The number of OnlyFan creators in 2020 was ~450K. By the end of 2024, that number had risen to over 4M with about 50% of them in the US. So, while the US jobs market and real economy suffered under Biden's incompetence - the jobs for sex workers (both male and female) boomed. This was fueled by a huge demographic of incel liberals unable to meet women in the real world due to social anxiety, fear of catching covid, and their grotesque physical appearances and personalities.
For generations, colleges around the U.S. fueled local economies, creating jobs and bringing in students to shop and spend. read more
WASHINGTON (AP) " U.S. wholesale prices dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in more than a year despite President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports. The producer price index " which tracks inflation before it hits consumers " fell 0.5% last month from March and rose 2.4% from April 2024, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. read more
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that consumer prices increased 2.3% over the prior year in April, a slowdown from March's 2.4% and below economists' forecast for 2.4%. This marked the lowest annual increase since February 2021, before a large increase in inflation sparked a Federal Reserve interest rate hiking cycle. read more
A White House executive order Monday slashed the "de minimis" tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%, with a $100 flat fee starting May 14. read more
"So are you coming out foursquare against this NEW BORROWING or not?
#32 | Posted by Danforth"
I support corporate tax rates of 20%, I support tariffs to protect our jobs, I support eliminating taxes on tips and OT - hell, I support eliminating income taxes on people making under $100K/year. But, I would actually raise the top marginal tax rate. I would eliminate estate planning loopholes - which is the real way the billionaires escape 'paying their fair share'. I am not against maintaining the current level of revenue or even increasing it slightly.
But what we truly need is a massive gutting on the spending side and this included the DoD, USAID, DoE, and eliminating most - if not all - of the 3-letter agencies. I believe credit card rates should be capped at 18%, I believe the US government and state governments should restore spending to higher education with the caveats that 1.) tuition increases can only increase at the rate of inflation and 2.) programs reformed to offer a better ROI with certain programs ineligible for fed subsidized student loans. I believe that the AMA needs to be 'trust busted' to lower the costs of attending medical school and increase the number of talented people that are discouraged due to the residency programs (which amount to hazing) and the huge financial burden. I believe that race and gender should play ZERO role in hiring decisions. I believe that the government should set pharmaceutical prices indexed to what other countries are paying. I believe the government should offer some base form of universal healthcare (minimal level of service) and private insurance would more or less equate to disaster insurance. I believe that insurance should not be able to exclude people based on pre-existing conditions. I believe that there should be ZERO cash-assistance for able-bodies people. EBT should be eliminated replaced by government cheese and food distribution.
So, this is what I believe. I think it places me firmly in the policies of a 1990's era Democrat - because that is what I am. It is just the 1990's eras Democrats are considered MAGA because the 2025 Democrats have gone insane.