Fifty years ago, the Minneapolis Tribune reported a silver lining in an otherwise gloomy economic climate. “Christmas tree prices aren’t expected to rise this season,” the newspaper reported in November 1974, “a small solace for many struggling Minnesota families.” That month, the annual inflation rate hit a peak of 12.2 percent. It would fall to […]
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Three large banks failed in a single week in March 2023, and the ripple effect could easily take down the entire banking system, although government 0fficials insist the banking sector “remains strong” and that the problems faced by these banks “do not appear to be widespread.”(1) Cascading Domino of Bank Failures The cascading bank failures
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Just how bad is the American economy? Normally, an answer to that would be concise and positive. Ah…neither applies to Joe Biden’s economy. How about let’s makeup a NEW name for this economy: Disaster! No one who was not living in this economy would believe the Biden version. Everything’s OK! He actually had the gall
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If one listened to President Joe Biden’s speech last Thursday, one may come away with the idea that there are two villains behind the severe economic pain that Americans are experiencing. According to Biden, it is the fault of Vladimir Putin and American oil companies that gas prices are at record highs. ” know how much
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For four decades, the cost of consumer goods was a rare bright spot in the American economy. The stuff we fill our homes and lives with — phones, clothes, makeup, cars, snacks, and toys — got better and cheaper. But no more. Prices were up 6.8 percent year-over-year in February and are near-certain to spike
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One of the most disturbing issues concerning the U.S. Congress has always been the abdicating of their responsibilities to read what was in the massive spending bills they passed, without the members actually knowing what was included in them. With the pork-filled so-called “Infrastructure bill” passed last Friday night awaiting Biden’s signature, the second bloated
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Democrats used to be the party of working people. Now, they sneer at people who work hard. Democrats pushing to pass the “Build Back Better” bill want a single parent with two kids to be able to take home well over $31,000 in cash and noncash federal benefits a year, tax-free, without having to work.
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Yeah, Yeah, we know: “The richest one percent of Americans pay little or NO federal taxes. And those evil corporations don’t pay taxes at all.” That’s the story bandied around by the Left for decades. Democrats, during election season, consider that talking point to be their “go-to” to diminish their GOP opponents. Then, if and
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According to the National Association of Realtors, an estimated 8.9 million people have relocated to Florida from states like New Jersey, New York, and California since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the economies of these states continue to crumble under the stress of continued lockdowns and other destructive policies, fleeing former residents offer
What do you think about the trillions of dollars already spent in the Biden Administration and the additional six-10 trillion that this President wants to spend for additional items? Do you feel the government spending is out of hand? Sure, we’re told that none of this spending is really “spending:” it’s “investing” in things that
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