The man, the myth and the legend Rand Paul stops by before Christmas yet again to show the American public who’s on the naughty list.

Rand Paul: I brought along the 1.7 trillion, 4,000+ page Pelosi-Schumer omnibus spending bill that’s being fast-tracked through the Senate. I brought along the 1.7 trillion, 4,000+ page Pelosi-Schumer omnibus spending bill that's being fast-tracked through the Senate. This process …

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Consumers are not quitting when it comes to spending, more fuel for the inflation fire. Retail sales surged by 1.3% ($694.5 billion) in October (8.3% above October 2021). Retail sales, which are not adjusted for inflation, were up by 8.3% for the 12 months ended in October.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: census.gov Judging by the Q3 Report on Household Debt and Credit: The 15 percent year-over-year increase in credit card balances marked the largest in more than 20 years, it was on credit cards. Walmart’s Doing Great. Its Customers, on the …

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I.M.F. CHIEF says, CBDC’s Should be Used to Control People’s Spending… Alongside a CHINA-Style Credit Score System

On Friday 14th October, the IMF streamed a meeting called “Central Bank Digital Currencies for Financial Inclusion: Risks and Rewards.” Speakers were Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who’s also the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing …

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Strange pattern in Democratic campaign spending…

Wow, check out Catherine Cortez Masto's top campaign expenditures. She has 201 payments of $10,000 or more, but NONE are to a Nevada vendor! Not even One! The DC and Philly areas must love her, though.https://t.co/iF2qKlKZOw pic.twitter.com/jeTAIC0hSp — FoiaFan🕍🇮🇱 (@15poundstogo) …

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Soon to be flush with cash from Biden’s ‘inflation spending bill’ Planned Parenthood is going to reinvest $50 million in the midterms to defeat Republicans…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections, pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on …

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Inflation is so high that Americans are cutting back on food spending. The nonprofit food bank is spending 40% more to purchase the same amount of supplies as last year.

by BoatSurfer600 Inflation is so high that Americans are cutting back on food spending, per WSJ. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 31, 2022 The nonprofit food bank is spending 40% more to purchase the same amount of supplies as last year, …

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Chris Martenson: They’re proposing $750 billion in NEW spending and calling it “THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT”??

Chris Martenson – Twitter, Released on 7/28/22 Read more about it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/27/manchin-schumer So, just to be clear, the goobermint is proposing $750 billion in NEW spending and calling it "THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT"?? — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) July 28, 2022 …

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Chinese on US Real Estate Spending Spree

by Martin Armstrong The Chinese are keen on investing in tangible assets, namely real estate. Canada implemented restrictions on foreign buyers after accusing them of the real estate shortage and sky-high prices. Chinese buyers are now targeting the American housing market. In …

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Two-thirds of Americans are cutting back on restaurants and movies, 61% are driving less, four in 10 say they are spending less on restaurants and a third are using more credit cards as record 40-year high inflation hits home

People are increasingly skipping Friday-night treats like movies and restaurants as inflation bites into paychecks More than 4 in 10 are spending less on groceries, even cutting back on such staples as bread, milk and eggs Cash-strapped Americans in Wisconsin, …

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