The middle class is definitely gone. You’re either wealthy or a $1,000 repair from financial stress.

The middle class is definitely gone. You’re either wealthy or a $1,000 repair from financial stress. But most Americans put themselves in this position by living above their means. I know that will ruffle some feathers but it’s 100% true. https://t.co/zoU58S14oE pic.twitter.com/x0E4SYHSbb — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) June 23, 2026 The don’t care part is what …

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Wealthy investors are quietly positioning for a weaker dollar while the U.S. economy keeps losing momentum

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. equities. CEO confidence is falling sharply too, with executives increasingly worried about Iran, inflation pressure, …

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows zero understanding of history again — wealthy founders led the fight for independence against taxation without representation.

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 A and B — Alfredo Garza (@Alfredo32419283) May 16, 2026 When she was running for …

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Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts. Influencers are hiding and tourists struggle to escape, the ultra wealthy are reportedly paying $350K to flee.

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 rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the world’s tallest building, …

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The American middle class looks wealthy but lives on borrowed money — cars financed, vacations paid with credit, apartments shared in silence.

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 roommates you never see. This is the real America. Struggling quietly, flexing publicly. — middleclassparty …

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Wealthy foreigners paid $90,000 for weekend safaris to kill civilians in Sarajevo. 11,000 people were killed in sniper alley.

“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 with the complicity of Serbian forces, turning the siege into a grotesque form of entertainment.”https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-11/human-safaris-in-sarajevo-milan-investigates-1990s-trips-where-tourists-allegedly-paid-to-kill-civilians.html …

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Zohran talks affordability while living in rent-stabilized housing, earning $142K, and getting help from his wealthy parents.

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 one-bedroom unit costing $2,300/month, located in a gentrifying part of Astoria. His salary as an …

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Palm Beach: Realtors are being FLOODED with “wealthy New Yorkers” preparing to FLEE Zohran Mamdani if and when he wins

“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 the realtors seeing the shift. Local officials say they’re feeling it too. The mayor of …

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It is officially live: Trump launches $1M Gold Card for wealthy immigrants, with DHS vetting and $15,000 fees.

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. The company—not the individual—owns the card, with the option to transfer to another employee for …

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The wealthy elite want us fighting each other right now because they’re about to pull the rug on the stock market (economy). Smart money is never the one left holding the bag…

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 debt similar to 1929. https://t.co/NI1wf4NU25 pic.twitter.com/qnEppAZnlo — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) September 17, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign just got $2.4M from wealthy Californians. Local voters get the consequences, donors get the influence.

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: outsiders with deep pockets are shaping elections in places they do not live, will never …

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Redbook retail growth slows to 5.2%. Inflation hits food, apparel, and home goods. Even wealthy consumers are cutting back.

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% of the Commerce Department’s retail data. It’s nominal. Not inflation-adjusted. So the real story is …

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Why are we funding a private for profit college that’s attended by the children of wealthy parents?

🚨🇺🇸 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 Jewish students from campus… https://t.co/KkafDBfzn9 pic.twitter.com/4M0FXHCpO4 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 21, 2025 🇺🇸TRUMP VS. …

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Elon Musk reveals DOGE’s new target — members of Congress who got ‘strangely wealthy’

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 wired from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. …

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Luxury homebuilder says more than 70% of business is from wealthy move-ups and empty nesters with years of home price appreciation. The rest are rich millennials

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 continues to be supported by our affluent customer base,” Toll Brothers chief executive and chairman …

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Illegal immigrants arrested in wealthy Florida county for sexual crimes against a child

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 identified the suspects on Monday as Selvin Lopez Lopez, Erick Lopez Lopez, and Jesersson Lopez …

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Social Security is underfunded by $175 trillion. The “wealthy” will need to pay 7x US GDP in taxes to keep it solvent

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 to the latest U.S. Treasury Department report, these programs are underfunded by a staggering $175 …

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Massachusetts may lose $1 billion in revenue by 2030 as wealthy residents flee high taxes.

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, making it feasible for people to live farther from their offices. According to a study …

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Biden proposes highest-ever 44.6% capital gains tax, plus 25% tax on unrealized gains for wealthy.

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 fear into the heart of economic stability. Amidst assurances that such measures target the wealthy, …

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Biden’s Student Loan Cancellations to Cost Taxpayers $559B, Benefit Wealthy Households Most, Study Finds

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 Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) slammed Biden’s student loan cancellation plan in the wake of Penn Wharton’s …

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