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By Peter Reagan A thousand dollars looks like a great deal in a maternity ward. Eighteen years later, when that baby is preparing for college, looking for a first home or trying to build an adult life, the same thousand dollars may not look quite so substantial. That does not make Trump Accounts a bad …
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CNN with a breakdown of @TrumpAccounts: "If you do max out your contributions, you're talking about some REALLY SERIOUS MONEY—about a QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS by the time your child is 18." pic.twitter.com/4velN6E5ur — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 6, 2026
The $12 poverty tax byu/gashtal_man inFluentInFinance You can avoid fee if keep $1,500 minimum daily balance OR get $250+ direct deposit each month OR join their rewards program. Many poor people who can’t meet this pay the $12. Post call it “$12 poverty tax” because being low money cost you extra. Comments many angry, say …
Americans are increasingly raiding their retirement savings just to stay afloat (housing + medical costs). Even with strong stock market gains (which boosted average 401k balances to record highs), many people are still struggling. Passive investing (automatic 401k contributions going into index funds like VOO/SPY) has been one of the biggest drivers of the bull …
by Martin Armstrong For decades, Switzerland sold one thing better than perhaps any country on earth: privacy. That became its true export. People think of watches, chocolate, pharmaceuticals, or skiing resorts, but Switzerland’s real business was protecting capital from governments. That was the foundation of modern offshore banking. Switzerland has destroyed the very industry that …
They’re rolling out “Trump Accounts” as a patriotic savings program while moving federal onboarding, activation, and account management straight into a government-linked app ecosystem. Treasury already tied the system to IRS Form 4547 filings and activation emails before the July 4 rollout. Robinhood and BNY are sitting inside the infrastructure from day one. They sell …
Every dollar in citizen accounts falls under full government edit and veto power… Politicians and central bankers mask the total control agenda behind CBDC rollout promises… Everyday Americans lose access to basic goods and rights as daily spending locks down… 🚨🚨🚨 Bill Gates donated $1.2 BILLION to the UN for global digital ID. Our own …
The latest CPI data highlights a stubborn 3.3% annual inflation rate today, energy costs are the primary driver of the middle class squeeze… Gasoline prices jumped 21.2% in the latest monthly window, the Hormuz blockade is effectively taxing every American at the pump… Shelter inflation slowed to 3.0%, the slowest pace since 2021, but core …
CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: Fox News Media VP Jason Hermes Brags About Charging ‘$4,000 Strip Club Bills’ to Fox Corporate Cards, Admits to a Stranger, “We Would Just…Lie on the [Fox] Expense Reports—No One’s Gonna F***ing Say a Word to Me,” in Direct Violation of Fox Corporate’s… pic.twitter.com/NwKIzO6pnX — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) April 28, 2026
Kids as young as 13 can now trade stocks without a parent’s approval — but don’t ask them, ‘How much did you make today?’ Schwab is the latest to offer a youth account that allows teens to make trading decisions without parental approval. Here’s a smart path for parents to take the training wheels off …
Last night, we found a guy in Pakistan that was managing 31 accounts posting AI war videos. All were hacked and the usernames were changed on Feb 27 to "Iran War Monitor" or some derivative. We are getting much faster at detecting this—and also eliminating the incentive to do… — Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) March 4, …
A report says that a few users of Polymarket earned significant profits by correctly guessing the date of U.S. strikes on Iran, collectively making $1.2 million Several users on the US-based prediction market platform Polymarket have apparently earned $1.2 million by betting on the timing of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to a new report. …
Bombshell report here: https://t.co/ceEApnKTjW — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 21, 2026 Jamie Dimon has implied that debanking Trump was the result of government regulatory pressure. That would be an interesting avenue of inquiry to pursue. If the biggest bank can shut down President Trump’s account, then Susan Rice is right: the Democrats can weaponize corporations. …
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said. The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for …
Trump allegedly stashing federal funds in a bank in Qatar to spend without congressional approval byu/No-Contribution1070 inWallStreetbetsELITE Multiple fact‑checking outlets reviewed the claim and found: The money is not Trump’s The money is not in a private Trump-controlled account The funds are held under U.S. government oversight The purpose is to manage Venezuelan oil revenue …
Los Angeles County alone produces about 18% of the entire country’s home health care billing, has nearly 2,000 hospice agencies, and somehow beats more than 36 states combined while Florida and New York barely register by comparison. One doctor billed $120 million in a single year while claiming to oversee 1,900 patients, which is physically …
🇺🇸 The “Trump Accounts” plan from Trump and Scott Bessent estimates are insane! For a baby born this year: – If parents max out contributions → ~$303,800 by age 18, and a massive $1,091,900 by age 28.– If parents contribute NOTHING → still $5,800 by 18 and $18,100 by 28.… https://t.co/GEkezPZvwQ pic.twitter.com/gTGhEMpa4F — Mario Nawfal …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “We've been applying a maximum pressure campaign on Iran's oil exports to cut off the sources of the regime's funding, and what we have seen in the past month is a total financial collapse of the regime.” @SchmittNYC @SecScottBessent pic.twitter.com/1oMzdv5fW6 — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 15, 2026 Iran’s nationwide protests began in …
The left-wing Irish government has vowed to push for the European Union to prohibit the use of anonymous social media accounts in what may set the ground for another battle over free speech with the Trump administration in the United States. Ireland will take over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates and his wife Barbara committed to seed Trump accounts for approximately 300,000 children in Connecticut. Following the Dells’ pledge, the funds will be aimed at kids who live in a Connecticut ZIP code where the median income is less than $150,000. “Ray has joined what we …
Congressional Republicans are considering tax-exempt health savings accounts as their preferred vehicle to deliver on President Trump’s call to send taxpayer-funded health care subsidies directly to consumers instead of insurers.https://t.co/RuCXVwJU5y — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) December 1, 2025 Congressional Republicans are considering tax-exempt health savings accounts as their preferred vehicle to deliver on President Trump’s …
It won’t come as any surprise to learn that millions of Americans are trying to put money away for retirement, with varying degrees of success. Unfortunately, the number of people behind is shockingly high, putting millions at risk of not enjoying their retirement years. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, more than 50% of Americans have …
Today has been an absolute bloodbath for many of the large accounts in the MAGA, Pro-Russian, Pro-Chinese, Pro-Iranian, Pro-Israel, and Crypto Communities, following the implementation of account location info by X. Today has been an absolute bloodbath for many of the large accounts in the MAGA, Pro-Russian, Pro-Chinese, Pro-Iranian, Pro-Israel, and Crypto Communities, following the …
That’s the kind of move governments make when they think people won’t push back. If they can shut down the opposition’s bank accounts, they can shut down anyone’s. GERMAN BANKS FREEZE AfD ACCOUNTS IN ESCALATING CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT Multiple German banks are shutting down accounts linked to AfD, now the country’s largest opposition party, without …
If the banking system is stable, why is the Fed already bailing it out again? Something very serious is happening in America’s financial system and almost nobody is talking about it. Across the country, ordinary people are waking up to find their bank accounts completely wiped out. Paychecks, savings, gone overnight. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve …
The Final Countdown: 417 Days Until Financial Freedom Is Systematically Dismantled. On January 1, 2027, the European Union enacts its financial endgame. The new AML Regulation imposes a €10,000 cash payment limit and annihilates anonymous cryptocurrency accounts. This is the… pic.twitter.com/CgQp8BIpoa — Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) November 10, 2025 This is not about safety. …
This is going to CHANGE things, folks 🫡 🇺🇲 So many of our enemies use X as a way to stoke the flames of division in this country, posing as Americans. X will have a much healthier political ecosystem once this is implemented. — The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) October 14, 2025 🚨 THIS IS HUGE …
Vietnam just shut down more than 86 million bank accounts. People did not get a warning. They did not get a choice. The State Bank of Vietnam said if you did not get a digital ID called VNeID, your money was gone. Millions of ordinary people, especially older folks and people in villages who cannot …
MORE – Google admits censorship under Biden.https://t.co/cXvaTgHvOu pic.twitter.com/WdFvJFMgUj — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 23, 2025 “Senior Biden Administration officials, including White House officials, conducted repeated and sustained outreach to Alphabet and pressed the Company regarding certain user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not violate its policies.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/google-admits-biden-administration-pressured-it-to-censor-covid-19-content-youtube-to-restore-banned-accounts/ar-AA1NaEa0 “YouTube will provide an opportunity for …