Oxfam Report Notes Increasing Gap Between Rich and Poor, Fueling Anger
Oxfam asserts that governments are under-funding public services and failing to clamp down on tax dodging, supposedly increasing the income gap between rich...
Economics
Another Step Toward Auditing the Federal Reserve
Representative Thomas Massie kicked off the legislative New Year on January 3 with H.R....
Cellphone Location Data for Sale on Black Market, Investigation Reveals
AT&T and the other major telcos have committed to stop selling customers’ location data...
Tax Attorney: Social Security Participants About to be “Disenfranchised”
The intergenerational conflict built into Social Security is about to heat up. ...
Top Headline – Stockton, CA Explores Universal Basic Income
VIDEO - Even though Stockton emerged from bankruptcy a scant few years ago, the overpaid...
Stockton, California, to Begin “Basic Income” Welfare Program in 2019
In 2019, Stockton, California, will become the first American city to implement a “universal...
“Wage Gap” Between Men and Women Caused by Their Work Choices, Not Sexism
A new Harvard study finds that the wage gap between men and women can...
Social Security COLA for 2019 Is 2.8 Percent, or $40 a Month
Starting in January, the 62 million Americans receiving Social Security will get a cost...
White House Issues Attack on Socialism in Response to Sanders’ “Medicare for All”
President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors released a 72-page report explaining the dangers in...
California Middle Class Disappearing
Middle class California residents — who are no longer able to afford living there...
Jobless Claims Fall Again; Impact on Midterms?
Especially considering the low unemployment rates, momentum is shifting toward Republicans in the midterms,...
Trump and the Fed: The Real Issue Is the Power of the Federal Reserve
Should a private monopoly have the kind of power exercised by the Federal Reserve...
Lack of Infrastructure Slows Oil Production in Texas’ Permian Basin
The Permian Basin in West Texas is producing vast amounts of oil, but a...
Last U.S. Flatware Maker Expects Boost From Trump Tariffs
Thanks to the Trump tariffs on Chinese goods, the CEO of America’s last remaining...
Thanks, Maduro: Nearly 40% of Venezuelan Businesses Closed
A month after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro imposed a mandatory 60-fold wage increase, nearly...
Ivanka Trump’s Role as “Jobs Czar” Challenged by Robotics, AI, and Private Industry
Ivanka has drunk the Big Government Kool-Aid, and thinks government intervention will help "the...
As Midterms Approach, Economy Is Soaring
Under President Trump’s leadership, the overall economy in America is surging — not that...
Trump Trade Tariffs Good Business for U.S. Steel and Century Aluminum
U.S. Steel and Century Aluminum announce plans to revitalize their facilities in the wake...
U.S. Steel Investing $750M to Upgrade Steel Plant Following Trump Tariffs
U.S. Steel is investing $750 million to upgrade its 110-year-old plant in Gary, Indiana,...
Despite Record Individual Income Tax Collections, Federal Deficit Grows
The Treasury Department reported the federal government collected a record amount of individual income...
