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Category Archives: The Mine or the Shaft
Gold Sell Off May Be Final Stop Before $10,000 With 6 Stocks and ETFs to Grab Now
Gold’s violent pullback has rattled latecomers to the trade, but for long term investors it may be the last deep breath before a speculative sprint toward $10,000. With forecasts for four and even five digit prices colliding with algorithm driven … Continue reading
Trump’s Trade Strategy Crumbles as the Deficit Rebounds 95%, AKA His Economic Policy Is a Disaster
We just got a massive dose of trade whiplash, as the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services rocketed up 95 percent in November 2025, hitting $56.8 billion. That huge spike, according to the latest data from the Commerce Department, … Continue reading
Snyder: Just Like We Witnessed During The Great Recession And The Great Depression, Economic Activity Is Slowing Down All Around Us As Chaos Breaks Out In The Financial Markets
When the economy and the financial system are both greatly shaken at the same time, the consequences can be extremely painful. Most of you still clearly remember what life was like in 2008 and 2009. It was such a dark … Continue reading
Smith: America’s Rot and Constitutional Perversions Breeds Tyranny
In the shadow of unprecedented prosperity, America teeters on the brink of financial ruin. As of January 7th 2026, the national debt stands at a staggering $38.43 trillion, ballooning by $2.25 trillion in just the past year – or roughly … Continue reading
‘Some Form of Crisis Is Almost Inevitable‘: The $38 Trillion National Debt Will Soon Be Growing Faster Than The U.S. Economy Itself
The United States national debt has reached a precarious milestone, hitting 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and placing the nation on a trajectory that could trigger six distinct types of fiscal crises, according to an ominous new warning issued … Continue reading
Hickman: Why the Biggest “Threat to Democracy” is the US National Debt
On September 1, 1575, a royal courier from King Philip II of Spain arrived to the banking house of Niccolò de Grimaldi in Genoa. The Grimaldi bank had loaned Philip quite a sum of money, and the Italian bankers already … Continue reading
Smith ~ The Moral Asymmetry of the American Economy
It’s rather difficult to write about poverty and America’s welfare and the dynamics behind it all, since it truly isn’t simply as black and white as so many might wish for everybody to see it. Today, here in America, one … Continue reading
People Are Giving Up Because of America’s Terrible Cost of Living
People can’t afford life anymore. Americans are feeling the full impact of the cost of living crisis as inflation, rising groceries, soaring rent, and record energy prices make daily life increasingly unaffordable. Families across America are struggling to keep up … Continue reading
Brutal Warning for US Workers as Layoffs Surge 24%
America’s jobs market is stuck in neutral. US employers announced far fewer cuts in November as companies tried to navigate a messy economic backdrop — tariffs, softer demand, and vibes-based uncertainty. Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported on Thursday that planned … Continue reading
Smith ~ America’s Economy and Things to Come
Americans the general sense of where the real American economy lies and the dynamics that suggest no matter how much the Trump administration or any successive administration props it up, an accounting is coming, and it most likely means the … Continue reading







