What would you do to avoid paying taxes in the future? What would you rather do than prepare your taxes for the previous year? Well, WalletHub found out. The personal finance social network released the results of its 2016 Taxpayer Survey, a neat little report that looks at “fun facts” surrounding taxes, tax preparation, the […]
Archives for March 2016
Video: A look at America’s socialist origins
The Land of the Free wasn’t always the beacon of free markets, private property rights and capitalism. The United States does have socialist origins, dating back to the 17th century when communities experimented with socialism. These tests were failures as many of the settlers suffered. For whatever reason, today’s leaders want the U.S. to go […]
Federal Reserve’s John Williams pushing for rate hikes in April, says delay is unjustified
Many are questioning the Federal Reserve’s credibility after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcement was deemed “ridiculous” and “incredible” over its forecast. Some are now wondering when the next interest rate hike will happen. One Federal Reserve official says he will be advocating for another one as soon as April. Speaking in an interview […]
Goldman Sachs says Fed will have to raise interest rates four times in 2016 to become a central bank for the U.S. again
The world needs accommodative monetary policy. The United States does not. Those are the words from Goldman Sachs economists, who warned that the central bank may have to implement four rate hikes in 2016. According to Chief Economist Jan Hatzius and Economist Sven Jari Stehn of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the Federal Reserve will have […]
Will the ‘Ron Paul Rule’ haunt the Republican Party in its battle against Donald Trump?
CNN had former Texas Republican Congressman, three-time presidential candidate and recipient of the machine’s insidious tactics Ron Paul on their show to talk about Rule 40, otherwise known as the “Ron Paul Rule,” or the “anti-Ron Paul Rule.” In 2012, as you may remember, was a very interesting time in GOP politics. The likes of […]