Finance
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If tweets, shares and hashtags are any indication, then there’s no doubt that Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has managed to capture a huge chunk of 2016’s millennial voting block. Voters have lapped up Sanders’ promises of mandating high-paying jobs, rallying against overseas outsourcing and ending the Drug War. His solution: a renewed sense of socialism in America, and […]
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The Internal Revenue Service will not face consequences for illegally targeting conservative groups during the 2012 election, which resulted in the denial of their applications for tax-exempt status. Groups targeted for their political standings were subjected to “burdensome questionnaires and, in some cases, improper requests for the names of their donors,” reported The Washington Post.(1) […]
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America’s widening wealth gap: 20 richest Americans worth as much as 50% of the country’s population
The distribution of wealth in the United States no longer resembles a pyramid — it’s become more like Seattle’s Space Needle, if we are to look at the latest figures published by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). According the IPS’ latest report, Billionaire Bonanza: The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us, the richest 400 […] -
During the Great Depression, people would pay for services with food because they had no money and no credit. The situation was so bad that in some areas of the country, local governments issued their own currencies called depression scrip. The scrip were often pieces of paper used as money because government currency was nowhere to be seen. […]
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Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager responsible for hiking the price of a drug used to treat infections from $13.50 to $750 per pill, was arrested by federal authorities Thursday morning in his posh “Midtown Manhattan apartment,” and charged with securities fraud, according to a report by The New York Times.(1) Shkreli’s arrest appears […]
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RFID technology is becoming increasingly common, as computer chips are now routinely being placed inside passports, drivers’ licenses and credit cards. Some school districts even insert them into student IDs in order to track their movements, disciplining them when they are caught missing class. However, as is the case with most new technology, it is […]
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An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is one of the most imminent threats to the United States – and it could happen at any moment. In an effort to thwart these attacks, a small company from Utah has developed a composite material that melds carbon fibers with a nickel coating, to shield electromagnetic pulses. Electromagnetic warfare […]
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The globalist agenda is in full swing now, according to Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.com. Smith outlines the implementation of a “global economic reset” he says is currently taking place and which is designed to bring about the “destabilization and reformation of America” and the “removal of the U.S. dollar as the de facto world reserve […]
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In a highly disturbing move, the Greek government has just announced that its citizens must begin reporting all “under the mattress” assets – meaning any substantial cash, jewelry, gold and other precious stones – starting January 1, 2016. The new statute reads in part: “Declared must be cash money if more than 15,000 euro and […]
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It’s not only in America that housing prices are rising while incomes remain stagnant. According to the financial experts who track such things, London is second only to Hong Kong in unaffordable living. In London, one homeowner ran an ad renting out the space under the stairs for £500 a month. As you can see […]
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It’s increasingly difficult to maintain privacy in the digital age, especially with the rise of Radio-Frequency Identification, otherwise known as RFID readers. These tiny chips use wireless radio frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data. They can be used by thieves to steal your passport, credit card information and other sensitive data. Because of this, criminals […]
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More borrowers in China are taking on huge amounts of debt just to repay interest on other existing obligations, thus raising the risk of defaults and adding pressure on policymakers to keep financing costs low.[1] Dubbed “Ponzi finance” by the late US economist Hyman Minsky, using borrowed funds to repay interest is deemed to be an […]
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The International Monetary Fund is expected to add the Chinese yuan (AKA the renminbi) to its “special drawing rights” currency basket alongside the US dollar, Japanese yen, British sterling and euro. If the IMF does indeed vote to include the yuan, it will signal a “significant milestone” for the country’s currency, according to insiders. Andrew […]
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One of England’s most renowned accounting firms and one of the largest recruiters of college graduates, Ernest & Young, has announced it will be removing their policy of requiring a 2:1 and the equivalent of three B grades at A-level in order to open opportunities for talented individuals, regardless of their background. This move is one […]
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When society goes into chaos, the most likely outcome is death. With that said, however, the ultimate act of optimism is always preparedness. Here are 10 ways you could die once disaster strikes, and more importantly, how to prevent them: 1) Death by Waterborne Illness or Thirst Waterborne illness is the number one cause of death […]
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