Mar 15, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
In an emergency address from the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, Donald J. Trump commanded the American people not to check their 401k accounts. “Anyone caught checking their 409s (sic) can and will be deported,” he warned. Borowitz
Mar 14, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20, freezing all funds appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act, which farmers say are necessary to keep their farms and certain projects running. Courthouse News
Mar 8, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
H/T to Ed Krassenstein on X (@EdKrassen) For the ignorant Americans who don’t understand what US Aid to Ukraine actually looks like, please read and share this list: – The vast majority of the military aid we’re providing Ukraine comes directly from...
Mar 7, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) signaled Thursday that President Trump’s threat to levy tariffs on key trading partners of the U.S. is hurting his constituents. “Almost every industry in Kentucky has come to me and said, ‘It will hurt our industry and push up prices of homes,...
Mar 6, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago. But the recent actions at the U.S. Social Security Administration by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government...
Mar 5, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Note: Biden left with a 3.9% growth rate. Trump turned that into a NEGATIVE 2.5% growth rate in just 6 weeks while he golfed 12 times and threw taxpayer funded parties at Mar-a-Lago. The Atlanta Fed’s GDP tracker now indicates that the economy is headed for a 1.5%...
Mar 1, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
After humiliating the U.S. on the world stage, Trump just jetted off to Florida—to golf. He’s now spent 35% of his presidency on vacation, burning through $20M+ in taxpayer dollars. The laziest “president” in U.S. history. Republicans came down heavily on...
Feb 25, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday, with inflation seemingly stuck and a trade war under President Donald Trump seen by a growing number of Americans as...
Feb 25, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Feb 25, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Trump recently attacked the US trade agreements with Mexico and Canada. He said: “I blame our leadership for allowing it to happen,” suggesting that it was the Biden administration that made them. For those of you who don’t have dementia, selective...
Feb 12, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Inflation Rate Picked Up In January, CPI Report Shows. Here’s What It Means For Your Money. Inflation accelerated in January, rising 3% on an annual basis, indicating that the Federal Reserve’s push to drive inflation down to a 2% annual rate has stalled...
Feb 9, 2025 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Changeover among federal government agencies is normal when a new administration comes to Washington. But President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping changes in the first days of his second administration, from firing career agency employees to freezing trillions...
