Coming Up Next in America Thanks to Tariffs- Great Recession 2: Electric Boogaloo
By now, Americans should be well aware that there have been a substantial number of tariffs placed on nearly every country on Earth. This runs the gamut from China (population 1.4 billion) to the Heard and McDonald Islands (population 0)and nearly everywhere in between. What this is doing is making the conditions ripe worldwide for…
An Estimated 400,000 Millennials Will Delay Buying a House Because of Tariffs.
In 2024, the number of existing home sales dropped to nearly 30 year low with only a little over 4 million residences being sold throughout the U.S. Most experts agree the reason for the lower number of total sales boils down to lack of inventory, coupled with relatively high interest rates compared to the last…
DOGE Cuts Threaten to Let China Take the Lead in AI Development for the Foreseeable Future
It’s no secret that DOGE cuts in the federal government have thrown a wrench into both hiring and day to day operations. What’s particularly concerning is that with cuts to the National Science Foundation (NSF), there is a very good chance that AI development is going to be scaled back considerably. Just after Inauguration Day,…
The President’s Tariffs Have Erased Over $8000 from the Average 401k – Liberation Day is Liberating You From Your Money
It’s no secret that tariffs are typically considered as bad for an open economy. There are a few times when they can be a useful tool in temporarily supporting a sector, or preventing foreign governments from intentionally undermining a business, but generally they just increase prices for everyone involved. The smattering of tariffs, and the…
Republican Losses in Local Elections – and Especially in the Wisconsin Supreme Court – are Likely a Preview of Things to Come in the 2026 Midterms
Several states held elections on April 1, mostly on the local/county level, but some had nationwide significance, as was the case for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While turnout is almost always relatively low for off-year elections, there are a points of information which can be drawn from some of the elections. In Wisconsin The most…
Senators Aim to Make DOGE Seizure of Personal Information Illegal with New Bill – Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025
There have been no shortage of headlines surrounding DOGE recently. The organization’s aim to trim the fat from the bureaucracy that is the U.S. federal government has been both heavily scrutinized by those who depend on funding, and highly praised by people who believe the government has become bloated. What has been concerning to those…
Trump’s Tariffs Wiped Out in $4.3 Trillion in Investments in the Span of 22 Trading Days Between February and March – This is How
Fluctuations in the stock market in the first couple of months of a new presidency are relatively common. Obama and Bush Jr. both saw the stock markets fall in their first quarter while Clinton saw a modest gain early in his presidency. Bush Jr. and Obama’s stock market falls were essentially from events out of…
New Price Hikes Set to Push the Average Cost of Tariffs for American Families to Over $3100 a Year – Here’s How
An announcement from the White House on March 26 places a 25% tariff on a large number of vehicles while the consumer will likely eat most of the cost. Earlier analysis from the Joint Economic Committee in the House came to the conclusion that, at bare minimum, tariffs are going to cost the average U.S….
These 9 Countries Do Not Guarantee Paid Parental Leave – You Guessed It, the United States is One of Them
There are 195 countries (depending on your definition of a country) in the world with 195 different sets of federal-level laws. Of those, only 9 countries do not guarantee paid parental leave for either the mother or father of a newborn. The U.S. is one of those nine and there is no current legislation going…
More Than 15% of All Student Loan Debt is Past Due. The Fed Says Borrowers Could See Their Credit Scores Drop More Than 170 Points.
In 2022, faced with major credit issues due to ballooning student loan payments and COVID related economic problems, the Department of Education began a program they dubbed “Fresh Start”. This program basically erased student loan defaults from millions of borrowers’ credit reports and moved them into a “current” status. The program also allowed borrowers to…