Prior to the Christmas break, the Treasury Department confirmed that it was going to borrow more as the Federal Reserve winds down the $4.5 trillion balance sheet and the federal government cuts taxes. In other words: Washington is taking on more debt, rather than cutting spending. On Wednesday, the Treasury released its increase in auction […]
Archives for January 2018
Net Neutrality proponents need to start asking the right questions
By: Adam De Gree The World Wide Web was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in December of 1990. It went live on (now Sir) Tim Berners-Lee’s desktop and promised to provide his organization, CERN, with a non-hierarchical information sharing system. To Berners-Lee, the web serves as a space for unlimited communication with transformational potential. Yet according to […]
Ron Paul sums up President Trump’s State of the Union address
Every year, the State of the Union address becomes even more unbearable than the last. One side stands up and cheers (repeatedly), while the other side sits on their hands. And when they find a common cause (war), they both stand up and applaud. If you didn’t get the opportunity to watch the 90-minute speech, […]
Exxon Mobil investing $35 billion in U.S. amid Trump tax cut
The Democrats may think it’s pathetic crumbs, but for the average American who likes to work, they are appreciative that United States businesses are giving back. Thanks to President Donald Trump reducing the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, a plethora of companies have responded: wage increases, workforce bonuses, training investments, workplace […]
Ron Paul: Will Jerome Powell be the final Federal Reserve head?
By: Ron Paul Last week the Senate confirmed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman by a vote of 84-13. This is in contrast to the contentious debates and closer votes over Janet Yellen’s confirmation in 2014 and Ben Bernanke’s confirmation for a second term in 2010. Powell benefited from a perception that the economy’s recovery […]