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The standard of living in America is collapsing, and I don’t think most people realize how bad it’s gotten. From skyrocketing rent and grocery prices to cities that no longer feel safe, everyday people are struggling just to survive. In …
“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Bottom line: with the loss of predictability, we’ve also lost any sense of future financial security. Home ownership has been the foundation of middle-class stability and security for so long that it defines middle-class …
by Michael Signs that we were once a truly great nation are all around us. Previous generations of Americans handed us the keys to the most magnificent domestic infrastructure that the world had ever seen, but now it is literally falling …
I worry about this too. I don’t see how you have another stock market bull run given how overpriced equities are along with how bad the economy is. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. https://t.co/16VaPMt40N — QE …
A Judge delays sentencing for Trump despite a Supreme Court ruling that should give him immunity.
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is crumbing down under Biden/Harris. No, the economy doesn’t hurt so good. The Citi Economic Surprise Index just rose to its highest level since April. The 10Y Treasury yield just rose to its highest level since August.
by Michael If the economy is fine, why are so many signs of trouble erupting all around us? Those that keep insisting that the U.S. economy is heading in the right direction conveniently ignore the very troubling facts and figures that …
In a recent report, Financial Advisor John Williams discussed the potential impact of a proposed multi-trillion dollar stimulus package on the US economy. Here’s what he said. Williams began by sharing the concerning trend of Americans accumulating significant credit card …
Almost a decade ago, the light-rail system in Ethiopia’s bustling capital of Addis Ababa was hailed as a revolutionary solution to the city’s transportation woes. Envisioned as a project that would redefine urban transport, the system promised to sweep up …
Narrative about adolescent gender dysphoria, & the lie that kids must be transed or will kill themselves, is crumbling. Yet another study (2nd in 10 days) now reveals that yes, as we knew, these kids are struggling with a mental …
CNN's Fareed Zakaria says America’s crumbling infrastructure is an “expression of Democracy.” “That makes them messier, and dirtier, and sometimes chaotic.”pic.twitter.com/JdJ0JQplAt — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 19, 2024 https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1759655532582084986
NYC is crumbling… pic.twitter.com/Mu6Owew0cG — @amuse (@amuse) September 14, 2023
Will US consumer spending lead to a “soft landing”?
More than $500 million worth of major Sydney housing development projects are poised to hit the market as fugitive Jean Nassif’s failed property empire is rapidly dismantled by major lenders seeking quick sales to recoup debt. Thousands of anxious apartment …