In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Trump says if Federal Reserve ‘knew what it was doing’ it would cut interest rates LOL: Eric Swalwell to drop out of 2020 race Ron Paul: Neocons threatening […]
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Random Friday: Consumer prices, David Stockman, Shapiro debates Duca
News Story of the Day: As the Federal Reserves gets ready to raise interest rates this month and pump the money supply, some new consumer inflation numbers came out. The core inflation rate rose by the most in 18 months in June, led by a surge in a diverse array of goods and services. But […]
Sorry, Republicans, farm subsidies are still corporate welfare
By: Paul Boyce The federal government spends more than $20 billion a year on subsidies for farm businesses. About 39 percent of the nation’s 2.1 million farms receive subsidies, with the lion’s share of the handouts going to the largest producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice. What these subsidies have done is create a floor […]
Do you know how complicated the U.S. tax code is?
In addition to taxation being theft, it is also quite complicated. It is absurd of how intricate it is. You need a five translators, an accountant, and an astrologer to figure it out. But if you think the tax code is complicated because of how hard you just did your taxes, then you ain’t seen […]
BREAKING: Twitter is down (update)
We are sorry to inform you that Twitter is down. Oh, the humanity! You cannot keep up with the beef between Ben Shapiro and some woman named Lauren Duca. What will you do now? So, in the meantime, here is something that can keep you occupied: Update: Service has been restored. You can return to […]