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Will The Newly Passed Inflation Reduction Act Leads to Higher Inflation
This will result in a possible 3% tax hike for individuals making under $10,000 year, but because the affluent are receiving tax credits, no one seems to mind. The Inflation Reduction Act is well known to raise taxes for everyone; in fact, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have both come out and said as much.
EstalontechPublished 24 days ago in The SwampFive lessons the world can learn from the war in Ukraine
When Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, he thought his army would easily capture Kiev. Putin may have thought that the invasion of Budapest in 1956 and Prague in 1968 by the Soviet forces would be repeated. But nothing like that happened. The war is still in full swing. No one knows how this war will end.
Mehedi Hasan ShawonPublished about a month ago in The Swamp
Why Do We Always Cancel The Wrong People?
I have a lot of regrets in my life. I am a former alcoholic who lived with many undiagnosed issues for the first thirty years of my life. I never did anything truly abhorrent, but there were plenty of friends and partners I treated like absolute shit.
Alex Mell-TaylorPublished about a month ago in The Swamp
What Really Causes Inflation Made Easy to Understand
I will keep this short and simple because otherwise, you will not be here for long. Although we should not simplify complex social sciences like economics, to understand what inflation is, what causes it and why we are experiencing it, we must make these concepts more accessible to everyone.
Anton BlackPublished about a month ago in The SwampOverturn of Roe v Wade
June 24, 2022. Friday Morning. Every American woke up to breaking news of the Supreme Court overturning a ruling that had been in place for decades. States are now allowed to implement a ban on abortions and it will not be found unconstitutional. Roe v Wade was important because it allowed women to decide what to do with their body in the event of a pregnancy. In modern times, any person who becomes pregnant should be allow to decide whether or not to give birth. There are currently 13 states that have an abortion ban implemented, putting access to abortion in jeopardy.
Iris HarrisPublished 3 months ago in The SwampEconomic collapse is upon us
I remember being a kid when my parents had to go through a financial crisis. It was back in 2008 and it was caused by the American housing bubble. Back then I only felt it partly because my parents made sure that I and my sister were well-taken care of.
Drake FlyerPublished 4 months ago in The Swamp
Deeper Problems at the Oscars
Most people are understandably talking about Will Smith really slapping Chris Rock in the face at last night's Oscar ceremony, after Rock made a tasteless joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair (she has alopecia or hair loss). What Smith did was wrong, no doubt, but that incident uncovered more serious issues:
Paul LevinsonPublished 6 months ago in The SwampCould Vlad Be Removed From Power?
Vladimir Putin has been in power for 20 years. His political party, the 'United Russia Party', is accused of rigging the vote at general elections. This results in Mr Putin staying in power. Any opposition parties are sidelined and cannot get the opportunity to broadcast alternative policies. Putin's opponents usually end up silenced, exiled, or in prison. Look at Putin's most vociferous opponent, Alexi Navalny, doing time on trumped-up charges.
Nicholas BishopPublished 6 months ago in The Swamp
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Where are the global rallies in support of women's rights?
In 2017, a day after the official inauguration of Donald Trump, thousands of women took to the street in Washington DC and other cities in the U.S. to defend the right of women. In solidarity with the women of the U.S., many people worldwide came to the street and added their voices to this protest.
Pouria NazemiPublished about 2 hours ago in The Swamp
AI predicts how Princess Diana and Michael Jackson would look if still alive today
Some of the biggest names in the world have left us before their time and their fans have been left wondering what could have been today had they not passed away. It's as if we are all in a parallel universe where we haven't lost gems like the people's princess Diana, or the legend Tupac, or Paul Walker, who still is a lingering influence on the world of Fast and Furious.
kamika eleanorPublished about 6 hours ago in The Swamp
Tories Reverting To Type Under Kami-Kwasi.
Labour it would appear has been given a gift by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng or 'Kami-Kwasi'. Labour accused the chancellor of crashing the Pound after Mr. Kwarteng's mini-budget. The Pound did indeed fall and is at its lowest in 37 years.
Nicholas BishopPublished about 7 hours ago in The Swamp
Cowards all the way down
Tucker Carlson is a rambling nincompoop and bootlicker to dictators. He recently did another bad take on the war in Ukraine. He explained that Ukraine had no hope of winning (lie) that Russia was just too big, with a "relatively huge economy" (lie) and that there would have been peace between Ukraine and Russia already except that USA had vetoed a peace deal back in April--this is such bullshit it's hard to know where to begin.
Buck HardcastlePublished about 14 hours ago in The SwampThe Truth About The Coming Recession
The price of high inflation is steep. As we all know, the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates regularly. It's a historic method of bringing inflation under control. It’s also been a steep failure by the Federal Reserve.
Jason Ray MortonPublished about 24 hours ago in The Swamp
Iran, Starlink and Mr. Musk
On September 13th, Mahsa Amini, 22 years old girl visiting Tehran, the capital of Iran, was arrested by the 'Guidance Patrol.' Guidance patrol or 'morality police' is a part of the Iran Police force. They stop in the streets with their vans, and if they think someone, especially women, doesn't have a 'proper' hijab, they will arrest them.
Pouria NazemiPublished a day ago in The Swamp
Man claiming to be King Charles illegitimate son wants 'the truth'
The latest twist from the 56-year-old comes in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death. An Australian man, who claims to be the illegitimate of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla Parker-Bowles, says he still seeks answers regardless of whether his alleged father is King.
kamika eleanorPublished a day ago in The SwampHurricane Ian
As it goes this is the time of the season, for the Atlantic to brew up some fun filled disasters to intensify the survival mode many of us have been living in. To panic buy the bread and milk, toilet paper and water and of course the petrol. The state of Florida is on high alert and shopping, boarding up and battening down the hatches once again. Upset that Cuba, one of Florida’s last lines of defense, didn’t slow down the storm out there on its own.
Dixon KiddoPublished 2 days ago in The Swamp
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