Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Can a couple of hardworking people live well in America on $30,000 a year in earnings? Yes, if they’re willing to do what’s needed to make it happen. Is It possible to live well on $30,000 a year in America? Let’s start with the raw numbers. I am starting with …
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It’s like saying I can’t afford a Ferrari unless I put $300k down. Then I can afford the payments. No shit Zillow. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goodbye-20-down-payment-zillow-171144192.html h/t Lootefisk_
Who needs a presidential debate when you have these stories popping up left and right. — Rob Coates 🇺🇸 (@LuckyHippie926) June 27, 2024 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1806290001791258765 We have a big huge problem in this country. These "judges" are not qualified.https://t.co/bZu2g9CMwG pic.twitter.com/LymA214zpD — mark (@rhapsodyboard) June 20, 2024
President Joe Biden vowed in November 2022 to pursue measures beyond the ballot box to prevent former President Donald Trump’s reelection. That sensational pledge preceded an eruption of extraordinary legal assaults on Trump, with one pivotal date emerging that undercuts Biden’s denial of White House involvement. That day, November 18, 2022, the significance of which …
The Nasdaq 100 continues to notch record high after record high. Many of its stocks are not only lagging, but they're falling to monthly, quarterly, or even yearly lows and below their 10-, 50-, and 200-day moving averages. This is not normal. In fact, it's never happened before… pic.twitter.com/gopsw8WUJn — SentimenTrader (@sentimentrader) June 17, 2024 …
Top 10 “impossibly unaffordable” cities Hong Kong Sydney Vancouver San Jose Los Angeles Honolulu Melbourne San Francisco/Adelaide San Diego Toronto For those who can’t wait for a change in policy or for demand to fall, the report also identifies the most affordable cities of the 94 surveyed worldwide. They are Pittsburgh, Rochester, NY and St …
Approval ratings underwater for every single leader. I'm starting to think this isn't actually democracy 🤔 https://t.co/FDNOpwbZjd — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) June 13, 2024 😂😂 Too good. pic.twitter.com/7JRIQfjm3d — PiQ (@PiQSuite) June 14, 2024
A tourist on a dream Bali holiday thought she had just fallen ill with the flu, but it turned out to be potentially life-threatening dengue. Emma Cox, 27, had been on the tropical island in Indonesia for just 10 days before coming down with muscle and joint pain and a severe headaches so painful she had to wear …
by BLOWED UP REAL GOOD I have noticed that retail sales for a lot of corporations are HORRIBLE these days. People are NOT spending money based in the results that I have seen from corporate sales data from a lot of huge corporations. I think this economy is heading for a collapse soon! I have …
We have fully realized the vision where GDP grows and bottom half gets none of it. Not technically a recession. Most Americans falsely think the U.S. is in recession According to a new Guardian/Harris poll, 56% of respondents said they believe the U.S. is in a recession. A recession is an extended period of economic …
The FDA is being sued for allegedly ignoring evidence that anti-depressants leave patients’ sex lives permanently ruined – even years after stopping the meds. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) drugs like Prozac and Zoloft began carrying a label warning telling users they may cause erectile dysfunction, low libido, vaginal dryness and trouble orgasming only after …
The House passed a resolution on Friday condemning calls to defund the police. 61 House Democrats voted against it. The resolution also blamed progressive policies for an uptick in violence against cops. The House of Representatives easily passed a resolution by a 337-61 margin on Friday that condemned calls to defund the police and blamed …
This doesn’t sound like democracy, Blinken. Ukraine will basically never hold elections again with these requirements. pic.twitter.com/Yy1oV4nkCC — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) May 14, 2024 NEW: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is rocking out in Kyiv, Ukraine, singing "Rocking to the Free World" to Ukrainians. Your tax dollars at work. Blinken is in Ukraine to …
Wages for the typical U.S. worker have surged since the pandemic, but for many Americans those gains are being gobbled up by rising rent. Rents jumped 30.4% nationwide between 2019 and 2023, while wages during that same period rose 20.2%, according to a recent analysis from online real estate brokers Zillow and StreetEasy. The gap …
Crazy how violent these guys are — 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 (@GroypGangAF) May 6, 2024
local police are equipped with more gear, machinery, and firearms than ever before. Under a federal program providing military surplus to local law enforcement, small town police officers now have armed vehicles, M-16s, and grenade launchers. The equipment is intended to help police deal with terrorism and other serious threats. However, critics argue that law …
Keep in mind they’re assembled in Mexico, and the Japanese Yen is it’s lowest compared to the dollar since 1990. Always a pleasure joining the incomparable @LizMacDonaldFOX on @EveningEdit, this time discussing the Biden admin's proposed tax hikes, inflation, skyrocketing interest on the debt, bond markets, and more: pic.twitter.com/1ekcexpVpv — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) April …
Conservative states across the country—Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Oklahoma—are taking border security matters into their own hands, proposing or passing legislation targeting illegal immigration. The Oklahoma legislature just passed a bill designed to prohibit illegal immigrants from entering or living in the state. HB 4156 states: “A person commits an impermissible occupation if the person …
Schoolings protesting … Do most of these people even know what they are protesting about? Or is it just another Marxist social gathering? 🔊 pic.twitter.com/SYMvOUnMOx — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April 27, 2024 Anti-Israel protests nationwide fueled by left-wing groups backed by Soros, dark money Progressive anti-Israel agitators across the country, including those who mobilized …
What a disgrace. Show me any other country in the world doing this, especially for us. The interest on our debt is soon to surpass the entire yearly revenue of the country, and these asshole cheer as the ship sinks. Mike Johnson’s House of Representatives so proud to work for Ukraine. Not the American people!!! …
Iran refuses to admit there was a strike. Iran State TV is showing these images from Isfahan.pic.twitter.com/iIwV6qnpKJ — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 19, 2024 Long-distance aircraft fired missiles that struck Iranian Air Force assets at Isfahan in central Iran early Friday morning, the Jerusalem Post has confirmed. Meanwhile, two Israeli defense officials and three …
LOS ANGELES — It appears, at first glance, that Democrats couldn’t have scripted it any better — their pathway to reclaiming the House runs straight through deep blue California, which is poised to back President Joe Biden by double digits. Their Hollywood ending is far from certain. The six fiercely competitive California districts key to …
by BLOWEDUPREALGOOD GEEZ. Almost 18.00 for a Taco Bell meal! Screw this shit! Look at these prices from 2023!
Building a $155 million solar farm with hundreds of solar panels in hail alley in southeastern Wyoming might seem a crazy idea for some. Not Paul Stroud, a director of Cowboy Energy LLC, who sits in safely removed from the worst of the hail in Sheridan in the northern part of Wyoming. Stroud cited a …
“NEW: Woman reaches behind and steals gun from a security guard and shoots three people while getting detained in Chile. The incident happened outside of a Chilean market while the woman was being put in a police van. The cameraman filming the video you see was hit with a bullet along with one other person …
This could be a public service ad for getting psychiatric care. “Do you suffer from TDS like these people?” https://t.co/LJBEz4m1rg — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) March 18, 2024 https://twitter.com/RaziSardar/status/1769408184018477345 THE BLOODBATH HOAX: The Media never met a hoax they didn't love. Trump made perfectly innocent positive comments about protecting our economy the weekend and the Media …
