Despite the level of optimism among millions of Americans and the United States President’s promise to make America great again, one former presidential candidate is warning that Donald Trump may actually weaken the economy with “injurious policies.” Speaking in an interview with CNBC last week, former Texas Republican Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul […]
Archives for January 2017
Sorry, Trump, Americans are paying for border wall if you impose 20% tax
By: Tho Bishop The AP is reporting that Sean Spicer has informed reporters that President Trump is considering a 20% on Mexican goods as a way to fund his Mexican border wall. Though Trump has insisted throughout his presidential campaign that “Mexico will pay” for any such project, this move would ensure that it is […]
Peter Schiff warns ‘debt bomb’ will ‘explode’ under Donald Trump
With historically low interest rates, the United States has been able to service its near $20 trillion national debt without too much difficulty. However, with the Federal Reserve planning to raise rates as much nine times over the next three years, maintenance of the national debt will become hard, which means a “debt bombing is […]
5 random things for Friday (#FreeSargon, a map of the slave trade, ‘this is library’)
News Story of the Day: Sargon of Akkad has been suspended from Twitter. This has prompted all of his supporters to help get #FreeSargon trending. Ostensibly, he was suspended for asking a European Union (EU) official a question on Twitter about mass immigration and terrorism. She has since received a barrage of tweets asking the […]
How Sound Money Principles Can Bolster Your Personal Finances
By Stefan Gleason Sound money principles can serve to help grow the economy and restrain government. The political class, however, doesn’t particularly want to restrain itself. Washington, D.C. is addicted to the easy money policies that have enabled $20 trillion in national debt accumulation and tens of trillions more in unfunded liabilities. Even with a […]