Government's Already-Dismal Budget Forecast Just Got 106% Worse
• zerohedge.com by Simon BlackThis week, the Office of Management and Budget released a new report called the "Mid-Session Review" of the US federal budget.
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Pentagon Releases $200 Million In Military Aid For Ukraine
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenThough perhaps a drop in the bucket when compared to the over $1 billion the US has already acknowledged providing Kiev since 2014, the Pentagon announced Friday afternoon that it will provide Ukraine with $200 million in security assistance which an
The root of the debt crisis: every $1 in debt generates just 44 cents of economic output
• https://www.sovereignman.comExactly ten years ago, in the middle of the summer of 2008, the world was only two months away from the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression.
The Dark Cloud Of Global Debt... The Perfect Storm Looms
• https://www.zerohedge.comWhile everyone is debating the effects of possible trade sanctions on the global economy, few are paying attention to a far more serious issue. Enormous global debt, combined with low-interest rates, have set the stage for a global recession that has
How $21 Trillion in U.S. Tax Money Disappeared.
• https://www.globalresearch.ca By David DeGraw"Full Scope Audit" of the Pentagon
How $21 Trillion in U.S. Tax Money Disappeared.
• https://www.globalresearch.ca By David DeGraw"Full Scope Audit" of the Pentagon
Greece Economic Crisis Declared Over: It Isn't
• themaven.net, by Mike Mish ShedlockMainstream media is all aglow over the alleged end of the Greek economic crisis. Mainstream media is wrong.
Trump's Military Drops a Bomb Every 12 Minutes, and No One Is Talking About It
• https://www.truthdig.com by Lee CampWe live in a state of perpetual war, and we never feel it. While you get your gelato at the hip place where they put those cute little mint leaves on the side, someone is being bombed in your name.
No More Blank Checks for War
• thenation.com By Rep. Barbara LeeWith Trump in the White House, Congress must reassert its role in governing the use of military force.
Trump administration wants Gulf investment in Gaza
• https://www.middleeastmonitor.comAccording to Haaretz, one option being discussed is a solar energy project to be built in northern Sinai to supply Gaza with electricity
US Officially Resumes Funding For The White Helmets In Syria
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenIn a somewhat surprising but not entirely unpredictable turn, President Trump has authorized new funding for the White Helmets which had previously been put on hold.
Free Money Calculation: Fed Will Give $36.93 Billion of Taxpayer Money to Banks
• https://www.themaven.netThe Fed upped the interest it pays on excess reserves to 1.95% today. This is free money (taxpayer funded) to banks.
US Will Dump $700-Billion into Obamacare Subsidies in 2018
• needtoknow.news by Zero HedgeThe US Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will spend $700-billion on subsidies this year to help pay the health-care premiums for Americans under the age of 65.
Illinois Pension Benefits, Other Promises, and Insolvency
• https://www.themaven.netLet's take a momentary reprieve from Italian insolvency to discuss the sorry state of affairs in Illinois.
Regime change in Iran could cost the US trillions
• https://edition.cnn.com By William Hartungecretary of State Mike Pompeo's speech this week on next steps in US policy toward Iran read more like a call to war than a carefully crafted foreign policy stance. So much so that the obvious next question is what it might cost if the Trump administ
Alleged Spy in Trump Campaign Was Paid over $1 Million by the Department of Defense
• https://needtoknow.news by KakistocracyStefan Halper, the alleged informant or "mole" in Trump's campaign, received more that a million dollars from 2012 through 2016 from the Department of Defense.
Italy's Countdown to Fiscal Crisis
• https://fee.org, by Daniel J. MitchellItaly's current scheme of piling unfunded government spending on top of an already-huge debt is a recipe for disaster.
Government Debt Explosion!...$52,000 per SECOND!...Is the END near?
• https://www.youtube.comEvery bubble goes through different phases before it finally bursts. They all end in a euphoric crack-up boom. In less than a year, the U.S. government has been clocking in debt at an average of $52,000 per SECOND, which more than what the average Am
Reality Check: Millions Wasted 'Rebuilding' Afghanistan
• truthinmedia.com by Ben SwanReality Check: Millions Wasted 'Rebuilding' Afghanistan
U.S. Has Spent $2.8 Trillion on Terrorism Fight, Study Finds
• wsj.com By Jessica DonatiFigure includes spending on wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria
Time to End Foreign Aid to Israel (and Everyone Else)
• fff.org by Jacob G. HornbergerGiven the recent shooting of unarmed Palestinian protestors at the hands of Israeli soldiers, leaving 58 people killed and 2,700 injured, isn't it time for the American people to be asking the following question about the role of the federal govern
The Ruinously Expensive American Military
• http://www.unz.com by Philip GiraldiPay and benefits are out of control
The Ruinously Expensive American Military
• http://www.unz.com by Philip GiraldiPay and benefits are out of control
The Ruinously Expensive American Military
• http://www.unz.com by Philip GiraldiPay and benefits are out of control
The Time to Stop Bankrolling the Iraqi Military is Now
• http://www.theamericanconservative.com By Jason C.Iraq just voted into power a former enemy of the United States. Isn't this when Trump should stop cutting blank checks?
U.S. Healthcare Isn't Broken...Its 'Fixed'
• zerohedge.com by Charles Hugh SmithHealthcare/sickcare will bankrupt the nation by itself.
Breaking down America's worst long-term challenges: #1- Debt.
• https://www.sovereignman.comOn October 22, 1981, the national debt in the United States crossed the $1 trillion threshold for the first time in history.
The Democrat Party Is Funded through Government Agencies
• needtoknow.news by Gateway PunditRon Bassilian, a candidate running for Congress in California, discovered the US Center for Disease Control was diverting taxpayer dollars, $3 million in one check, to a local liberal group to fund far-left campaigns. He says the government money is
Beware Of The Coming Economic Debt Bomb
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Peter Tanous"There is a sword of Damocles hanging over the head of every American. Sadly, it is about to drop."
Congress To Green-Light Perpetual Global War?
• https://www.youtube.comThe new, bi-partisan authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) introduced by Senators Kaine and Corker is billed as evidence that Congress is finally taking its Constitutional war-making authority seriously. This could not be further from th
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