Tag: Economy
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Britain Is Taxing Its Citizens to the Breaking Point: The U.S. Isn’t Far Behind
A software executive in his 50s published a piece this week explaining why he is leaving Britain for good, writing under a pseudonym because saying this under his own name in modern Britain carries consequences. He has spent 30 years in engineering and technology leadership, paid a mortgage, paid his taxes, and never asked the…
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From Burdensome Bidenomics to the Don’s Devaluation, we’re in trouble
Four years of Biden felt like an eternity. From the brainless lockdowns (started by Trump but bolstered by Biden), to the rapid inflation that followed the enormous injection of cash into our system (again started by Trump and bolstered by Biden), and the crushing regulations that threatened to kill free speech and industry (that was…
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It’s time to implement C.A.R.O.U.S.E.L. aka, the Logan’s Run Protocol
In the movie Logan’s Run when you reach the ripe old age of 30 the little light on your hand starts flashing red and you need to report to Carousel so you can ascend to a higher plane. It’s not what actually happens but that’s what people have been brainwashed to believe. We may need…
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Is the petrodollar the real reason we’re fighting Iran?
Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s the justification we’ve been given. But is that the ultimate end goal of Trump’s actions in Iran? We may be watching an all-of-government approach to weaken China and preserve the value and utility of the petrodollar. The petrodollar refers to the system where oil is…
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Trump’s Iran Gamble Risks American Lives and Our Economy
Trump’s first presidency arrived at the right moment. After eight years of slow growth and regulatory stagnation under Barack Obama, many Americans were ready for the government to loosen the shackles of control. The country’s mood was optimistic and businesses were investing. Even Trump’s critics sheepishly acknowledged that the country felt better economically than it…
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The more honest way to measure the U.S. job market
There were a couple articles in the Wall Street Journal today that once again sparked my interest in the way employment and unemployment is measured and reported. The way these numbers get reported seems to purposely obfuscate the true state of employment in the United States. Here’s a bit of the first article about adding…