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Borrowing from pensions to fund current spending creates future holes. Socialism in practice often needs bailouts and tricks to stay afloat. Taxpayers and retirees end up paying the bill later. Mamdani is borrowing from New Yorkers Pension funds and deferring the payments. pic.twitter.com/UAaAKROBOo — MX (@MxCl74613523) July 1, 2026 “The largest single gap-closing measure …
They thought these loans would be forgiven, so they all made the minimum payments while Biden was in office Now she's accrued over $140k in interest Student loans are non bankrupt-able, and the lender will garnish her wages and tax returns for the rest of her life🤡 — NVIDIA INVESTOR (@NVDA_Investor) July 1, 2026 I …
She borrowed $49,548.74 in student loans. 120 payments later, she’s paid $25,558 — and now owes $50,121. She’s paid on it for years and still owes more than what she originally borrowed. The entire thing is a SCAM to enslave the young people. https://t.co/Szxfluriei pic.twitter.com/RHuoEGClIO — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) June 20, 2026 Every time I …
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Bonds do not move with stock prices like shares do. If the stock market crashes, Trump’s bond holdings (especially the many municipal bonds and U.S. Treasuries) should stay much steadier. The issuers — cities, states, school districts, or the U.S. government — still have to pay the same fixed interest on schedule and repay the …
A California resident says the SEIU "in-home care" union locked her in a room and coerced her into paying union dues. Experts say the taxpayer-funded program is rife with fraud—and the unions are collecting nearly $150 million each year from membership dues. pic.twitter.com/feJzn4O1dx — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) April 8, 2026
The Treasury just declared the US insolvent. The media missed it The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in …
Something strange is happening across the American economy right now. Not one single dramatic collapse. Not one headline catastrophe. Instead, pressure is building in several completely different corners of the system at the exact same time. Transportation. Consumer debt. Labor shortages. Monetary policy. Individually these developments might look manageable. But when you line them up …
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. financial services industry is on heightened alert for potential cyberattacks amid the unfolding U.S. war in Iran, with firms stepping up monitoring for threats that often rise during periods of geopolitical conflict, said executives and analysts. The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last weekend in an …
@VP – If you have enough evidence of fraud to stop payments, then you have enough evidence to make ARRESTS!!! START ARRESTING THESE CORRUPT POLITICIANS!!@AMERICA @POTUS — Chris Spangenburg 🇺🇸 (@cspangenburg) February 25, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: CMS Administrator Dr. Oz just revealed $300 BILLION in fraud EVERY YEAR is committed in the American health system …
pic.twitter.com/aarW3XaQU5 — Matt James (@JamesMatt48173) January 27, 2026 Grok: Deep dive: Rep. Burchett’s claims stem from 2025 hearings. On leasing, witnesses confirmed some Congress members’ spouses/family likely own properties leased to govt (~$6B annual spend), verifiable via http://USAspending.gov, but no public names found across sources like GAO reports or OpenTheBooks. On duplicates, he cites staff …
Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill @HHS_Jim We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade. Today we have taken three actions against the blatant fraud that …
You can’t build stability when the basics are priced out of reach, and that anger doesn’t fade quietly. It turns into distrust, burnout, and eventually backlash. Income it takes to buy homes in various areas, per BankRate. pic.twitter.com/xMA9IkKSXi — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 24, 2025 "24% of Americans satisfied and 74% dissatisfied with the way things …
This fall, typical new car broke $50,000 barrier; ‘We don’t have $300 monthly payments any longer’ The price of new cars and trucks in the U.S. has increased 33% since 2020, and consumers are piling on interest as they stretch out loan terms to eight, nine and nearly 10 years. David Kelleher, who runs a …
It went from "peerless decentralized payments" to "we deserve answers" in 16 years. Nothing changes because the nature of man stays the same. Do you even understand what cryptocurrency is? — Tom Badley (@CurrencyDesign) December 23, 2025 Yeah the bull trend broke on exactly October 10th and everyone said: "ok time to pack it in, …
Americans Spent $2.6 Billion On OnlyFans In 2025 https://t.co/RAWnG6bolY — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 9, 2025 The United States is now the most OnlyFans-obsessed country on the planet, according to a new global rankings study that is almost certain to fuel debate online. The “OnlyFans Wrapped 2025” report, published by platform search engine OnlyGuider, names the …
American man finances a $111,916 Dodge Ram and pays $1,898 a month. After 84 payments, the total hits $159,464 He pays $47,548 EXTRA in interest This isn’t “financing”, it’s usury pic.twitter.com/P0pD8c9PJr — redpillbot (@redpillb0t) December 7, 2025 Auto loan interest rates of 6–10% are common and usually legal under U.S. usury laws, which often exempt …
Trump claims Black Friday proves the economy is fixed, but the data shows 41% of BNPL users are already missing payments. byu/DumbMoneyMedia inEducatedInvesting Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett touts ‘best Black Friday that we’ve ever seen’ as holiday spending surges Kevin Hassett credits Trump policies for holiday spending surge while pushing back on Atlantic report …
Judge Praises Trump Over SNAP Funding, Sets Monday Deadline For Payments https://t.co/7dKVYaFiWB — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 3, 2025 A Rhode Island federal judge praised President Donald Trump’s “quick and definitive response” to a Friday order for facilitating the timely funding of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments “The court greatly appreciates the president’s quick and …
The numbers are not bad. They are grotesque. The national debt has exploded past $38 trillion, and nobody in Washington is even pretending to fix it. In just eight months, we’ve added $2 trillion more. That pace makes the 2008 bailout look like a bake sale. Meanwhile, the media obsesses over tariffs or shutdown drama …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve to host crypto "payments innovation" conference on October 21st. Bullish for ALTCOIN SEASON 🚀$ONDO $SUI $XRP $SOL $ETH pic.twitter.com/ZPQZhvhHzp — Midas (@midascabal) October 20, 2025 The Federal Reserve’s Payments Innovation Conference on Oct. 21 will bring some of the world’s most powerful voices in global finance and cryptocurrency to a …
Renting is now significantly more affordable than buying a home — by one of the widest gaps ever recorded 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/B1kfQgxHpy — Barchart (@Barchart) September 17, 2025 sorry guys missed the source pic.twitter.com/QCqKJzY8qV — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 17, 2025 We are so screwed.
Renter late payments are skyrocketing! pic.twitter.com/Ew76aK1gTj — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 8, 2025 https://t.co/XLlmH86xiV — Melody Wright (@m3_melody) September 8, 2025 “Crashing wood prices are troubling because they have been a reliable leading indicator on the direction of the housing market as well as broader economic activity.” 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/MQP6bU8ejn — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) September …
Credit card delinquencies highest in 14 years, unpaid balances 90+ days, consumer spending under threat. Once the plastic is maxed, how do people buy anything? There's about to be a MASSIVE explosion, of all these people's student loan debt, credit card debt, and new BNPL debt hitting at once. I'm positioned pretty well in collections …
Canada is creeping toward full authoritarianism. The government just passed a law banning cash payments over $10,000. Buying a car, farm equipment, or making a donation? You could face triple fines, and they can come after you for it up to eight years later. Imagine the machine getting so comfortable with their power that they …
UnitedHealth Group is not just under review. It is under federal criminal investigation, and the scope keeps growing. What started as questions over Medicare Advantage billing has now expanded into OptumRx’s prescription management services and the way the company reimburses physicians. “The investigation is looking at how OptumRx negotiates drug prices and reimburses pharmacies,”reported Bloomberg,noting …
One in seven Americans now use BNPL to buy groceries The number of Americans using BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay for food has surged. A LendingTree survey found that 25 percent of BNPL users are using the loans for groceries—up from 14 percent last year. This isn’t budgeting. It’s survival. “A quarter of …
BNPL firms are holding back repayment data from credit bureaus. Not to protect late payers. To stop on-time customers from getting punished. “We will not share loan info with the credit bureaus until we see concrete evidence that BNPL data reflecting responsible payment behavior will help, not hurt, the credit scores of our customers.” https://www.investopedia.com/these-2-bnpl-companies-wont-share-your-info-with-the-credit-bureaus-and-that-could-be-a-good-thing-11786128 …
