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Arizona Lawmakers Hear Dire Warning About Exploding Home Prices
/in Economy, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Cole Lauterbach Arizona’s housing market is at the edge of a cliff of affordability that a local economist said could lead to more homeless and stifle the state’s booming economy. Elliot Pollack, CEO of the Scottsdale-based economic and real estate consulting firm Elliott D. Pollack and Company, spoke to lawmakers this week in the […]
Why Tucson Lags Phoenix Economically
/in Economy, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni It has nothing to do with the local Chamber of Commerce but a lot to do with culture and governance The Tucson Chamber of Commerce just selected a new CEO. His background is similar to the background of the CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Both have extensive nonprofit […]
All The Institutions Failed
/in Economy, Education, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jason Garshfield The next pandemic might be more serious. But if the “experts” try to sound the alarm, the public will have no faith in them. As the continued coronavirus lockdowns come to be gradually recognized as the grave error that they were, we must acknowledge the discomfiting fact that every single elite institution […]
Has The Federal Reserve Broken The Economy?
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Book Review: The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke The American Economy Christopher Leonard. Published by Simon and Schuster Upon receiving the book, at first, a bit of eye-rolling occurred as the dust jacket touts “The New York Times Bestselling author of Kochland.” He also authored Meat Racket, which takes a […]
Biden Effect: Oil Tops $90, 7-Year high
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report We were energy independent under Trump until the Democrat party of treason stole the election. Gas was $1.89 a gallon under Trump. The national average for gas prices is $3.41: AAA Gas prices in spring and summer will be ‘painful’: Energy expert Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose to $91 per barrel. […]
Facebook’s META Loses $322 Billion Overnight
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report KARMA – Mark Zuckerberg Loses Another $2 billion In Net Worth as Facebook stock continues to plummet. Loving the Facebook flame-out on Wall Street. Suspending and censoring users should result in suspending and crushing stock prices. Mark Zuckerberg committed corporate suicide. He destroyed the very mission of Facebook- sharing with family, […]
The Interest Rate Puzzle
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel The financial markets swooned in January in response to the statements and growing perceptions that central banks must soon begin the painful task of slowing inflation. The old saw on Wall Street is, “as goes January, so goes the year.” If so, we are in for a very volatile year. The irony […]
Dear Mr. Fed Chair Powell Sir, Rents Are Blowing Out and People are Hurting
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Wolf Richter In 34 of the largest 100 cities, rents spiked by 15%-28%. Tenants get to pay for your reckless monetary policies that made the wealthy far wealthier In January, the median asking rent for one-bedroom apartments increased by 10% or more in 56 of the 100 largest cities in the US, compared to […]
Biden’s Bolshevik Agenda
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” – Winston Churchill. Barack Obama promised to “fundamentally transform” America. Obama, after passage of the Affordable Care Act, failed to turn America into a truly Bolshevik (a.k.a. socialist) country. […]
Company Contrast – Navigating the Non-Profits Series: Samaritan’s Purse
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy 2ndvote .com Each week 2ndVote takes a look at popular companies that score poorly and then try to provide alternatives that either better align with your 2ndVote values or should be avoided to the best of your ability. This series is called The Company Contrast – Navigating the Non-Profits, and the organization we will […]
CFACT Blasts Virginia’s ‘Clean’ Economy Act Blunder With Facts
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow On Tuesday I delivered CFACT’s testimony regarding a bill that would roll back the “Virginia Clean Economy Act” (VCEA) — an aggressive renewable energy initiative that is both an environmental and energy disaster. CFACT”s friends and supporters used the Virginia House of Delegates legislative portal to submit well thought […]
Just What We Need-The Anti-Work Movement
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Thomas C. Patterson On Fox News recently, the leader of an “anti-work subreddit“ with over 100,000 followers, caused a stir by claiming that “laziness” was a virtuous lifestyle choice, which should be freely available. She depicted work as a form of oppression that the woke are justified in resisting in principle. The guest was […]
Why My Pillow’s Headache Could Become Your Nightmare
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Martin Mawyer Here’s this week’s Shout Out Patriots Show: Snowflake Nazis are here. And their motto is: No Coin for You! When two banks last month told My Pillow guy, Mike Lindell, to take his accounts elsewhere, it made national news. Of course, the media loves to gloat when bad things happen to American-loving […]
The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy André Marques Last November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it announced another decrease in monthly asset purchases. And in the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, […]
VIDEO: Israel – A Dominant Player in Hi-Tech and Making the World a Better Place
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier A reader sent us this video done by One Israel Fund titled, “The Tech Guru.” One Israel Fund states: Global speaker, columnist and entrepreneur Hillel Fuld lives and breaths technology- especially the incredibly exciting Israeli hi-tech scene. In a conversation with Eve Harow he shares his vision for transforming start […]
VIDEO: COVID Cases Inflated For Profit?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Project Veritas *CLICK HERE TO TWEET OUT THE VIDEO* A source who works for United Healthcare of Louisiana’s Inpatient Utilization Management Department is blowing the whistle on COVID cases possibly being inflated for financial incentive. The brazen instance of such potential abuse was a patient who had multiple gunshot wounds with his primary diagnosis listed […]
Inflation Might Spell Doom For Wokeness
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Lewis M. Andrews Voters have been conned into paying an inflated price for inefficient and ineffective policies. As more people, both in the U.S. and around the world, wake up to the reality of spiraling inflation, it becomes clear just how much of the overspending and deficits driving inflation are attributable to self-serving government […]
Arizona’s Army of Reformers is Defeating Red Tape
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy James Broughel & Susannah Barnes In Ancient times, Greek armies used a battle technique known as a phalanx, which involved soldiers lining up in close formation in a block, with their emblemed shields held high and spears jutting forward or in the air. The tactic was perfected by none other than Alexander the Great, […]
Needles and Bubbles
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Last August we presented a two-part series about the investor’s dilemma (The Investor’s Dilemma: Part 1, The Investor’s Dilemma: Part 2). That series was intended to warn our readers that the level of speculation in various investment sectors had reached what appeared to us to be a fever pitch and that it […]
Revisiting Keystone XL and Biden’s False Promise of ‘Green Jobs’
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Kevin Mooney Joe Biden began his train wreck of a presidency a year ago by putting America last and never looked back. On his first day in office, he canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have supported thousands of well-paying jobs while lowering energy prices. If constructed, the 1,200 mile pipeline would have […]
Tech Mate: How Silicon Valley’s China Pals Compromise America
/in Courts & Law, Cyberwarfare, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council He calls it “the scariest investigation I’ve ever conducted.” And anyone reading through the bombshell revelations of Peter Schweizer’s new book are bound to agree. Most Americans knew the Chinese Communist Party was quietly trying to infiltrate our colleges, financial institutions, tech companies — even our military. What they didn’t know is who’s […]
Bridge Collapses In Pittsburgh Before Biden Is Set To Visit To Talk About Infrastructure
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning hours before President Joe Biden is set to visit the city to give remarks about infrastructure. Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed the bridge collapse, tweeting a photo of the snow-covered structure and warning residents of “a strong smell of natural gas in the area.” The […]
VIDEO: Disadvantaged Populations Receiving Excessive Vaccinations for Money
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Project Veritas *CLICK HERE TO TWEET OUT THE VIDEO* Project Veritas released Part 2 of our series today featuring homeless and lower-income populations receiving excessive vaccinations for the financial incentive of a $100 gift card. Here are some of the highlights from today’s video: Project Veritas investigated the practices of DocGo/Ambulnz screeners in the field and […]
Unilever fires 1,500 workers, splits ice-cream from food division after boycott of Jews
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Evil does not prosper. Unilever fires 1,500 workers, splits ice-cream from food division January 27, 2022 / JNS) The multinational firm Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s, announced on Tuesday that in the wake of severe losses, it will fire 1,500 workers around the world and split off its ice-cream division from […]
VIDEO: Russia’s Gas Grip Has the World over a Barrel
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council If the White House didn’t orchestrate Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, then they certainly won’t be unhappy about its timing. A vacancy on the Supreme Court is exactly what the PR spin doctors ordered for Joe Biden, who’s had trouble changing the news cycle from the president’s latest debacle-waiting-to-happen: Ukraine. And while […]
America’s Most Dangerous Unknown Man
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ron Paul The US Senate will soon vote on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second term. One of the senators opposing Powell is Elizabeth Warren. I don’t often agree with Senator Warren, but I do agree with her assessment that Powell is “dangerous.” However, Warren actually doesn’t understand what makes Powell, […]
VIDEO: Biden attacks reporter, ‘What a stupid son-of-a-bitch!’ Inflation is a ‘great asset, more inflation!’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report At the fraudulent Biden’s latest presser: HOT MIC: Biden calls Peter Doocy a “Stupid Son of a B*tch” for asking a question about inflation. pic.twitter.com/q5LQIb1KpL — Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 24, 2022 “Do you think inflation will be a political liability ahead of the midterms?” Doocy shouted to the president as the […]
Cryptocurrency and Financial Mania
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel In 1952 Professor Harry Markowitz developed the seminal ideas of what is called Modern Portfolio Theory. He later won a Nobel Prize for his work. While his insights have been expanded by others, his original ideas still echo today when investment people talk about diversification, asset allocation, and portfolio efficiency. It is […]
Biden Administration Quietly Burdened Americans with $201 Billion in Hidden Taxes Last Year, Report Finds
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Biden has also imposed 131 million hours of new annual paperwork on Americans. President Biden campaigned on moderation and a “return to normal.” Yet, on the regulatory front, the Biden administration has been far more aggressive than previous administrations—both Republican and Democratic. At least, that’s the finding of a […]
DOW CRASHING: Down More Than 800 Points in 7th Straight Down Day
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Stocks head for worst month since March 2020. The Democrats are plunging Americans into poverty, wiping out our savings concurrent with staggering inflation. Once people have nothing left to lose, the country will descend into violence and revolution which I suspect is exactly what the Democrats want in order to impose […]