ECONOMY
The Dutch Blueprint for the Global Middle Class Heist
“Meten is weten.” (Measuring is knowing) – Dutch proverb Taxing Phantoms If you want to see the future of socialism and its rabid appetite to consume your life savings, you don’t have to look at the history books. Instead, look at the Netherlands. On February 12, 2026, the Dutch House […]
One in Five California Home Sales Canceled Due to Unaffordable Insurance
Ponder a $44,000 insurance bill. This does not count as inflation in the CPI. Dysfunction in California’s Insurance Market The Wall Street Journal reports A $44,000 Bill Shows the Dysfunction in California’s Home-Insurance Market Glenn and Lorraine Crawford paid about $500 a month to insure their home in Agoura Hills northwest […]
Desperation: Cost of Living Crisis Forces People To Forego Basic Necessities
The cost of living crisis is becoming desperate for some people. Many are choosing to forego healthcare and basic necessities, as affordability in the United States continues to plummet. Wages are stagnant, and prices are rising everywhere, making it difficult to afford even the most basic needs to get covered. […]
California and The Art of Economic Suicide
“The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” – Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (1946) The Golden Fleece […]
The Affordability Crisis and the UniParty’s Inflation Shell Game
Here’s one of the greatest certainties facing every household in America beyond the proverbial prospect of death and taxes: Namely, the monthly electric bill, as it arrives like clockwork either in the mail or by auto pay. And, according to Grok 4, there are approximately 143 million customers getting a metered bill […]
California, Marxism & A Debt Crisis In the Making
The reality one would think that most governments are acutely aware of the risk of capital and talent will flee when designing regulatory policies and targeting the rich and corporations for excessive taxation. The dynamic seems to be one of ignorance, or denial that their marxist goals are simply against […]
Holiday Sales Disappoint
The Commerce Department’s advance retail sales report for December revealed that total US retail receipts were essentially unchanged from November, coming in flat after a 0.6 percent increase in November and well below economists’ expectations for a 0.4 percent rise in December. Core retail sales, or the measure that excludes […]
BRICS vs. US Dollar: The Hidden Strategy that Could Reshape Global Finance by 2026
Imagine a world where the US dollar, the bedrock of global finance for nearly a century, is no longer the unchallenged king Imagine a world where the US dollar, the bedrock of global finance for nearly a century, is no longer the unchallenged king. As of January 11, 2026, this […]
Breaking Point: A Million Jobs Suddenly Disappear, Foreclosures Rise 32 Percent, And Some Americans Are Now Facing $1,000 Power Bills
I feel quite exasperated right now. Everyone knows that the economic numbers that federal bureaucrats in Washington are feeding us each month are fraudulent. It has been that way for a very long time. The employment numbers are a perfect example of this. Every month they give us a headline […]
Why the EU Needs War so Desperately
QUESTION: Marty, you said this is a perfect storm behind the metals between sovereign debt and war. I believe you said that the EU wants war with Russia or keeps up the appearance of war so they can keep the $350 billion they stole from Russia that included personal assets of […]
