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America’s best days are in the past. Specifically, about twenty-six years in the past. The world is starting to clue in to the fact that America is a failing power, and an increasingly poor credit risk. Thus, U.S. bonds, formerly the pristine gold-standard of safety and security, continue to show signs of weakness.
Here’s what is left of a paycheck after the government and landlord get the claws on it. Enjoy your nine cents, Hawaii!
The transmission of a 369-page tax return by a certain family member has been executed, and the worthless, corrupt, and garbage government of D.C. and Sacramento are going to enjoy tens of millions of dollars of ill-gotten gains. It makes me sick. Even worse, thanks to that idiot you elected and his tax “reform” of his first term, the state income taxes aren’t even DEDUCTIBLE anymore, meaning a high earner gets to keep less than HALF what they earn. Anarchy is for me, baby. Taxes are a total waste.
