Rhetoric Hides Harsh Inflation, Employment Realities

October 10, 2022 We’ve been told inflation is at a 40-year high. That’s bad enough, but if it’s calculated using traditional methods, the outlook is even worse. At the end of June, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 9.1%. That was the biggest 12-month price...

The Exploding American Poverty Rate

February 15, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic spikes again and federal stimulus trails need, the U.S. poverty rate is exploding at a rate never seen before. In fact, nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty over the last five months alone, a new study shows....