Harvard Trained Economist: The Truth About The Tax Cuts…Thanks For Nothing!
Harry Dent says the tax cuts have not turned into new productive capacity, or jobs, but instead, the tax cuts went into this…
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Most Americans Say They Have Not Experienced A Tax Cut Under Trump
The reality is for most people, the tax bill doesn’t make much of a difference. Some people will have seen quite a small tax cut, but…
Continue readingINDECISION: That Feeling You Have About The Economy & The Markets Right Now
SD Midweek Update: Everywhere we look, to gold, to silver, to housing, to stocks, to autos and more, indecision reigns supreme, but the clock is ticking…
Continue readingMillions Of Angry Americans Will End Up With A Smaller Or Even No Tax Refund Check This Year
It’s the first filing season under Trump’s signature legislation, and millions of people are about to get angry when they file their taxes. Here’s why…
Continue readingGold And The Gold Miners Are Crushing The Market In The Face Of Higher Rates
Gold and gold mining stocks have been the one bright spot this quarter, and traders have taken a net bullish position for the first time since July…
Continue readingIs The Trump Tax Cut Really “Paying For Itself”?
We’ve heard it from the Trump Administration that the tax cuts would pay for themselves, but, are they really paying for themselves? Here’s the answer…
Continue readingRetail Sales Disappoints: The Summer Spending Spree That Never Was Is Officially Over
The US consumer hit the breaks on spending in August, and that doesn’t bode well for a supposedly booming economy. Here are the details…
Continue readingKeith Weiner: There Is An Interesting Development With The Gold-To-Silver Ratio
Keith explains an interesting development that has occurred in the GSR which may be suggesting that now is a good time to trade one’s gold for silver…
Continue readingFace Meet Fist: Gold & Silver Give The Cartel A Taste Of Things To Come
SD Friday Wrap: The bully may have pushed gold & silver down, but they are standing up now, they’ve brushed themselves off, and they’re about to start swinging…
Continue readingNomi Prins: Buybacks Will Keep The Stock Market Bull Running
The tax cuts didn’t cause companies to invest in factories or workers, but rather, the cuts funded stock buybacks. Here’s what it means for the stock market…
Continue readingMuch Sooner Than Expected: Medicare Will Be Insolvent By 2026 And Social Security To Follow
“Closing the gap would require an immediate hike in the payroll tax of 2.78% to 15.18% or an immediate reduction in current benefits of…”
Continue readingTax Cuts Appear To Be A Wrap After Collins Says She’s A “Yes”
Tax cuts appear to be a wrap, but let’s not count our chickens before they hatch. Here’s where things stand right now…
Continue readingFinal Tax Bill Is RIDDLED With Loopholes And Will Take Us To $40,000,000,000,000 In Debt
Peter Schiff breaks down the final version of the tax bill and demonstrates that it’s going to be a disaster. Here’s why…
Continue readingTax Bill Highlights Leaked: Here’s The Full Policy Highlights
What’s in your bracket? Here’s what we know so far…
Continue readingCrunch Time: Here’s How The Final Tax Bill Is Shaping Up And Why It May Not Pass
Here’s what’s in it, what the President says, what Yellen says, and reasons it may not even pass the vote…
Continue readingThe Treasury Report On Tax Cuts Is ‘Nothing More Than A Page Of Fake Math’
“perhaps one of the most unrealistically optimistic budget projections to ever be produced by the US government agency…”
Continue readingMish Shedlock: GOLD Is Likely To Be THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY Of The Tax Cuts
Here’s historical evidence and a strong argument that tax cuts are good for gold…
Continue readingPaul Craig Roberts: The Tax Bill Is An Abomination – An Act Of Brutal Plunder
“What we are witnessing in the US and indeed throughout the western world is the total failure of capitalism. Capitalism is now merely a looting machine…”
Continue readingOne Step Closer: 479 Page Hand-Annotated Tax Bill Passes Senate Vote
“One page literally has hand scribbled policy changes on it that can’t be read…”
Continue readingDavid Stockman: The GOP tax bill is of the lobbies, by the PACs and for the money. Period.
“The GOP tax bill boils down to borrowing more than $1 trillion from the American public in order to pay higher dividends to wealthy private stockholders…”
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