Category Archives: The Mine or the Shaft

From drastically underestimating the cost to blaming Republicans for hypocrisy, the White House is flailing. Joe Biden is being awfully “generous” with your money. His student loan “forgiveness” scheme is the biggest news of the week (maybe the summer), and … Continue reading →

Some say he’s doing this to buy their votes. At the same time, Congress is questioning the expensive bailout. They are supposed to control the purse strings, not the so-called President. Still, the Democrat-controlled Congress may go along because they … Continue reading →

If you are convinced that the economy is already in a recession or hurtling toward one, the housing starts data for July provided more evidence to support your conviction. New housing construction decreased to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of … Continue reading →

Previously published on this site on May 27, 2019. ~ Ed. The one and ONLY answer to the debt problem is to declare it null and void because of FRAUD. It is fraud because it is mathematically impossible to repay. … Continue reading →

The two fuels are competing for the same barrel of oil The pain for consumers and truck drivers continues at the fuel pump. The average price of both regular gas and diesel fuel hit record highs this week and show … Continue reading →

Inflation is up 8.3%, but the man most responsible has nothing but scapegoats. 8.3% inflation is now good news. Think about that one for a moment. Today’s inflation report is terrible news, of course, because for yet another month under … Continue reading →

As Ronald Reagan famously said, “Well, there you go again.” Team Brandon has just promised another $33 Billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. That’s $33 Billion more than they have in the checkbook. But of course their bank … Continue reading →

The big question many taxpayers are asking now is: “Where’s my refund?” Taxpayers waiting for refunds find little help from IRS’s ‘Where’s My Refund’ tool You’ve got a shot at getting straightforward answer via IRS.gov. But then again, maybe not. … Continue reading →

“Thus we see how the neo-liberal utopia tends to embody itself in the reality of a kind of infernal machine, whose necessity imposes itself even upon the rulers. Like the Marxism of an earlier time, with which, in this regard, … Continue reading →

Attempting to slow down the economy and subdue inflation, the Federal Reserve has already raised interest rates by 25 basis points and is expected to raise rates by 50 basis points at each of its next two meetings in May … Continue reading →