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Since Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971, everything from houses to gas surged 8–22 times while wages rose only 6 times, yet millennials get blamed for avocado toast

1971. The year Nixon took the dollar off gold. House: $25,200. Now: $410,000. Car: $3,560. Now: $48,000. Harvard: $2,600/yr. Now: $57,000/yr. Gas: $0.36/gal. Now: $2.88/gal. Average income went from $10,000 to $60,000. Everything got 8–22x more expensive. Wages only went 6x. But sure, it’s the avocado toast. @grok so nixon did a big mistake??? That …

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Trump Savagely Trolls Biden, Obama, and Clinton With Updates to Presidential ‘Wall Of Fame’ In White House Rose Garden

The White House has added text to the Wall of Fame next to the Rose Garden. 💀 @PenguinSix pic.twitter.com/3mVNI21LDo — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 17, 2025 Starting with the autopen picture standing in for Biden, the top plaque reads: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History. Taking office as a result …

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In 2002, the average home buyer was 36 years old. In 2025, that same person is still the average home buyer, and they’re 59 years old now

Before covid, the average first-time homebuyer age never exceeded 33 years old. In 2025, it rose to a whopping 40. byu/Conscious-Quarter423 inInfographics The same generation that had affordable housing in their 20s is the same generation buying houses today. Because the average working class person cant save for the down payment in this market. The …

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TSMC’s October sales rose 16.9%, the slowest since Feb 2024, fueling debate over whether the AI chip boom is losing momentum

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported slowing growth in monthly revenue, highlighting uncertainty over the sustainability of the AI boom even as industry behemoths including Nvidia Corp. chase more chip supplies. The company posted a 16.9% rise in sales for October, the slowest pace since February 2024. Analysts on average are expecting sales to increase 16% …

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Student loans are a problem. But the overwhelming problem is mortgage debt; The median age for a first-time homebuyer rose from 31 in 2015 to 40 in 2025.

Student loans (yellow) are a problem (getting worthless degrees). But the overwhelming problem is mortgage debt (green) byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts “Now you can't afford a 50-year mortgage so you're taking out a 100-year mortgage to pay $500 less a month but pay $3 million more in interest to the Bank?" byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance “Now you can’t afford …

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The great housing freeze: just 28 of every 1,000 homes sold this year, the lowest turnover in 30 years. The national median days on market for listings rose to 63 days in October

The US housing market is frozen: Only 28 out of every 1,000 homes, or 2.8%, changed hands in the first 9 months of 2025, the least in at least 30 years. The turnover rate has declined -38% since the 2021 peak, when 44 out of every 1,000 homes were sold. By comparison, the rate stood …

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Rents have surged 139 percent since 2000 while wages rose 112 percent, leaving millions unable to afford housing

Rent vs Wage Growth Data: “Since 2000, housing costs have been rising faster than median household income. Inflation-adjusted rents have grown steadily, to more than 20 percent above their 2000 level. Inflation-adjusted prices for single-family homes have grown even faster… In contrast, inflation-adjusted median household income barely rose over the whole time period.” Source: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/rent-house-prices-and-demographics …

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US Housing Is Simply Unaffordable! 30y Mortgage Rate UP 125.8% Since Biden Took Control In 2021 (Mortgage Originations Then Fell By 74% While Home Prices Rose )

by confoundedinterest17 US housing is simply unaffordable! Mortgage rates remain elevated since the Biden Administration took control in 2021. Although under Trump, the rise in the 30-year mortgage rate has slowed. But the 30-year mortgage rate is up 126% since the beginning of 2021 and the “Joe The Boss” Biden administration. Mortgage originations at large banks …

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Grocery prices jumped again. Food-at-home rose 0.6% from July to August – the biggest monthly increase since 2022.

Promise made, promise broken. Food-at-home rose 0.6% from July to Aug—the biggest month-over-month increase since Aug '22. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 5.6%. Whatever growth Trump claims from his insane trade wars, it's us, everyday Americans, who are paying the price. pic.twitter.com/Q1XIJaFYxb — Ryan Crosswell (@Ryan_Crosswell) September 12, 2025  

US Inflation Headline CPI Rose 0.4% MoM, 2.9% YoY In August (Shelter UP 3.6% YoY)

by confoundedinterest17 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), headline inflation rose 0.4% MoM and 2.9% YoY in August. Shelter (housing) is up 3.6% YoY. Gimme (expensive) shelter! Of course, Federal government spending is the source of inflation. Notice the lag between Covid spending and resulting inflation. Prayers for Charlie Kirk and his family. I hope …

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China has been hoarding gold and adding to it for 10 consecutive months. Meanwhile their treasury holdings have dropped. Global broad money supply rose +9.3% YoY in July, to a record $140 trillion.

Interesting read. China has been hoarding gold and adding to it for 10 consecutive months. Meanwhile their treasury holdings have dropped. pic.twitter.com/xh9IdW8iYE — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 10, 2025 BREAKING: Global broad money supply rose +9.3% YoY in July, to a record $140 trillion. This metric covers 169 countries and territories, representing 99% of global …

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Apple Q3 revenue rose 10% to $94B. But buybacks were cut and tariffs rise, growth may hinge on buybacks, not momentum.

Apple delivered $94 billion in revenue in Q3 2025, up nearly 10 percent year‑on‑year, and posted earnings per share of $1.57, above expectations. “Apple shares fell after the company trimmed its stock buyback program … ‘The $100 billion buyback announced is below the $110 billion announced a year ago, which we found as a bit of a head‑scratcher,’” said …

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Trump claims stocks rose 88% in first term, promises more growth with tariffs. We are taking $2 billion a day from tariffs.

TRUMP JUST NOW: – Stocks were up 88% in my first term, they will be up more now that I get to do what I want with tariffs – Countries are calling me and “kissing my ass” – Congress wants to take away my power to negotiate on tariffs but Congress sucks at negotiating pic.twitter.com/IZv6YgKR8e …

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Consumer credit rose to $5 trillion in January — ‘small cracks are starting to emerge,’ analyst says… Average APR is 28%.

Revolving debt, which mostly includes credit card balances, jumped 8.2% in January, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest consumer credit report. Altogether, consumer debt, including student loans, auto loans and credit card debt, now stands at $5 trillion. Higher prices driven by tariffs could stretch household budgets even more in the months ahead, experts say. …

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Consumer Prices Soared Over 21% Under Biden (Producer Prices Rose At Triple The Rate Under Biden Than They Did Under Trump) Worst Start To A Fiscal Year EVER!

by confoundedinterest17 This is the worst start to a fiscal year EVER: – Spending is up 10.9% – Receipts are down 2.2% – FYTD deficit up 39.4% at $711 billion They’re handing Trump a ticking time bomb! Speaking of Biden handing a ticking time bomb (according to Zero Hedge), after rising for 5 straight months, …

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Axl Rose Getting MeToo’d for Alleged Sexual Assault from 1989

by Chris Black Welp! All my childhood heroes are getting destroyed. Washington Examiner: Axl Rose, frontman of the rock band Guns N’ Roses, has been accused of “violently” sexually assaulting Penthouse magazine model Sheila Kennedy in a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the New York State Supreme Court. Kennedy is suing Rose for battery, assault, gender-motivated …

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