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Freshly-confirmed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently appeared on CBS News, declaring that President Trump aims to eliminate income taxes for Americans earning less than $150,000 per year. Lutnick touted Trump’s vision for tariffs to replace the revenue lost from this massive tax cut.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right when he says that the economy needs a “detox.” To fix the problems created by decades of artificially-low interest rates, soaring deficits, out-of-control spending, a dying manufacturing base, and central bank meddling, there has to be a little bit (or a lot) of pain.
American households could receive stimulus checks derived from cuts imposed by DOGE. In fact, there has been talk of DOGE checks from Department of Government Efficiency Chairman Elon Musk himself. But would the free money really help Americans?
Every election Americans have been desensitized to claims of cutting spending and somehow getting everything they want at the same time. We expect that candidates will say we can have it all. We hypothetically know that cutting spending and government waste are good things, but they always take second priority to whatever urgent situation or […]
Gold’s eight-week winning streak rolls on! Gold climbed to $2,935 (+$50) and silver reached $32.49 (+$0.29). In this week’s podcast, we break down Walmart’s earnings tumble, AI bubble alerts, global bank moves & even whispers of a Doge-led Fort Knox audit. Price commentary begins at 15:07.
In his latest podcast from Wednesday night, Peter addresses the renewed buzz surrounding Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Peter argues that no matter how many cuts are made, the government’s nature ensures that fraud and abuse will persist. Without market forces exerting pressure on bureaucrats, the state has to reason to spend and […]
Gold’s climb toward $3,000 continues, closing this week at $2,885 (up $20). Silver followed, closing at $32.20 (up $0.35). Inflation surprises, looming tariffs, and surging global gold demand shape the market—listen for the full breakdown! Price commentary begins at 11:26.
Gold closed this week at $2,655 (down $60 since last week) and silver at $30.65 (down $0.70). Joel discusses troubling retail sales, Musk’s meteoric rise and the department of government efficiency (DOGE).
