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Rich investors moving into gold, foreign currencies, and overseas assets while U.S. GDP growth just got revised lower again to 1.3%. Average 401(k) balances dropped again in Q1 as market volatility keeps hitting retirement accounts tied almost entirely to U.S. …
That would mean that only wealthy people could be in Congress. We actually should pay them well, but ban stock trading or force them to set up a REAL blind trust with accountability mechanisms. Additionally, place a lifetime ban on …
If by billionaires you mean the British who were taxing colonists without representation…then sure…OK…”the billionaires.” — Jason Boyce (@JasonBoyceX) May 16, 2026 Option A – she’s stupid Option B – she knows her audience is stupid Option C – both …
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry …
ALBANY, NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing firm in his push to raise taxes on wealthy residents, arguing that the city’s soaring cost of living leaves him little choice. Speaking to state lawmakers, Mamdani said the …
The middle class dream didn’t disappear, it just learned to smile through the struggle. Middle Class wealth is a mirage. Your friend with the nice car? It’s financed. Your cousin’s vacation? On a credit card. Your coworker living “alone”? Three …
“Italian prosecutors are investigating claims that wealthy foreigners paid up to $90,000 to travel to Sarajevo during the Bosnian war and take part in ‘human safaris,’ shooting at civilians trapped in the city… Witnesses allege that these trips were organized …
Zohran lectures ppl about affordability while living in rent-stabilized housing even tho he's an assemblyman ($142K a year) subsidized by his wealthy parents. "$92 wagyu steak please." pic.twitter.com/OSOWssd5ho — Anthony Galli (@AnthonyGalli) November 4, 2025 Mamdani resides in a rent-stabilized …
“New Yorkers are taking a closer look at Florida’s no state income tax, especially as a potential tax hike looms. Raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers has been of one of Mamdani’s key campaign promises.” “And it’s not just …
Trump has said a "very wealthy gentleman" offered to pay U.S. troops' salaries if funding ran out during the government shutdown. pic.twitter.com/hPUeXZRVNI — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 19, 2025
Howard Lutnick: The Trump Gold Card is officially live. ➡️ For $1M, individuals can obtain the Trump Gold Card—creating jobs and building businesses here in America. ➡️ For $2M, corporations can purchase a Corporate Trump Gold Card for one employee. …
Smart money is never the one left holding the bag… — Jerry Trades (@JerrysTrades) September 18, 2025 It should be obvious to everyone now that we're at the end of a 16 year economic cycle that was prolonged with cheap …
Wealthy Californians are pouring $2.4 million into the campaign of Zohran Mamdani, and the media barely pauses before spinning this as grassroots energy or “momentum” from coast to coast, yet the story they refuse to tell is simpler and uglier: …
Retail is cooling. Not collapsing. But the heat is gone. The latest Redbook Index shows year-over-year growth of 5.2% for the week ending July 19. That’s down from 5.9% the week prior. The sample covers 9,000 stores and represents 80% …
The latest tax and spending bill, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill”, has sparked outrage over its glaring disparities in benefits. While the wealthiest Americans stand to gain $70,000 in tax cuts, the average worker will receive a mere $1,700. This …
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: HARVARD SUES TRUMP AFTER $2B FREEZE: "HOW DARE YOU TOUCH OUR MONEY!" America's most elite university just declared legal war on the White House after Trump froze billions in federal funding over allegations the school failed to protect …
Elon Musk suggested that his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will investigate how certain members of Congress have achieved generational wealth. One attendee at the town hall had asked Musk if DOGE had uncovered evidence of funds …
Home prices and mortgage rates are high but haven’t hampered demand for what Toll Brothers calls its “luxury niche.” That niche is made up of empty nesters, rich millennials, and wealthy buyers who are inoculated from housing market swings. “Demand for our homes …
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A trio of illegal immigrants were arrested in a wealthy Florida county last week for sexual crimes against a child, police said. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested three illegal immigrant suspects from Honduras on Friday. The sheriff’s office …
Good on the Post for bringing the obvious. The wealthy are doing just fine. It’s everybody else who is screwed. pic.twitter.com/N5iDBVTGwm — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) July 10, 2024 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck in 2024, up 6% …
Biden: "the wealthy should pay more to keep social security solvent" Social Security is underfunded by $175 trillion. The "wealthy" will need to pay 7x US GDP in taxes to keep it solvent — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 28, 2024 According …
Abigail Disney, an heiress to the Disney family fortune, plans to withhold donations to Democrats until Joe Biden drops out. Biden has said he has no plans to drop out of the race. Gideon Stein said he’s decided to pause …
Massachusetts faces the risk of losing nearly $1 billion in annual tax revenue by 2030 due to high taxes and housing costs driving wealthy residents to relocate. The pandemic accelerated migration out of Massachusetts to other U.S. states, facilitated by the rise of remote work, …
by Charles Hugh Smith Those seeking to buy a house as shelter for their household can’t compete with the wealthy seeking assets to snap up and hoard for appreciation. Longtime readers know I’ve been addressing housing issues from the start …
The specter of taxing unrealized capital gains looms large, evoking incredulity and alarm from critics who decry its potential economic havoc. With proposals for compounding taxes annually, the notion of siphoning 25% of potential growth before it even materializes strikes …
President Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plans will increase the total cost to taxpayers to a whopping $559 billion and benefit households earning more than $300,000 in annual income the most, according to a new study. House Budget Committee Chairman …
The Biden administration is classifying some of the country’s most elite and exclusive locales as “low-income” areas, making them eligible for electric vehicle (EV) charger subsidy programs. The administration’s EV charger tax credit program — made possible by the Inflation …
More than 20 migrants were filmed storming the beach on Wednesday morning and disappearing into the southern California enclave, where homes go for a median price of $2.2million. More than 42,000 asylum seekers were released in San Diego from October …
by Michael For a long time, it has been clear that the middle class is being systematically destroyed. The cost of living has been rising faster than paychecks have for years, and this has pushed millions of Americans into poverty. …