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Apocalypse Now? National Debts, Emergency Preparedness Warnings and a Great Reset Reboot

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Doom and gloom is in the news. Is it fear mongering or time to panic?

Fast Track Push for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implies it’s a Raw Deal

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New Year's Day 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of NAFTA's implementation. The North American Free Trade Agreement became infamous when independent presidential candidate Ross Perot remarked in 1992 that the passage of NAFTA would create a "giant sucking sound" of American jobs lost to Canada and Mexico. NAFTA, however, is hardly in history's rear-view mirror. It …

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The Man Who Foretold Our Economic Fate

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Over the past 40-some years the U.S. economy has become largely service based. At more than $40 trillion in debt with about $1T added every 100 days, it's instructive to look back on how many earlier financial warnings we ignored.