THE CRUZ FIVE FOR FREEDOM “We should shrink the size and power of the federal government by every and any means possible. What does that mean? That means eliminating unnecessary or unconstitutional agencies.” – Ted Cruz The total federal debt currently stands at $18.6 trillion, larger than our entire economy. That is up 75 percent […]
By Michael Snyder All over America, the middle class is dying and poverty is on the rise. One of the primary reasons for this is the rapidly rising cost of living in the United States. The cost of just about everything that average families shell out money for on a regular basis – food, rent, […]
The crushing of America’s Great Middle Class continues apace with new statistics on the soaring death rate among middle-age whites. But the pattern is also visible in Greenwich Village where middle-class life is being squeezed out by the luxury of the One Percent, writes Michael Winship. By Michael Winship The Chinese restaurant across the street […]
Australia said Wednesday it was striving to shut down money flows to terrorist groups after its anti-money laundering agency tracked Aus$53 million (US$38 million) in suspect transactions in a year. Government body AUSTRAC said that between July 2014 and June 2015, it monitored more than 100 people “of interest” and investigated 536 suspicious transactions valued at Aus$53 million, most of which were […]
Joshua Krause Wealth inequality has long been the cause célèbre of the Left, who are always quick to point the finger at the private interests in our society. They always blame the corporations and the banks for dominating the economy, and they criticize the government for not doing anything to stop them. While there is […]
The Obama administration is putting all their cards on the table in support of Syria’s opposition terrorist with a pledge of nearly $100 million announced Saturday. Of course as expected this huge sum to support terrorist was not approved by congress, Obama bypasses them yet again. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat described the timing to continue pushing for […]
by The Conservative Papers | October 30, 2015 Sen. Cruz: The Budget Deal Is a Corrupt Betrayal of the American People Senator Ted Cruz is becoming more and more impressive by the day. The next day after winning the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate in Colorado with the line of the night, he traveled to Washington DC […]
It used to be that the way to get ahead was to work harder, work smarter, find your passion (à la Tony Robbins), marry the boss’s daughter, or be the boss’s daughter (or son). But, according to the latest study from the Cato Institute, the best way is to “sell your soul to the company store” […]
By Michael Snyder We just got more evidence that the middle class in America is dying. According to brand new numbers that were just released by the Social Security Administration, 51 percent of all workers in the United States make less than $30,000 a year. Let that number sink in for a moment. You can’t […]
By Michael Snyder When the global economy is doing well, the amount of stuff that is imported and exported around the world goes up, and when the global economy is in recession, the amount of stuff that is imported and exported around the world goes down. It is just basic economics. Governments around the world […]
