Trump is entering a helicopter money collapse phase, taxing Americans through tariffs and then promising to hand back crumbs

HealthRanger @HealthRanger Trump is now entering the helicopter money phase of empire collapse. After effectively TAXING Americans with punitive tariffs that are ultimately paid by the end consumer, Trump is now promising to give back a small portion of the money the government took from you while destroying your small business and causing supply chain …

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Australia plans to raise $50 billion by taxing spare bedrooms in family homes

Australia’s housing crisis isn’t about affordability anymore. It isn’t even about supply. It has become something darker: a creeping attempt to redefine ownership itself. For decades, the family home was treated as sacred ground, the one place politicians swore would remain beyond the reach of constant taxation and interference. Now that line is being erased. …

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Texas calls it freedom while quietly taxing your groceries and rent

“Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison, who has written local legislation to end ‘immoral’ and ‘unethical’ property taxes, said that the predictions of sky-high sales taxes to make up for lost revenue were overstated… ‘They don’t want to upset cities, counties and school districts that are getting rich, hand over fist, taxing Texas citizens out of …

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Stagflation fears surge after core inflation hits 3.1 percent and growth stalls. Turns out printing money and taxing imports isn’t a growth strategy

U.S. July CPI: Core Inflation Hits 3.1 Percent Year Over Year Headline CPI rose 0.2 percent month over month, matching expectations. Year-over-year inflation came in at 2.7 percent, just below the 2.8 percent estimate. Core CPI rose 0.3 percent month over month and 3.1 percent year over year, beating the 3.0 percent forecast. The Fed …

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Canada lets fires burn while taxing carbon at record levels. Wildfire smoke hits 117 million Americans. Climate leaders offer no plan to stop next wave

Canada’s wildfire season has already burned over 2.7 million hectares and displaced more than 33,000 people. “What we are witnessing is not just a series of isolated incidents, but a glimpse into a new, fire-prone reality shaped by human activities and climate change.” https://unu.edu/inweh/news/canadas-wildfire-crisis-harsh-glimpse-new-climate-reality-cascading-impacts-beyond-its The smoke crossed borders. Over 117 million people in the U.S. …

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DeSantis jokes Florida could erase state debt by taxing New Yorkers fleeing if Mamdani wins NYC mayor race

🚨 BREAKING: Governor Ron DeSantis says he thinks he could pay off the rest of Florida's STATE DEBT if Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race by charging the fleeing New Yorkers an "entry tax" How many Floridians are on board with this idea? 🤣☀️ pic.twitter.com/6c2HdJfciM — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 30, 2025 …

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“The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World…”

Euro Dips As Trump Threatens 200% Tariff On EU Alcohol Another day, another tariff-based headline… President Trump threatened to enact a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages, the latest escalation in a brewing trade war between the US and the EU. The president in a social media post on Thursday said …

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RAND PAUL: Tariffs are simply taxes. Conservatives once united against new taxes. Taxing trade will mean less trade and higher prices.

We won the last election by complaining about Democrats' policies, which gave us high prices. Tariff lovers will be forced to explain the persistence of high prices…https://t.co/1Tc9HdSEHi — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 1, 2025 Out of all the news headlines that came out this weekend, this is the most shocking . pic.twitter.com/gwXrMDiM7y — Anna Wong …

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Taxing (unrealized) capital gains is a terrible idea.

Bharat Ramamurti, former National Economic Council deputy director under President Biden and informal economic adviser to the Harris for President campaign, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Harris-Walz economic agenda, details of Harris’ tax plan, and more.

Rep Jodey Arrington: “Biden’s budget proposes the highest sustained levels of spending, borrowing, and taxing in the history of the United States of America. Adding $16 trillion to the debt”

Rep Jodey Arrington criticizes Joe Biden’s budget proposal by alleging that it will lead to record levels of government spending, borrowing, and taxation, potentially exacerbating inflation, interest rates, and living costs for working families. It expresses concern that these policies could steer the country toward economic instability and a sovereign debt crisis, while also implying …

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