activities resulted in real losses, which have largely wiped out the shareholder equity of the companies. But …
by Thinker Leadership is everything, and if these men/woman were learning with honor, the video you are about to watch would not exist. What a shame that there is a daddy showing his child what he really is, and a …
via nymag: If you were standing in the smoldering ashes of 9/11 trying to peer into the future, you might have been overjoyed to discover this happy snapshot of 2018: There has been no subsequent major terrorist attack on America from …
via confoundedinterest: (Bloomberg) — Short-end U.S. rates have been buoyed by a tightening of Federal Reserve policy and an increase in issuance, and the U.S. Treasury on Monday sold $51 billion of three-month bills at 2 percent, the highest rate for an auction of …
by bigbootybigdoody When something big comes to light, whether it’s government corruption, a massive pedophile ring, terrorist and “terrorist” attacks, human experimentation and well as human rights violations, attention grabbing stories flood the media. We are all aware of it …
https://youtu.be/cgGfRLystqQ There was never any actual evidence Iran even wanted nukes, and Iran had long been making better compromise offers that the US ignored in favor of using the “Iranian nukes” pretext to impose regime-change there just as “WMDs in …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mdFFZLXolY It’s been four years since the flint water crisis began and, sadly, Flint residents are still feeling the effects of the crisis. The EPA is giving a grant to the research team who discovered the lead in Flint’s water …
by leggobucks 10/01/2017 Awarding Agency Department of Justice Recipient CITY OF PEORIA IL Total Award Amount: $165,000 CFDA Program Description JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of …
Links (archived): Snopes http://archive.is/UbZma BBC http://archive.is/dQwJC Snopes was kind of cool when it was only about online hoaxes, as soon as they left that area and tried other stuff, their huge political bias showed. Not to mention, they have no investigative …