Rep David Scott, who is going to “fine retail investors from using social media… to limit stock manipulation” is paid by Wallstreet

Rep David Scott, who is going to "fine retail investors from using social media… to limit stock manipulation", received last quarter: – $118,000 from commercial banks– $117,500 from insurance– $101,500 from investment wallstreet PACs He is paid by Wallstreet. https://t.co/lqJy1GBQCK …

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Do You Live in a Social Capital Desert?

by Charles Hugh-Smith Necessity is a magnet, and perhaps as what’s essential in our lives changes, social capital will start sprouting, even in the most unlikely places. “Desert” has become a favored metaphor: food deserts describe neighborhoods with few places to …

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Social Security’s COLA Isn’t a Raise

Via Birch Gold The official U.S. inflation rate remained at its 13-year high of 5.4% in July 2021. That’s an ugly number even considering it’s the Fed’s “lowest lowball inflation gauge.” You may have noticed a trend… Inflation started rising in June 2020 on the …

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