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by DAVID HAGGITH Photo by Quan Nguyen on Unsplash While I’m going to wait until the weekend in my “Deeper Dive” to lay out what really happened in beneath the surface of CPI and what an outright lie that report is so that I can let my head cool before writing, I’ll note that one normally soft-spoken economist …
Poland has cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and raised taxes for those buying multiple properties (like corporations). Should more countries do the same? Read more here: https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/09/01/poland-cuts-tax-for-first-time-homebuyers-and-raises-it-for-those-buying-multiple-properties/ h/t TonyLiberty
‘Current Northern Ireland Related Terrorism in Northern Ireland threat level The threat to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism is SEVERE. The threat to the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) from terrorism is SUBSTANTIAL.’ https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threat-levels https://twitter.com/_/status/1712709396789100874 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
via wikipedia: The candy bar protest, also known as the 5 cent chocolate war, the 5 cent war and the chocolate candy bar strike,[1] was a short-lived 1947 protest by Canadian children over the increase in price of chocolate bars from five to eight cents.[2][3] The strike began in Ladysmith, British Columbia, and spread across …
Reality is all that previous excessive money printing has goosed up prices far above the long term core trend. And only a hard landing would even have a shot at bringing it back to trend, otherwise the future is clear: Permanent higher prices and cost of living with wages not having kept up. And the …
Every homeowner got a letter increasing home values by 35% up to 43% Needless to say people are pissed. Property values in Summit County are set to rise by historic amounts next year after the Ohio Department of Taxation ordered a 34% increase countywide. This is not unique to Summit County, as the Department of …
Visa raised money for a group that pushes cross-sex hormones for children and has been exposed for hosting chat rooms that encouraged underage kids to transition without their parents’ knowledge, the Daily Caller has learned. In June of 2021, Visa announced it would be launching an initiative to benefit The Trevor Project, along with other groups focused …
