Peter Thiel Thinks You’re Dumb The author emphasizes that the true divide is not between political parties, but between the wealthy elite and the working class. They pledge solidarity with teachers, union organizers, state college graduates, and any individuals, regardless of their background, who are willing to fight against this perceived injustice. The author’s central Read More …
Tag: greed
The Special Dividend Loan
The “Special Dividend Loan” is another way private equity can suck cash out of other institutions while they continue to strip mine a company. I think the rules might work a little differently for them.
Are we doomed?
I was the designated driver this weekend for the kids sporting events, so we packed up the car and drove to the very near south suburbs for some all day volleyball. The tournament was great, and the Wintrust sports complex is pretty good but the fact it needs video games and laser tag is also Read More …
Trump blinked first
So far, we have a pause in the tariffs and a few items moving into different tariff buckets apparently. There is much speculation about why did Trump blink, and issue this pause. This article is not helping resolve that speculation, merely pointing out my idea through a series of articles from the Internet. You can Read More …
The world’s smallest violin plays for wine apparently
Wine enthusiast Steven Nordhoff typically spends about $25,000 a year adding to his 2,500-bottle collection, including reds from Italy or champagnes from France. But not now. Trump’s threat to slap 200% tariffs on European wines and spirits has the Southern California family law attorney pausing his purchases from abroad. I read this in the news Read More …
Elmo adds to his conflict of interest
Just wanting to add to the growing list of issues with DOGE, and Elmo’s ability to decide what is a good or bad government program. Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract At this point, he is just being blatant about it, knowing that there is hardly anything anyone can do, because the petty orange man-baby is Read More …
Changes in net worth of Congress Critters
Brought to you by Open Secrets. Just because I like to read the site. For the first time in history, the majority of America’s elected officials in Washington, D.C. are millionaires. At the same time, 50 percent of Americans cannot afford to spend $5,000 in an emergency. For many people that number is even lower. Read More …