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Snyder: 11 Signs That The Entire Country Is Facing Enormous Economic Challenges Right Now

While everyone has been preoccupied with the war in the Middle East and the anti-ICE protests going on around the nation, economic conditions in the U.S. have continued to deteriorate. The housing market is in abysmal shape, consumer spending is … Continue reading

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Hornberger: The Socialism of Social Security

October 11, 2019 – It amuses me whenever I hear President Trump and his fellow Republicans excoriating Democrats Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftists for being socialists. After all, let’s not forget that Trump and Republicans, along … Continue reading

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Silver Price Shows What Government Has Done to Our Money

You hear about gas prices everyday. The President brags that per-gallon prices have dropped to $1.99 in some places. After paying over $4.00 here in Las Vegas, I wonder where he is talking about. He ran on bringing down prices … Continue reading

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Campbell’s Says Soup Sales Are Soaring… and That’s Actually a Sign the U.S. Economy Is in a Downturn

Campbell’s CEO said there is a “growing preference for home cooked meals.” That could be a canary in the economic coal mine, as people eating out less could impact the GDP. Two consecutive quarters with a reduced GDP signal a … Continue reading

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Panic as Social Security Bosses Set Date America Will Run Out of Cash!

The US Social Security and Medicare programs for seniors will both run short of funds to pay full benefits in 2033. The go-broke dates the two trust funds have moved up due to rising health care costs and new legislation … Continue reading

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Trump-Backed ‘Internet Money’ Could Drive Trillion-Dollar Market and Strengthen the Dollar

Digital currency market could reach $3.7T by decade’s end as legislation moves toward president’s desk. A revolution in the cryptocurrency world may soon go mainstream, as lawmakers move to formally regulate stablecoins, a digital currency designed to maintain a fixed … Continue reading

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Amid Recession Fears, Americans Are Completely Changing How They Handle Money (And It’s Not What You’d Expect)

With concerns of a potential recession looming, people are ditching credit card chaos for something surprisingly old-school: predictability. In a world where “YOLO” spending and “buy now, pay later” culture have dominated headlines, something unexpected is happening: Americans are getting … Continue reading

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Trump Just Might Have Bought America More Time

In the year 1980, a young computer science grad student from the University of Washington named Burrell “Bud” Tribble accepted a job at a hot tech startup you might have heard of: it’s called Apple. Tribble went to work directly … Continue reading

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Marx’s Economic Forecasts: Over 150 Years of Failure

From atop the flawed foundation of the Labor Theory of Value, Karl Marx made a series of predictions about capitalism that time has proven incorrect. Among these are the immiseration of the masses due to capital accumulation, chronic overproduction, capitalist-driven … Continue reading

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Snyder: Financial Stress Is At An All-Time High For 70 Percent Of Americans

When you don’t have enough money to pay the bills, it can make for a lot of sleepless nights. If you are in that position right now, I want you to know that you are definitely not alone. I have … Continue reading

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