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Now Is the Time to Focus on Making a Living… Not a Killing

Here’s the thing:  The U.S. economy is going to spend about $2–3 TRILLION less this quarter than it normally does. That’s the largest downturn in history. In the history of any country…

Here’s the thing:  The U.S. economy is going to spend about $2–3 TRILLION less this quarter than it normally does. That’s the largest downturn in history. In the history of any country ever.  The U.S. has passed about $2.7 trillion in stimulus spending so far. If you want to know how they got that number, […]

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Don’t Read the Headlines!

I love this:  Right now it’s 3:40 p.m. as I write this and the headline on Yahoo! Finance is:  “Markets fall as concerns over virus fallout mounts.”  That’s the top headline.  But…

I love this:  Right now it’s 3:40 p.m. as I write this and the headline on Yahoo! Finance is:  “Markets fall as concerns over virus fallout mounts.”  That’s the top headline.  But here’s the thing: The markets are UP.  They just need a stupid headline and that’s the point. That’s the point of what has […]

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Just Relax, Abigail Disney

Abigail Disney is screaming about how Disney furloughed 43,000 employees from their parks.  Abigail, relax.  First off, because of the CARES stimulus package, all of these employees will get $600 added to…

Abigail Disney is screaming about how Disney furloughed 43,000 employees from their parks.  Abigail, relax.  First off, because of the CARES stimulus package, all of these employees will get $600 added to their unemployment insurance, so they will be making about $1,100 a week. Much more than  the average Disney Parks employee makes. The parks […]

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The Problem Is How We Deal With Problems

“Wake up, you idiots!” shouted John McAfee, founder of McAfee, the virus software company, and now billionaire-on-the-run as he hops from country to country after being charged with tax evasion.  Earlier he…

“Wake up, you idiots!” shouted John McAfee, founder of McAfee, the virus software company, and now billionaire-on-the-run as he hops from country to country after being charged with tax evasion.  Earlier he told me, “I went to the Bahamas, but then the U.S. tried to get me there… Cuba… the Dominican Republic… and now I […]

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Always Be Skeptical of the Experts

We have shut down the economy because of the experts. First the mathematical models said there could be up to 140 million deaths worldwide.  Then they said fewer, and fewer, and fewer,…

We have shut down the economy because of the experts. First the mathematical models said there could be up to 140 million deaths worldwide.  Then they said fewer, and fewer, and fewer, and we shut down the economy, and fewer, and they were wrong about the effect of the shutdown, and fewer… There is no […]

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My Twitter Class on the Real Causes and Solutions of the Great Recession

1994 – Clinton used an executive order to create the National Homeownership Strategy, with the very good intention that everyone should be able to afford a home. This began reducing borrowing standards…

1994 – Clinton used an executive order to create the National Homeownership Strategy, with the very good intention that everyone should be able to afford a home. This began reducing borrowing standards so more people could get loans. 1995 – Presidential executive orders forced banks to establish a lending quota of up to $6 trillion […]

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13 Myths COVID-19 Is Shining Its Light On

COVID-19 has shown us what the myths of society are and now they are quickly unraveling. Here are 13 myths that COVID-19 is shining its light on: MYTH: Owning a home will…

COVID-19 has shown us what the myths of society are and now they are quickly unraveling. Here are 13 myths that COVID-19 is shining its light on: MYTH: Owning a home will give you “roots.” Many people have left their homes, or stopped paying their mortgage, taxes or rent. We’ll see who truly “owns” these […]

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