The Democratic presidential candidate field is rapidly getting narrower as the list of 12 candidates has dwindled down to three after Super Tuesday. The race is now between Former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Biden had an unexpectedly strong showing on Super Tuesday while Sanders trailed close behind and […]
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If you’re not familiar with the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, you should be. Also known as the Plunge Protection Team, the group works behind the scenes to shore up financial markets. Consisting of the Treasury Secretary, Federal Reserve Chairman, and the Chairmen of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission […]
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With more and more cases of the coronavirus coming to light, and more deaths occurring in the United States, the likelihood that many more Americans will face medical quarantines is growing every day. But quarantines aren’t costless, they take both time and money to execute. So who will end up paying for them? That question […]
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In a move that hasn’t been made since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve this morning announced that it was cutting its target federal funds rate by 50 basis points, to 1 to 1.25%. The move came just two weeks before the Federal Open Market Committee was scheduled to meet again, at which the Fed […]
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It’s widely acknowledged by many that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) did everything it could to rig the 2016 primary cycle in Hillary Clinton’s favor. While most normal people realized that Clinton was a horrendously polarizing candidate, and most Democrats would have preferred Bernie Sanders, the Democratic establishment had to have its candidate. After a […]
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If you want to keep up to date on the coronavirus but don’t know where to start, check out the Coronavirus for Preppers page at Prepared Christians. The page features links to coronavirus maps and charts, links to news about the coronavirus, YouTube videos about the virus, and an updated Twitter feed featuring useful information […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now reporting that the coronavirus first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, has now spread to “57 locations internationally,” including in the United States. The Trump administration has officially declared a public health emergency (PHE) and has established a Task Force led by Vice President […]
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As the death toll from the coronavirus continues to climb in China, its citizens are becoming increasingly angry at the government. Many are starting to openly criticize the mismanagement of the crisis and suppression of freedom of speech, including some prominent academics. The Guardian recently reported that Xu Zhangrun, a law professor from one of […]
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As the death toll from the coronavirus continues to climb in China, its citizens are becoming increasingly angry at the government. Many are starting to openly criticize the mismanagement of the crisis and suppression of freedom of speech, including some prominent academics. The Guardian recently reported that Xu Zhangrun, a law professor from one of […]
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When it comes to tax issues, it’s always a good idea to hire a tax adviser, particularly if you have complicated returns. And when it comes to investments in cryptocurrencies, which are still sorely lacking in guidance, that’s even more true. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance in both 2014 and 2019 […]
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