The government is screwing up the economy; here's how to survive and succeed in spite of that.

Politicians Disavow

Punting to Politicians

Just as reliably as the sun rises and sets, so too with every election are there those who change their positions and defend the new ones tooth and nail over the old ones. No, it’s not the politicians, it’s the people who support them. Despite the fact that it often seems as though it...
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Tax

11 Ways the Government is Making you Poorer

Photo by 401(K) 2013 Taxes- Americans don’t like taxes very much, but that doesn’t stop them from having to pay them. And there are a lot! There are payroll taxes, income taxes, property taxes, car taxes, sales taxes, luxury taxes, inheritance taxes, gift taxes, and more! When America...
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10 Places Destroyed by Communism

1. Korea Once a united peninsula and people, the Koreans were split apart by the polarizing effects of Communism which were imported from the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. After World War II ended, the Soviet Army advanced into Korea and left troops in the North. Kim Il-Sung, consid...
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10 Outrageous But Forgotten Political Scandals

1. Profumo Affair Politics and extra-marital affairs are familiar bedfellows. However, when you’re the Secretary of State for War and your mistress is the girlfriend of an intelligence officer of your country’s primary adversary, it makes things worse. That’s exactly what happened to ...
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10 Steps to Fix the US Budget

1. Liquidate Unused Property The Federal Government owns more than 77,000 buildings which are currently not being used. Some of them have even been condemned. These properties should be sold at auction or simply bulldozed if they are unsuitable for sale. Basic upkeep on these building...
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Are Illegal Immigrants Hurting the US Economy? 3 Facts that may Surprise You

Jobs and Wages It is often said immigrants take US jobs away from US citizens and that their inexpensive labor suppresses wages. In actuality, the opposite is true. Economists have found that immigration does not lead to a sizeable decrease in wages, and may actually increase wages an...
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4 Inconvenient Truths Only John Oliver Has Covered

John Oliver, the British comedian and television personality formerly of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is making waves with his new show on HBO. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has taken the satire news format and brought it to the uncensored, unadulterated land of late night ca...
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How Sanctions are effecting the Russian Economy

Keith Farrell The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 has raised tensions that seemed to be cooling between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the West. Western leaders have threatened to levy additional sanctions against the Russian economy as finger pointing over the incident continues...
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8 Unbelievable Ways Government Wastes Your Money

If there is one thing government is good at it’s spending money. Next time vital services are cut during a shutdown, or government threatens to cut veteran benefits, we thought you could think back on some of these government expenses. When a politician tells you there is nowher...
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National saving is the only way a country can have its capital and own it too. Models of the economic growth process identify national saving as one of the key policy variables in influencing a nation’s living standards in the long run.

— Edward Gramlich

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