Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential election, is constantly referred to as the boring but consistent vice presidential choice. Perhaps he is boring, but is he consistent? Nope. Whether it’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or illegal immigration, Kaine has only been consistent is shifting his positions. The Washington Free Beacon does […]
Archives for October 2016
Study: Avoidable ATM fees rise for 10th straight year
Are you using an out-of-network ATM on the way home or to the office? Well, be prepared to pay a little bit more. A new report from Bankrate.com finds that the average use of an out-of-network ATM costs $4.57. This is the 10th consecutive year of an ATM rate hike. It’s not that the ATM […]
Global negative-yielding bonds spike from $1 trillion in 2014 to nearly $12 trillion in September
With a sluggish global economy and heightened volatility in the financial markets, investors are searching out for bonds, even if they’re losing money throughout their maturity. In fact, it seems negative-yielding sovereign and corporate debt have never been this popular. Reportedly, the total face value of subzero-yielding corporate and sovereign debt in the Bloomberg Barclays […]
Can you trust the press in 2016? (video)
It is said that the media used to be a respectable a bunch, a group of truthseekers who are willing to go after evil politicians. Today, however, they have become social just crusaders who want to impose their political agenda on the rest of the population. Journalist and reporter have become dirty words and a […]
For Hillary Clinton: the Trumped-Up Myths Behind ‘Trickle-Down’ Economics
By: Gary Galles In the post-debate spin, few noted Hillary Clinton’s pride in coining “trumped-up trickle-down” economics to accuse Donald Trump of policy malfeasance. However, it is important, because every time anyone has ever used the term “trickle-down” economics (or its rhetorical cousins, “tax cuts for the rich,” “voodoo economics,” etc.) it has been a […]