Trump, Ryan, and Walker Seizing Wisconsin Homes to Build a Foxconn Plant
"State and local officials are doling out $4.5 billion and 1,000 acres to lure the Taiwanese manufacturing giant."
The Right Response to Trump’s Tough Trade Talk? Ignore It.
"Who really gets hurt by Mexican tariffs on American cold cuts? The answer: Mexicans. Who really gets hurt by Canadian tariffs on American steel? Canadians."
New California Water Law Restricts Individuals To 55 Gallons Per Day By 2022
"The ultimate goal is to make conservation a way of life in California. Outdoor water use is also covered by the new laws."
CA Governor Pushes Statewide Drinking Water Tax To Clean Up Farm Pollution
"California governor Jerry Brown wants to impose the state’s first-ever tax on drinking water, tacked onto monthly bills."
California’s Solar Mandate Raises Housing And Energy Prices Without Reducing CO2
"The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the regulation with little public debate or discussion, prompting criticism from one of the state’s top energy economists."
SEC chief refuses to adapt securities laws to cater to cryptocurrencies
"'We are not going to do any violence to the traditional definition of a security that has worked for a long time,' U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC Wednesday."
Where the Debt Slaves Are the Most Vulnerable
"This toxic mix – rising interest rates and record high consumer debt in relationship to disposable income – has now started to bite the most vulnerable consumers once again. And for them, debt service is getting very difficult."
It’s official: Medicare trust fund will run out of money in 8 years
"Who is going to bail out the government?"
TSA and Border Patrol stole his life savings but never charged him with a crime
"The federal government took 13 years of his life savings. But first they strip-searched Kazazi and interrogated the 64-year-old, covered with a towel, without a translator."
Top 10 Goals in the Communist Manifesto, Accomplished in America
"These are the goals, in Marx and Engels’ own words, followed by an analysis of how deeply they have seeped into the United States governing structure."