‘We just can’t take this anymore’: Montana man, 68, begs for ‘moratorium on property taxes’ after his bill reaches $8K a year just ‘to live in our own house’

Kurt claims that over the last couple of years, his annual property taxes have soared from $895 to almost $8,000 — an increase of around 790% — which he says is like paying almost “$700 a month rent to the state to live in our own house.” The state has an Elderly Homeowner/Renter Tax Credit, …

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Biden demands to be sitting down during presidential debate with Trump. Joe can’t stand for two hours, Trump agrees.

Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he has agreed to “sit at a table” with Joe Biden — despite his strong preference to stand — during their upcoming debates. The seated format was a request made by the 81-year-old president’s campaign team, according to Trump. “I hear now we’re sitting at tables. I don’t want to …

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The IRS Wants $104 Billion Because It Can’t Manage Its Own Finances

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the IRS has asked for 104 billion in their budget. The journal suggested rejecting it and demanding an audit instead. Commissioner Danny Werfel appeared before the House Appropriations Committee and dramatically warned that the IRS faces financial collapse with limited resources, which will be used up before the funding expires. It’s …

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Can’t blame them: China sold a record amount of Treasury and US agency bonds to buy gold in the first quarter

Smart considering how much US #credit there is already, and how much more will need to be created to fund all those wars, politician slush funds, rising interest expenses, roll over of maturing debt, and never mind the great state of the Union, versus physical #gold.#Gold is… — Jaime E. Carrasco (@IJCarrasco) May 16, 2024 …

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People are overly confident 2008 can’t repeat

by Intelligent-Bee3241 I have noticed a fair amount of recent posts of people being overly confident that a 2008 event can never repeat. Sure it may be less likely but I think we are all overly confident of safeguards. After the 2008 financial crisis, several regulations most notably Dodd Frank was passed. Though watered down, …

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80% of Americans think it’s a bad time to buy a house… Fed’s Kashkari: Rates will stay high for ‘extended period’ and can’t rule out a hike

Americans are in limbo about where the housing market could go next, but they are resolute about the conditions for buying right now. Nearly 80% of Americans think it’s a bad time to buy a house, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), a survey gauging homebuying and selling confidence. The index …

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Jon Stewart: “”I’m not saying that Biden can’t contribute to society, he just shouldn’t be president,” Stewart told his audience.” Putting both Biden and Trump on the ballot, Stewart said, was a mistake.

Jon Stewart said President Biden is too old for the job. “I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” Stewart said during a comedy performance in Los Angeles that was streamed on Netflix. “I know you know …

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China Has 8.3M People Who Can’t Repay Their Debts: Here Are The Shocking Ways They Are Punished

In China, economic challenges intersect with personal finance in striking ways. As the nation grapples with a real estate crisis and a prolonged market slump, millions of citizens find themselves ensnared in a web of debt, facing not only financial strain but also a loss of access to fundamental services and opportunities. Key Points: Blacklisted …

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Can’t Make This Up: Emergency Slide Falls Off Boeing Plane, Discovered Outside Home of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing

“Jake Bissell-Linsk a New York based attorney whose firm (Labaton Keller Sucharow) filed a lawsuit against Boeing in an Alexandria, Va. federal court following the Alaska Airlines door blowout in January. He saw the emergency evacuation slide Sunday around noon ,when he looked out the window of his oceanfront home in Belle Harbor, Queens.” The …

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America’s Fight to Save Handwriting From Extinction as IQs Begin to Fall and Some 20-Year-Olds Can’t Even Sign Checks

As classrooms increasingly adopt technology, handwriting skills are fading, raising concerns about literacy, cognitive development, and educational equity. Legislative efforts to mandate cursive writing reflect a pushback against the digital tide. Key points: Handwriting skills are declining in US classrooms as technology replaces pen and paper. Removal of handwriting from the core curriculum in 2010 …

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Middle Class Can’t Afford Homes In Nearly Half Of Top 100 US Metros (Mortgage Rates UP 168% Under Biden, Home Prices UP 32.5%)

by confoundedinterest17 Fed Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen started the home price fire that Powell is trying to extinguish but can’t. Throw in a 10% burst in illegal immigration and Biden/Mayorkas just added fuel to an already out-of-control fire. Housing is becoming an exclusively upper-class privilege in a growing number of cities. According to a new …

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Middle class can’t afford home in half of U.S. metros: Study

Housing is becoming an exclusively upper-class privilege in a growing number of cities. According to a new study by Creditnews Research, in 2024, middle-class households could afford to buy an average home in just 52 of the country’s 100 largest metros. Just five years earlier, they could afford a home in 91 of the top 100 metros. …

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A market that can’t rally is going to crash amid extreme complacency.

The current state of the market reveals concerning trends, as the Dow struggles to maintain upward momentum, with each rally attempt met by afternoon declines. This pattern, coupled with the VIX’s significantly lower level compared to previous market peaks, suggests a market environment characterized by extreme complacency. Such conditions, reminiscent of periods preceding market crashes, …

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Seems you can’t withdraw your money in Canada without interrogation in Canada

Apparently you can’t even withdraw your own money from a bank in Canada without being thoroughly interrogated. Guy gets refused Apparently you can’t even withdraw your own money from a bank in Canada without being thoroughly interrogated. How is it any of their business what you do with your money? pic.twitter.com/qU0Ktubq9k — Ian Miles Cheong …

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They just can’t make up their minds…

People may be baffled by this and think it's nuts…which it is. But, this is their plan in the C40 cities, no joke. * they want to plan what you eat* they want to plan if you own a car* they want to measure and control how many clothes you can purchase — now you …

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The benefit of having dementia is that your critics can’t tell if you’re trying to gaslight

President Joe Biden on Monday said he did not declare Easter Sunday the Transgender Day of Visibility and slammed Speaker Mike Johnson as being ‘thoroughly uninformed’ for accusing him of doing so. Biden sparked a torrent of criticism from conservatives over the weekend after issuing a proclamation recognizing the day to celebrate the lives and …

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