Mideast Turmoil: Follow The Oil, Follow The Money
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
In this scenario, time is running out for Saudi Arabia's free-spending royalty and state - and for all the other free-spending oil exporters.
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Forget The Bogus Republican "Reform": Here's What Real Tax Reform Would Look Like
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
The point is to end the current system in which billionaires get all the privileges and financial benefits of owning assets in the U.S. but don't pay taxes that are proportional to the benefits they extract.
This Is What A Pre-Crash Market Looks Like
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
The only other times in our history when stock prices have been this high relative to earnings, a horrifying stock market crash has always followed.
Internet Crackdown Begins: Senator Al Franken Wants Google, Facebook, & Twitter Censor Political Speech
Authord by Michael Snyder via The American Dream blog,
The Fetid Swamp Of Tax Reform
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
The likelihood that either party will ever drain the fetid swamp of corruption that is our tax code is zero, because it's far too profitable for politicos to operate their auction for tax favors.
To understand the U.S. tax code and the endless charade of tax reform, we have to start with four distasteful realities: