Social Issues

Authored by Ruthie Blum via The Gatestone Institute,

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

The Powers That Be are perfectly fine with your transition to proletarian debt-serf.

Yesterday we covered the usual suspects in the decline of the middle class as a financial-political bulwark against oligarchy / dominance of rentier elites: globalization, automation and the asymmetric distribution of rewards favoring the few over the many.

One of the key concerns surrounding the now seemingly imminent repeal and replacement of Obamacare is the fate of those Americans with a preexisting condition. Currently, under the ACA, such people can get cover without having to pay an extra premium.

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,

If you happen to be visiting Rome, Italy anytime soon (or pretty much any Western European country), then you may want to come prepared with pepper spray or other self defense tools, because as you’ll see in the video below, peaceful refugees looking to culturally enhance Europe aren’t always as friendly as you may think.

For those wondering about the true strength of the US economy, look no further than Americans' post-"retirement" plans revealed in the latest Gallup survey, according to why only 25% of Americans plan to stop working past retirement age. Meanwhile, nearly two in three employed U.S. adults, or 63%, responded they plan to work past retirement age on a part-time basis, while an additional 11% said they will work full time once they hit retirement age.