Category Archives: The Mine or the Shaft

You figure it out. Which will it be? Only time will tell!

Banks around the world experiencing power outages, leaving millions of customers stranded from their cash, assets

What’s going on? The IT systems of banks around the world are being hit with denial-of-service attacks, and it’s unclear why or how long they will persist. But one thing is certain: When these outages occur, customers are cut off … Continue reading

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Taking America to the Cleaners

Our nation and people have experienced higher inflation in past years, than we are currently experiencing, but the difference today is our federal government rests in the hands of America’s radicals who are acting with purpose and intent to destroy … Continue reading

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The Nation in the Bubble

Why is the U.S. economy stagnating instead of booming? Simple: We have spent a year training Americans to believe that work is alternately unsafe, unavailable or unnecessary. This week, the Biden administration received just the latest slap in the face … Continue reading

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The Necessity of Avoiding Group Think For Future Financial Survival

For the past year now, I have been writing about the importance of not only avoiding group think and greatly increasing one’s ability to think critically but also of the necessity to get one’s finances in order. These two achievements … Continue reading

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Social Security to become unable to pay full benefits sooner than previously estimated

Social Security’s trust funds will become unable to pay full benefits starting in 2034, one year earlier than estimated last year, its trustees projected Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces a reassessment of the giant federal program’s finances.

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“Gold, Mr. Bond!”

‘Goldfinger’ 2021 plot twist could be villainous for banks In the plot to the 1964 James Bond classic, international gold smuggler Auric Goldfinger hatches a dastardly plan to enrich himself and his outsized gold holdings by setting off a Chinese-made … Continue reading

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Sez it ALL!

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Living In Inflation Crazytown On The Hyperinflationary Highway To Weimar

Das wird schlimm… Wirklich schlecht! We haven’t had an extended bout of painful inflation like this since the days of the Carter administration, and our leaders in Washington have decided that the best way forward is to rapidly create even … Continue reading

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SNAP benefits will increase to an all-time high

The 42 million Americans who rely on government help to pay for food will see the biggest-ever increase in their benefits starting in October, but some experts say it may not be enough to help hungry households put food on … Continue reading

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Big tech companies are at war with employees over remote work

CEOs want workers back at their desks. Employees and the virus have other plans. All across the United States, the leaders at large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook are engaged in a delicate dance with thousands of employees … Continue reading

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