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Skyrocketing rates make homeownership impossible for most Americans, with $124,150 needed to afford the median home—far above the $79,223 median household income. As of January, "qualified income" needed to afford median home in U.S. was $124,150, but U.S. median household income was $79,223 … makes for a $44,927 affordability gap per @AtlantaFed data@DataArbor pic.twitter.com/hLA3s23L1o — …
by confoundedinterest17 In appreciation of German conservatives winning in their recent election, Citi’s economic surprise index fell to -7.80 in February. This is the remnant of Biden/Democrats horrible economic policies and fear of Trump’s tariff policies. Gold, Bitcoin and the S&P 500 are doing quite well on the prospects for growth in the US under …
The Trump administration gave the former highest-ranking woman in the military just three hours to leave her home following her ouster for supporting diversity, equity and inclusion policies. President Donald Trump fired Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, almost immediately after he took office on January 20 – leaving her to discover the news …
Tariffs on Mexico and Canada begin on February 1, or do they? Whether President Trump is merely posturing or not, the threat is real and the situation globally they would be starting from makes for a difficult mix. That’s why the dollar is rising, rates are falling, and real economy variables are already experiencing significant …
by Mike Shedlock A group of 76 economists upped their inflation forecasts through 2027. Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher The Wall Street Journal reports Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher Economists are starting to model the effects of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to raise tariffs, cut taxes and restrict immigration. The upshot: Inflation …
Where were the Bond Vigilantes during the Biden Administration? Now that it's over, they suddenly blame Trump while ignoring Yellen, Brainard, and Biden's embrace of MMT and the idea that deficits don’t matter. We’re drowning in debt at levels reminiscent of a world war! It’s… — James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) January 14, 2025 If you're …
OPEN BORDER: MSNBC finally admitting Joe Biden’s open border policies devastated America. pic.twitter.com/f5iazek8Ux — @amuse (@amuse) January 2, 2025 69% of Americans have “not very much” or no confidence at all in the mass media when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly. Full story: https://t.co/YqQoepFdKD pic.twitter.com/VnrULJVEvo — Gallup (@Gallup) January 2, …
62 000 people are now involved in criminal gangs in Sweden. We have almost 60 no-go zones. There was 149 bombings last year. We have one of the highest rates of r*pes in the world. Socialist policies destroyed my Sweden 🇸🇪 — PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) December 28, 2024
Major insurer Liberty Mutual is dropping all its condo policies in California, it has announced. The company, which is the fourth-largest home insurer in the state, has told regulators that it will stop offering new condo and renter policies next year. Existing policyholders will then see their coverage axed in 2026, according to filings with …
The US government and Federal Reserve inflated cost of living so high that Americans stopped having kids. To avoid running out of slaves, the government didn't make the slaves lives better, they began importing them from other slave camps. — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 16, 2024 The Fed has no possible excuse to cut rates …
Most of the US stock market are tech, that has a very high valuation plot from multpl. com pic.twitter.com/YQgSP5LoRy — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) December 15, 2024 European Stocks trading at an all-time record discount relative to U.S. Stocks 🚨 https://t.co/MBwckCKVD2 pic.twitter.com/c1nwYFwjLJ — Barchart (@Barchart) December 16, 2024 ZIRP allowed the government to run up …
via Robby Starbuck: MASSIVE news: Walmart is ending their woke policies. I can now exclusively tell you what’s changing and how it happened. Last week I told execs at @Walmart that I was doing a story on wokeness there. Instead we had productive conversations to find solutions. Below are the changes Walmart committed to. I …
Has a trip through the drive-through become an extravagance? The vast majority of Americans say so. A recent nonprobability survey conducted by LendingTree found 78% of consumers now consider fast food to be a “luxury” purchase due to how expensive the meals have become. Half of those polled said they view fast food as a …
Wait what?Trump and RFK created websites for the people to voice their opinion on people the government is hiring and suggesting potential policies!!!This has NEVER HAPPENEDANYWHERE!!!! pic.twitter.com/2KCBmL2fYi — Fletch17 (@RealFletch17) November 9, 2024 The sites: https://nominees.mahanow.org/ https://www.policiesforpeople.com/ h/t JADR
Aballot measure that will roll back some of California’s most controversial soft-on-crime policies has overwhelmingly passed in the deep blue state. Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes. When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from …
This is like when reporters asked LeBron about the book he was reading, Collin. — Burt Macklin (@BurtMacklin_FBI) October 31, 2024
What even are her policies? Hahah — AddyDaddy (@addydadde) October 15, 2024 Trump is a legend. He sits down with Bloomberg hack, tells him to his face that he is fake news, and the crowd of business people are all cheering him on in agreement. This is exactly why the MSM didn’t want Trump to …
August, 2020. Joe Biden explains that if his administration just rolls back all of Trump's border security policies, there is a good chance it will cause a border crisis. That's exactly what they did. pic.twitter.com/fZmfYuCh7O — MAZE (@mazemoore) October 8, 2024 Yep! Kamala wants to bring from Lebanon too. WTH? pic.twitter.com/fWT7ZXKLWJ — Sarita (@Saritaregresa) October …
The border crisis has reached a critical point, and the consequences are devastating. Dave McCormick pointedly holds Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Bob Casey accountable, declaring that their weakness has allowed the flood of fentanyl to pour into the U.S. Casey, in particular, cannot escape his alignment with Kamala Harris’s open-border policies. Despite knowing how …
The focus of Kelly’s critique was Harris’ repeated references to her “middle-class” upbringing while discussing her economic plan for the upcoming election. During the interview with Ruhle, Harris emphasized how her mother “raised” her and her sister in a “middle-class” household. Kelly expressed frustration with the vice president’s remarks, urging her to stop focusing on …
KAMALA: "We just need to move past the failed policies that we have proven don't work." So true! pic.twitter.com/wVqlgOkZh9 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024 Trump Senior Adviser @JasonMillerinDC reacts to Kamala's speech: "Everything was these pathetic platitudes. It made no sense — a total word salad. But President Trump has a plan. …
Kevin O’Leary, from Shark Tank, calls out the insanity of the Democrats. This clip is absolute truth for all the CNN viewers watching. He explains that the leftist policies are destroying blue states and says they have become “uninvestable.” https://t.co/Sk8551g9Pk — Farm Girl Carrie 👩🌾 (@FarmGirlCarrie) September 3, 2024
The decision came following an inquiry to a Lowe’s executive by popular campaigner Robby Starbuck. In recent months, Starbuck’s activism has prompted motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson to reverse DEI policies, as well as farmyard corporations Tractor Supply and John Deere. Lowe’s’ decision to amend its corporate policy on DEI initiative came before the conservative campaigner exposed …
78% of Americans can’t afford what they have to pay, much less save anything. 78% of Americans saving little for retirement = get ready to see an uptick in more welfare and socialist policies in America — The Rogue Politico (@politikaljunki) August 19, 2024 Don't forget, 401k money when that comes out, it's all taxable. …
🎯Absolutely Clueless ⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/uH90XbjovB — TInaMariePx2 (@PerezTMx2) August 15, 2024
Biden has said, “I am not dropping out of this race. I am running again” One week later…he got Kamala-ed — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) August 14, 2024 Biden SNAPS at the media for not praising him enough: “My policies are working. Start writing that way, okay?” byu/alanboston405 inwalkaway h/t alanboston405
It's my understanding that their Section 230 classification was in jeopardy if they didn't comply…. gives serious question as to how much power the administration state has if they can sidestep our Bill of Rights like this. — Jennifer 31 (@jennifer3185) May 3, 2024 https://twitter.com/Ran_Dumb_Libs/status/1786239017547084045
With continuing pressure on President Biden to step aside for a different 2024 Democratic nominee amid questions about his mental acuity, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has been floated as a potential candidate to replace him. As governor of one of the most closely-watched swing states and one that could decide the 2024 election, what does …
by confoundedinterest17 Hey big spenders (Biden, Congress and the 16 Nobel prize winning economists). June 25 (Reuters) – Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the U.S. and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November. The jointly signed letter, first reported by Axios, says …