by Daniel White | Apr 24, 2023 | Economy
April 24, 2023 President Biden introduced a $6.89 trillion budget proposal. Much of it was rejected last year by a Democrat-dominated Congress, so in a House of Representatives under Republican control, there is hardly any chance it will pass. In truth, it simply sets...
by Daniel White | Apr 17, 2023 | Economy
April 17, 2023 The American middle class is under immense pressure from inflation (which the Federal Reserve is trying to fix, though causing collateral damage in the process). It wasn’t too long ago that a six-figure salary would provide a comfortable lifestyle. But...
by Daniel White | Apr 10, 2023 | Economy
April 10, 2023 When the Federal Reserve enters an interest rate hiking cycle, it’s said the bank continues until something breaks. Well, in the Fed’s quest to tame inflation through rate increases, something might have broken with banks. Last year was a tough one...
by Daniel White | Apr 3, 2023 | Economy
April 03, 2023 Last August, the Biden administration announced it would forgive $10,000 in federal student debt ($20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) for borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually. The White House said the pandemic justified student loan forgiveness...
by Daniel White | Mar 27, 2023 | Economy
March 27, 2023 We’re led to believe that shareholders benefit from corporate stock buybacks – when publicly-traded companies buy their own shares on the open market. However, despite Warren Buffett’s claims, firms’ own executives are the ones who really seem to gain....