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Guys this section of the CR is insane. Why is this included in a spending bill? Why are they trying to make this a thing at all? WHAT ARE THE HIDING? https://t.co/LHIc5dgK7l pic.twitter.com/ckQuAGNCvV — Jon Herold (@patel_patriot) December 18, 2024 …
Political Instability Rising populism signals widespread dissatisfaction with EU leadership. Countries like Hungary and Poland challenge Brussels, creating fractures within the bloc. The EU’s unity is an illusion, with deep divides on energy, immigration, and spending. pic.twitter.com/oNFScZtwpM — GoldSilver HQ …
by confoundedinterest17 Apparently, the late Hawaiian crooner Don Ho foresaw Biden’s irresponsible spending spree. That is, BIG BUBBLES. Let’s start with the Buffett Indicator (Warren, not Jimmy!). It indicates that the stock market is STRONGLY OVERVALUED. The S&P 500 Mean Reversion Model also …
Foreign aid is important. But not as important as help for Americans — that should be the top priority — Matt McCann (@mccannltc) December 13, 2024
Afghanistan passed a law so disgusting pedos can marry 9 year old girls and women can’t speak to other women. American Democrats are funding the destruction of women. I hate them so much. They are doing that here with their …
by confoundedinterest17 We didn’t start the fire … The Fed and Biden/Harris did. And it is still burning. October STICKY core inflation is still up 4% YoY (year-over-year) Core CPI rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) which pushed it up 3.3% YoY …
⚠️BRACE FOR MORE US JOB MARKET DATA REVISIONS⚠️ Nonfarm payrolls will likely be revised DOWNWARD by another ~300,000 jobs for 2Q 2024. This is according to the QCEW data released by the BLS. If this trend continues, it will turn …
Shares of Dell Technologies ( DELL ) were down 12 percent in early trading Wednesday after the company took a cautious approach to investor forecasts and warned that artificial intelligence growth “will not be linear”. Dell’s AI server revenue fell …
Trump’s bold economic vision seeks to return the nation to a golden age of economic opportunity. But nearly every economist will tell you that tariffs raise prices. Trump has vowed to put tariffs in place. Prices will go up – …
by confoundedinterest17 Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. We did get fooled again! The problem with the national debt can’t be fixed with Mitch McConnell still in the Senate and too many Obama-era political hacks still in …
Some leftists are so spiteful over the outcome of the election that they’re planning to not spend any money once Trump is sworn in as president. Most people are expecting the economy to improve under Trump and these people don’t …
It’s my favorite time of the year… Sen. Rand Paul’s annual “Festivus Report” is out – with a whopping $482 billion in taxpayer-funded waste—from $3 million for steroid-injected hamster brawls to $118,000 to see if Thanos could snap his fingers …
Did you know your tax dollars were used to fund drag shows in Ecuador? Your tax dollars provided a $20,600 grant to Ecuador’s Abraham Lincoln North American Cultural Center. The grant is for the center to provide three workshops & …
The Misguided Errors in Money Expenditures (MEME) leaderboard. pic.twitter.com/UmXJVvLKXw — Sir Doge of the Coin ⚔️ (@dogeofficialceo) November 13, 2024 $1.2 trillion spending bill. ❌ $850k for a gay senior citizen home ❌ $15 million to pay for Egyptian’s college …
In the home stretch of the 2024 election, voters who’ve been weighing both campaigns’ proposals to tackle living costs are now hearing a new pitch from the Republican side: accept some short-term economic pain to rein in government spending. That …
When discretionary spending on luxury or novelty items like scented candles drops, it can reflect broader economic challenges. People tend to cut back on non-essential purchases when they’re feeling the pinch financially. https://twitter.com/GayBearRes/status/1852861521610658262
This is monumental: I'd be happy to talk with you about it, Elon. https://t.co/tjG6O5CpIj — Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 1, 2024 Someone pinch me…make this so!!! Ron Paul asks to be part of DOGE team with Elon Musk!!! https://t.co/61nAqg5Naj — …
People need to start realizing that the ways things were with borrowing from 2010-2021 were an anomaly. Zero rates are gone. Never coming back. Inflation is a beast. It’s hard to stomp out. You need to crush it and the …
It’s election season – which means we’re hearing a lot of talk about the economy and government spending priorities. Today we evaluate the impact of federal government debt, show you how easy it is to inflate GDP, and explain exactly …
The trajectory. pic.twitter.com/7x59bmBk5k — Tuomas Malinen (@mtmalinen) October 23, 2024 Why in the hell are we cutting interest rates? Honestly it’s complete insanity. The bond market hates the idea as you can see by the rising 10 year yield. Inflation …
Bungling World Bank bureaucrats lost track of at least $24 billion bankrolling the battle against climate change, according to a bombshell report by a left-leaning charity group. An investigation by Oxfam revealed “poor record-keeping practices” by the DC-based international lender …
This is not Apple, Tesla or even Nvidia. This is interest payments on the US national debt of $36 trillion. We now pay nearly $1.2 trillion per year in interest on the debt, about 23% of all taxes, tariffs and …
Spooked by Inflation, Americans Slash Halloween Spending … byu/Fun_Balance_1809 ineconomicCollapse According to a survey, 59% of Halloween spenders plan to cut back on purchases due to tighter budgets caused by inflation. https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-10-15-0615/general-news-spooked-inflation-americans-slash-halloween-spending
You’ve probably never heard of “doom spending,” but it’s important. Doom spending is clearly a warning of an economic nosedive. Learn what it means and how to prepare now, so the consequences don’t take you by surprise… Photo by freestocks on Unsplash From …
This year’s spending to elect a president and members of Congress will hit at least $15.9 billion – putting 2024 on track to become the nation’s most expensive federal election, according to a new analysis from OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan organization …
The government is absorbing more of the economy into less productive spending, displacing private sector activity, while crowding out investment as credit gets tied up in treasuries. We're one market panic away from collapse. — Nova Empirica (@TabulaStellar) October 4, …
NIH gives $3.7M to Rutgers and Michigan State to explore effects of ‘structural racism’ on aging The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded nearly $4 million to the two public universities to explore the effects of ‘structural racism’ on …
by Mike Shedlock The GDPNow nowcast fell 0.6 percentage points to 2.5 percent on weaker than expected economic reports. GDPNow data from the Atlanta Fed, chart by Mish The Atlanta Fed updated its GDPNow Nowcast on October 1. Here is a recxap. …
The House Rules Committee on Monday opted against voting on a short-term spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, setting the stage for a scenario in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will need to rely on Democrats to …
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a temporary agreement that would keep the government funded until Dec. 20. The measure does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the election security proposal backed by former President Donald Trump, the Republican …