Unintended Costs Of A Trade War Are Far More Significant Than Most Realize
In 2020, the brunt of this trade war will be felt by those living in or close to poverty, American farmers, and anyone whose job depends on…
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Pets Are Now As Unaffordable As College, Housing And Healthcare
Like so many other things that were once affordable, owning pets is increasingly pricey…
Continue readingThe MSM Says The Middle Class Isn’t Shrinking…But They Include Singles Making $26,000/Year!
If you ask the mainstream media, they will tell you that about half the country is still middle class…
Continue readingWhy Is The “Cost of Living” In Cities So High?
The higher “cost of living” was akin to people in San Francisco using a different currency, but is that the correct way to look at it?
Continue readingWHY So Many Homeless People? – The Ugly TRUTH Behind The Poverty
No matter where in the world you are, the problem is clearly getting worse…
Continue readingWhy Is What Was Once Affordable to Many Now Only Affordable To The Wealthy?
With these skills accessible only to the wealthy, no wonder only the wealthy have gained purchasing power…
Continue reading5 Things You’re Probably Spending Too Much Money On…
Are you spending too much of that hard earned money on any of these 5 things? If so, here are ways to spend less…
Continue readingPREPARE FOR COST INCREASES: AMERICANS WARNED PRICES WILL JUMP UP
The list of affected products is rather long…
Continue readingDo We Have Price Inflation or Price Deflation?
It really depends on what you buy, and while the overall inflation rate tends to suggest that inflation is around 2.65%, many people don’t believe it…
Continue readingMichael Ballanger: I’m Stacking Gold Because It’s Ridiculously Cheap As Measured Against Inflation
I continue to proffer the thesis that gold (and that ridiculously underpriced stepchild silver) are in good shape technically…
Continue readingMILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON EDGE: ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM FINANCIAL DISASTER
For nearly half of Americans in the workforce, financial disaster would occur from missing just ONE paycheck…
Continue readingCash For Clunkers: Yet Another Way Government Increased The Cost Of Living
The interventionist program was a massive policy failure for several very predictable reasons…
Continue readingThe DISASTER Of Minimum Wage Hikes! – Poverty And Unemployment SKYROCKET
There is unmitigated disaster going on in the United States right now with the $15/hour minimum wage hike laws. Here are the details…
Continue readingTrade Isn’t China’s Only Worry
Trade is only one manifestation of much deeper economic insecurities and imbalances…
Continue readingHomeless Encampments and Luxury Apartments: Our Long Strange Boom
The cold truth is homelessness and soaring rents are the only possible outputs of central bank policies that inflate asset bubbles…
Continue readingFood Prices Will Rise In 2019 Adversely Impacting Those Living Paycheck To Paycheck
Almost 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, barely able to afford to put food on the table, and food prices are going up. Here are the details…
Continue readingJohn Rubino: Socialism Provides A Bullish Case For Gold
John explains why socialism is bullish for gold, and he also explains how living standards for the middle class are guaranteed to decline…
Continue readingLiving Paycheck To Paycheck: The New Crisis & The New Normal For American Middle Class
The vast majority of the American middle class is only one missed paycheck away from poverty…
Continue readingFrance In A Nutshell: The Government Stopped Listening To The People 20 Years Ago
The elites’ exploits of politically correct cover stories has enthralled the comatose, uncritical Left, but not those who see their living standards falling…
Continue readingGas Prices Slide to Lowest Since March As Shale Production Soars
The American consumer is finally starting to feel some relief thanks to the drop in oil prices. Here’s an update on falling gas prices around the nation…
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