The IRS in a new federal court filing says that churches can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. read more
Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity calculates how many Americans are unable to afford the basic necessities of life. "The unemployment data, as it's put out, has some flaws," LISEP chairman Gene Ludwig told CBS MoneyWatch. "For example, it counts you as employed if you've worked as little as one hour over the prior two weeks. So you can be homeless and in a tent community and have worked one hour and be counted, irrespective of how poorly-paid that hour may be." read more
There's a lot of compelling evidence that we're on the slide towards idiocracy. It's all around us, right here on this site.
It's always interesting when a Republican says what many other Republicans are thinking, out loud. read more
the market reaction would be swift and brutal
Posted by snoofy
I've stopped guessing what Trumps actions may do to the markets. The uncertainty is just to overwhelming.
I will say though... nothing could bring about violent revolution faster than destroying the retirement funds of millions of armed boomers and Gen X'rs. It's hard for me to imagine anything more dangerous to the government than a huge number of retirement aged folks who have nothing left to lose.